Fashion
Subtitle: the industry and its careers
By: Michele M. Granger
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781609012250
Subjects: Clothing trade; Fashion; Vocational guidance
Description: "Offers a thorough and informative exploration of fashion careers across the board, including designer, textile manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, illustrator, model, product developer, journalist, publicist, trend forecaster and more. For each career covered, readers will learn about what to expect on the job, required education and training, how to advance to a management role, relationship to the industry as a whole and future outlook. This 2nd edition has been completely updated to reflect recent developments in technology, world economics and globalization."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Trend forecasting; title: Textile design and product development; title: Sourcing; title: Production; title: Promotion; title: Sales; title: Resource management: finance, accounting, and human resources; title: Fashion design; title: Product development and design by the retailer; title: Promotion in retailing; title: Merchandising for the retailer; title: Management for the retailer; title: Fashion styling and visuals as ancillary businesses; title: Fashion scholarship; title: Environments: Web sites, exteriors, and interiors; title: Beauty, spa, and wellness; title: Appendix A. Career tracks and salaries chart; title: Appendix B. Résumé, interview guidelines, and letter of application.