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A Passion for Fashion |  |
by Karin Evans
karin.evans@hqpublications.com
Design Programs Columnist
A career in fashion seems very appealing – the catwalks, the glamour, the ever-changing designs, innovations, and the money. But to turn your passion for fashion into a lucrative fashion career you need more than just the ideas and enthusiasm; you need technical and industry expertise to turn your creative energies into saleable apparel.
To get your fashion career off the ground, it helps to decide at the outset which of the many fashion industry jobs you want to get in to. Courses at fashion schools are normally specifically focused on a certain type of fashion industry job. For a really diverse, rounded, and challenging career, why not consider a career in fashion merchandising?
Fashion merchandising school
Fashion merchandising schools provide the training and education necessary to allow you to translate fashion trends into profitable products that meet the needs of the target customer.
In your career in fashion merchandising, you'll be responsible for product development from conceptual design, budgeting, and production, to the final marketing of the product. To do this, you'll need sound business and marketing knowledge, as well as technical design skills and an understanding of textiles.
In fashion merchandising school, you'll learn how to manufacture fashions consumers want, and effectively sell those fashions. Your programs will cover all the essential concepts, practices, and mathematical procedures involved in profitable merchandising. You'll also explore the nature of fashion, the way in which it develops and the environmental influences on the movement of fashion.
Fashion merchandising jobs
There's a lot to learn, but it's well worth the effort. There's a real shortage of qualified, educated merchandisers that are properly prepared for work manufacturing, wholesale, and retail marketing.
With your qualification from a fashion merchandising school, you'll be able to find work in management or executive training positions, such as Merchandiser, Assistant Merchandise Stylist or Customer Service Representative for a fashion manufacturer, Showroom Sales Representative in a fashion wholesaling business, Advertising Representative, Visual Display Artist, Assistant Buyer, Fashion Promotion/Special Events Coordinator, and much more.
About the Author
Karin Evans works for a government agency researching and writing reports to inform policy. Her previous experience includes teaching, editing, and sales and marketing – all in the field of English Literature and Language. Karin has
graduate and doctoral degrees in English Language and Literature with a
concentration in cultural studies.
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