Thanks to the changing times, the new generation is blessed with numerous career opportunities, ranging from fashion to travel, space, science and even religion. Footwear design and marketing is one such career option that defies normal framework, yet offers tremendous opportunities, if one is willing to invest on it.Being a vast industry, footwear design offers a wide range of bright employment opportunities in technical, designing and management areas. Different job titles include footwear designer, product developer, product development manager, quality controller, footwear technologist, merchandiser, marketing executive, planning executive and also trend analyst.
leading vocational institutes across the country offer various undergraduate, post-graduate, diploma and certificate courses in Footwear Design, Management and Technology. Any 10+2 or graduate qualification will do for most courses.These footwear technology courses are also regarded as the most progressive of fashion-related courses in India. The premium institutes in India where students can get degrees into this field are Footwear Designing and Development Institute, Central leather Research Institute, Chennai Central Footwear Training Institute, National Institutes of Fashion Technology and Government leather Institute.
“The time is perfect for youngsters to put the best foot forward and make their mark into the field of footwear design. They must also consider that India is emerging as the leading footwear destination of the world with numerous global footwear brands entering the market. They rightly say, a pair of shoes is the best indicator of one’s personality,” said leading educationist of the country former NCERT director J S Rajput.Rajput said that the growing footwear industry will also be a remarkable opportunity to the Government’s focus for Skill India. India is the second leading country (after China) in footwear production in the world. “This is exciting for those who have an affinity with fashion.
Some of our models like Cavallo Taupe, Bambi Mero, Scuiscia Delave have been designed as per the latest global trends,” says Sameer Singh, Director FABI for Mescos shoes at New Delhi frequented by the high and the mighty.Mesco has decided to come back with Fabi shoes. Mesco today known as a Steel Group which has business interests in steel and airlines is introducing FABI, a luxurious Italian brand, in India. Sameer claims that he could see beyond the clutter to carve a new career statement for himself. He worked with a high fashion clothing company in Italy before carving a niche for himself in footwear marketing.
