i went to school for fashion design and did nothing with it.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Fashion design is the art of application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces. Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes. Designers conduct research on fashion trends and interpret them for their audience. Their specific designs are used by manufacturers. This is the essence of a designer\u2019s role; however, there is variation within this that is determined by the buying and merchandising approach, and product quality; for example, budget retailers will use inexpensive fabrics to interpret trends, but high-end retailers will ensure that the best available fabrics are used. Fashion designers attempt to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. They consider who is likely to wear a garment and the situations in which it will be worn, they have a wide range and combinations of materials to work with and a wide range of colors, patterns and styles to choose from.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'm really interested in fashion design, though I don't know much about it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is an art involving applications of design and aesthetics to clothing and accessories"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, it seems like a glamorous career. What more do you know about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The designers have to look ahead at consumer trends and anticipate changes because of the time involved in producing clothing"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That must be a very complicated process. After all, trends change quickly."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They even do scientific research on fashion trends"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Really? What sorts of research does that involve?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is mainly on the cultural and social attitudes of the time which will influence the designs"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would imagine that they use lots of focus groups to check out trends."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes. The social history of a region will also influences these designs locally and worldwide, having a relationship with itself and other nations"}]