History Main / FashionDesigner

* Hayate Yagami in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series works for the SpacePolice full-time. Being a CosplayOtakuGirl, she designs MagicalGirlWarrior outfits in her spare time. She even designed her personal knights' combat gear.

* Jun's fashion designer mother in ''Boku To Boku'' caused him to become a WholesomeCrossdresser because she tries out clothes on him.
* Jibanyan's owner in ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' wants to be a fashion designer when she gets older.

* Shana in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' is an up-and-coming fashion designer. This is the focus of most of her character development. She makes some of the attire the characters wear and one episode even revolved around the others thinking she wanted to leave the band to pursue her designer career, [[PoorCommunicationKills only for]] Shana to feel they're replacing her and underappreciating her.

* Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is a fashion designer by occupation and various famous ponies such as the singer Sapphire Shores have worn her dresses. She's been featured in magazines and put on many fashion shows. She a very dramatic person, who uses a [[AmericanAccents Mid-Atlantic Accent]] and calls everyone 'dear' and 'darling' and loves using jewels on her outfits. By season 6, she's opened two boutiques in the capital, Canterlot, and in Manehattan.

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* Margie in the ''Anime/AnimalCrossing'' movie has aspirations to be a fashion designer. [[spoiler:Partway through the film she moves away to achieve her goal.]]

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* Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is a fashion designer by occupation and various famous ponies such as the singer Sapphire Shores have worn her dresses. She's been featured in magazines and put on many fashion shows. She a very dramatic person, who uses a [[AmericanAccents Mid-Atlantic Accent]] and calls everyone 'dear' and 'darling' and loves using jewels on her outfits. Recently she's opened a boutique in the capital, Canterlot.

* Madame Sharn and her associate Pepe of Shatta in ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' are fashion designers for [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarfs]], whose designs offer openly female dwarfs a third option between dressing like male dwarfs and dressing like human women. They produce stylish and attractive armour, and are particularly noted for the invention of micromail, which famously doesn't chafe.

* Madame Sharn and her associate Pepe of Shatta in ''Discworld/UnseenAdacemicals'' are fashion designers for [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarfs]], whose designs offer openly female dwarfs a third option between dressing like male dwarfs and dressing like human women. They produce stylish and attractive armour, and are particularly noted for the invention of micromail, which famously doesn't chafe.

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* Madame Sharn and her associate Pepe of Shatta in ''Discworld/UnseenAdademicals'' are fashion designers for [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarfs]], whose designs offer openly female dwarfs a third option between dressing like male dwarfs and dressing like human women. They produce stylish and attractive armour, and are particularly noted for the invention of micromail, which famously doesn't chafe.

* In ''Manga/QuiltQueen'' by Creator/{{Natsuneko}}, Sakura is a newbie fashion designer who hasn't had her big breakthrough yet, which causes her considerable angst, as her secret lover Dahlia is already a world-famous fashion model, and Sakura originally chose her career to be able to make dresses for Dahlia.

* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' designers in the game include Sable, a Hedgehog who barely talks to the player and seems to avert the typical tropes for a fashion designer, and a giraffe named Gracie who absolutely lives up to the trope, being very egotistical and 'artsy', as well as [[AmbiguouslyGay very]] [[CampGay camp]] (as ShesAManInJapan).

** 'VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' has the HeroicMime protagonist make the clothes themselves.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Imagine}}'' series by Creator/Ubisoft includes several games where you can be a fashion designer, from ''Imagine: Fashion Designer'' to ''Imagine: Fashion Designer World Tour''.
** Ubisoft also made a couple similar games: ''VideoGame/MyFashionStudio'' and ''Fashion Studio Paris Collection''.

* Shana in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' is that she is an up-and-coming fashion designer and this is the focus of most of her character development. She makes some of the attire the characters wear and one episode even revolved around the others thinking she wanted to leave the band to pursue her designer career, [[PoorCommunicationKills only for]] Shana to feel they're replacing her and underappreciating her.

* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing: New Leaf'' designers in the game include Sable, a Hedgehog who barely talks to the player and seems to avert the typical tropes for a fashion designer, and a giraffe named Gracie who absolutely lives up to the trope, being very egotistical and 'artsy', as well as [[AmbiguouslyGay very]] [[CampGay camp]] (as ShesAManInJapan).

* Yuri from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonANewBeginning'' arrives in town after graduating from a fashion school and opens a clothing store.

* ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' has the HeroicMime protagonist make the clothes him/herself.

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* In ''VideoGame/FantasyLife'' being a tailor is one of the PlayerCharacters job options.

* In ''VideoGame/FantasyLife'' being a taylor is one of the PlayerCharacters job options.

* Hayate Yagami in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series works for the SpacePolice full-time. Being a CosplayOtakuGirl, she designs MagicalGirlWarrior outfits in her spare time. She even designed her personal knights' combat gear.

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If designers are male they are more than likely to be homosexual or bisexual. This is partly due to some designers in RealLife being gay, and partly because MenAreTough and there is the perception that TextileWorkIsFeminine. Though they can be straight when RealMenWearPink.

* In ''[[VideoGames/AnimalCrossing Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' designers in the game include Sable, a Hedgehog who barely talks to the player and seems to avert the typical tropes for a fashion designer, and a giraffe named Gracie who absolutely lives up to the trope, being very egotistical and 'artsy', as well as [[AmbiguouslyGay very]] [[CampGay camp]] (as ShesAManInJapan).

Just as their clothes tend to be larger than life, so can [[LargeHam these characters themselves]]. Often they are eccentric, vain, arrogant, bossy, or some combination of those. If they are male they are likely to be homosexual or bisexual. This is partly due to some designers in RealLife being gay, and partly because MenAreTough and there is the perception that TextileWorkIsFeminine (except when RealMenWearPink).