No, but I think its dying. This makes me sad, but unless enough young people get engaged in the genre, it will die.
It is important/beneficial to know to sew if you want to become a fashion designer because as it states above if you know how to sew you have an upper hand in the fashion design industry as when designing clothing/ handbags etc. You can produce a small sample yourself that’s something along the lines of your vision to then show other people/ designers your ideas and have them help you and work along with you to make mass production and see your visions come to life.
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I like your profile pic :)
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