Why can’t good graphic designers be good clothing designers?

Ludwig van Beethoven was completely deaf by the time he was 31 years old in 1801 and still managed to compose some of his best works like Eroica Symphony no.3, Symphony no.5, Pastoral Symphony no.6, Symphony no.7, Symphony no. 8, Piano Concertos nos.4, (a lyrical work), Violin Concerto. How did the maestro do it?

Is this pure ability? Or is it ability combined with desire and passion? I would like to think so.

You often hear people say things like “If you love your job, you won’t have to work another day!” bet this combo of ability, passion and desire is what they are referring to. Shouldn’t managers then invest time and effort in clearly understanding the requirements for a job? It is funny some times when managers define the role requirements and responsibilities they appear like a cookie cutter. The problem is a vicious; employees strive to check those boxes off more than desire and passion.

I started thinking about the problem when I hit upon the question, why can’t good graphic designers be good clothing designers? What is the difference? Both the roles need a creative personality and that it! The clothing designer rarely stitches the clothes herself or himself, although an understanding of cloth, texture does help. The graphic design has similar quirks. Understanding of the graphics software does help.

But how often do we find graphic designers who are established clothing designers? Are we emphasizing the wrong things? Is the problem with job descriptions or even upstream with the education and curriculums?