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Fashion : the industry and its careers / Michele M. Granger.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Fairchild Books, c2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxv, p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781609012250
  • 1609012259
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 746.9/2023 23
LOC classification:
  • HF5381.TT507 .G68 2012
Contents:
Unit 1. Careers in raw materials and manufacturing in the fashion industry : 1. Trend forecasting -- 2. Textile design and product development -- 3. Sourcing -- 4. Production -- 5. Promotion -- 6. Sales -- 7. Resources management: finance, accounting, and human resources -- 8. Fashion design -- Unit 2. Careers in product development and sales for the fashion retailer : 9. Product development and design by the retailer -- 10. Promotion in retailing -- 11. Merchandising for the retailer -- 12. Management for the retailer -- Unit 3. The ancillary businesses : 13. Fashion styling and visuals as ancillary businesses -- 14. Fashion scholarship -- 15. Environments: Websites, exteriors, and interiors -- 16. Beauty, spa, and wellness.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Careers in raw materials and manufacturing in the fashion industry : 1. Trend forecasting -- 2. Textile design and product development -- 3. Sourcing -- 4. Production -- 5. Promotion -- 6. Sales -- 7. Resources management: finance, accounting, and human resources -- 8. Fashion design -- Unit 2. Careers in product development and sales for the fashion retailer : 9. Product development and design by the retailer -- 10. Promotion in retailing -- 11. Merchandising for the retailer -- 12. Management for the retailer -- Unit 3. The ancillary businesses : 13. Fashion styling and visuals as ancillary businesses -- 14. Fashion scholarship -- 15. Environments: Websites, exteriors, and interiors -- 16. Beauty, spa, and wellness.

"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.

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