It's one thing to launch a career on a reality TV show and quite another to become a successful designer through talent and tenacity alone. This video follows eight up-and-coming fashion designers as they discuss the skills and characteristics needed to make it in the fashion industry. Candid interviews with young designers tackle questions about careers in fashion, including: What personality traits do you need to have? Where do designers get ideas? What are the tough realities of being a fashion designer? What successes has each guest designer achieved? Why do they love doing what they do? An indispensible guide for viewers who dream of breaking into one of the most demanding and exclusive industries in the arts.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 28, 2013. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

What Fashion Designers Say (2:41) -- What It Takes to Be a Fashion Designer (5:53) -- Inspiration for the Fashion Designer (4:08) -- Realities for the Fashion Designer (6:02) -- Why Do You Love Your Job? (2:52) -- Credits: Fashion Design Careers: Do You Have What It Takes? (0:26).