台灣服裝設計師選擇成為自由工作者之理論探討

A Theoretical Analysis of Occupational Choice for Freelance Fashion Designers in Taiwan

黃佩鈺(P. Y. Huang)

《紡織綜合研究期刊》 22卷3期 (2012/07) Pp. 1-11

https://doi.org/10.6439/TTRJ.201207.0001

摘要

本研究的主要目的在於經由理論的探討，以建構台灣服裝設計師的職業選擇模式。研究意識起源於台灣服飾設計相關科系大多數的畢業生，是以自由設計師的方式參與勞動市場這個事實，同時一般人對於他們的認知只是停留在自己當老闆，可以自由創作等層面，並未能認真的思考自由設計師的勞動過程以及他們選擇這個職業的理由。而站在培育設計人才的立場，這樣的忽略會影響學校在課程規劃上的有效性，以及學生對於未來職涯發展的想像。本文認為這樣的忽略是因為我們習慣於將自我僱用簡化為創業的緣故，因此本文從自我僱用的概念著手，從文獻整理中發現這個職業選擇內部的複雜性，其中故然有創業型自我僱用，也有生存需要型的自我僱用。此外再考慮設計工作本身的特徵，以在主台灣服飾產業的發展特性，綜合整理出一個理論架構，以作為分析台灣的服飾設計工作者選擇成為自由設計師的基礎，並為往後的實證研究提供參考。

關鍵字

服裝設計師 ； 職業選擇 ； 自我雇用 ； 自由設計師

並列摘要

The purpose of present paper is to build a theoretical framework for understanding the behavior of fashion designers in Taiwan. Since most of the graduates from fashion design school stay as a freelancer, but little has been known about their work and initiatives. People just look freelancer designer as an entrepreneurial full of creativity and energetic, but it's just not always the case. On the other hand, many people have an unrealistically rosy view of what it is like to be running their own business rather than staying with the comparative security of being an employee. Assimilate and equate self-employment and entrepreneurship concepts are the main reasons for this misunderstanding. In this paper we try to explain the heterogeneity within this occupation choice, that is, self-employment may be a venture for pursuing big success, or just a necessity for someone with disadvantages. Besides, for more accurate analysis of freelancer designers in Taiwan, we also take the history of development and characteristics of garment industry in this country into consideration. This theoretical framework is prepared for further empirical analysis.

並列關鍵字

Fashion designer ； occupational choice ； self-employment ； freelance designer