Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Workplace Readiness
7.03
Summarize careers in
the fashion industry.
Sources of fashion
industry information
Trade publications
Internet websites
Industry experts
Library materials
www.brainybetty.com
Personal characteristics
needed for success in the
fashion industry
Ambitious
Willing to work hard
Pleasant in appearance and
manner
Genuinely interested in people
Energetic
Inquisitive and willing to learn
www.brainybetty.com
Post-secondary training
Associate degree: A two-year
degree usually earned from a
community college program.
Major: A specific field of
study in college.
Bachelor degree: A degree
earned at the completion of
most four-year programs.
www.brainybetty.com
Forms of compensation
Compensation package: A
combination of wages or
salary, vacation time, and other
benefits.
Salary: Payment based on a
fixed dollar amount for a
specified period of time.
No overtime paid
Based on a persons education,
experience, and job
requirements
www.brainybetty.com
Forms of compensation
(cont.)
Levels of Employment in
the Fashion Industry
Fashion career opportunities
can provide satisfaction for
all levels of workers.
Entry-level jobs: Positions
that offer beginning
employees a chance to prove
themselves and learn about
the business.
Retail sales clerk
Stock clerk
www.brainybetty.com
Levels of Employment in
the Fashion Industry
(cont.)
Management-level jobs:
Positions that involve handling
the administrative and
supervisory duties of running a
business.
Career Opportunities
in Textiles
Range from developing the
initial fibers to selling the
finished fabrics
Best opportunities are for
people with strong education,
continually developed and
updated skills, and bilingual
communication skills.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Research and Development
Employment opportunities
Fiber manufacturing
Textile mills
Testing labs
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Research and Development
Aptitudes, skills, and
knowledge required
Love of science
Patience in working towards a
solution
Creative imagination
Curiosity
Strong attention to detail
Good communication skills
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Design
Work ahead of current
season to research and
forecast upcoming trends
with proper yarns, blends,
textures, and performance
characteristics
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Design
Market analyst: Conducts
market research to discover
future textile needs.
Print/repeat artist: Creates
original textile surface
designs which may include
color combinations and
repeats.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Design
Motif artist: Designs an idea
or theme (a motif).
Colorist: Creates color
combinations for designs.
Strike-off artist: Arranges
prints on fabrics after motifs
and colors have been
established.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Design
Fabric stylist: Serves as
the bridge between the
creative and business
aspects by coordinating
fabric design, production,
and sales.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Design
Aptitudes, skills, and
knowledge required
Imagination
Creativity
Artistic ability for different
design careers
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Production
Largest segment of the
textile industry
Employees operate machines
that perform manufacturing
procedures.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Production
With the advancement of
technology, most production
operations have computerized
equipment. The computer skills
needed to perform tasks in this
work environment can be learned
on the job or through formal
education.
Production jobs in America are
decreasing due to decisions by
textile companies to outsource
work to other countries, resulting
in the downsizing or closing of
many plants in the U.S.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Sales
Salespeople are the
communication link between
their company and the
market, selling to yarn
producers or fabric
manufacturing firms. Firms
with finished fabrics sell to
apparel designers and
manufacturers.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Textiles (cont.)
Sales
Aptitudes, skills, and
knowledge required
Ambition
Knowledge of fashion
Good communication skills
Integrity
Stamina and pizzazz
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
Ready to wear apparel is
mass-produced in large
quantities.
The number of apparel
industries in the U.S. is
decreasing due to imports,
higher technology, and
lower retail sales.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
(cont.)
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
(cont.)
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
(cont.)
Sketchers: Draw
freehand illustrations of
ideas designers have
created with fabric draped
onto mannequins.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
(cont.)
Production
Plant manager: A person in
charge of all operations and
employees at a manufacturing
plant.
Pattern makers, graders, and
markers are pre-production
employees that complete their
functions either by hand or
using computers.
The production process
includes jobs such as
spreaders, cutters, assorters (or
assemblers), and operators.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities in
Apparel Manufacturing
(cont.)
Sales
Showroom sales: In-house sales
employees who present the goods
to visiting potential buyers.
Merchandise coordinator: Verifies
that merchandise is visually
presented as effectively as
possible within the retail stores.
Traveling sales representative:
Sells away from the showroom to
established accounts and new
customers within a designated
sales territory.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail
Aptitudes and skills
required
Ability to work well under
stress
Ability to get along well
with others
Ability to think quickly
Good organization skills
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail (cont.)
Retail sales associate:
An entry-level employee
who sells goods directly
to the customer.
A job that can lead to other
positions in the retail
industry.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail (cont.)
Retail buyer: A merchandising
professional responsible for
selecting and purchasing
goods for the company.
Must adapt to a variety of price
lines and types of merchandise
Travels often
Performs a great deal of
research, planning, and record
keeping
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail (cont.)
Fashion Director: A person
that creates and
coordinates the fashion
image and buying program
for one or many stores.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail (cont.)
Management Opportunities
Merchandise Manager:
Coordinates the merchandise of
several departments within a
store; oversees a group of buyers
using creativity in developing new
merchandise ideas.
Operations Manager: Oversees a
department or group of
departments; acts as a liaison
between the buyer and the sales
staff, providing feedback
regarding sales and inventory;
works to maximize profit and
maintain effective customer
service.
www.brainybetty.com
Career Opportunities
in Retail (cont.)
Additional Retail Opportunities
Stockkeeping: Responsible for
receiving goods, protecting
them, and controlling their
movements.
Distribution planners: Keep
track of all aspects of
merchandise through
computerized systems at
central or regional distribution
centers.
Trainer: Responsible for giving
orientation classes to
salespeople on equipment,
procedures, and soft skills.
www.brainybetty.com
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
Promotion: The process of
communicating fashion
information to the public.
Modeling: The combination of
advertising and performing
whereby someone wears
garments or accessories to
show how they look.
www.brainybetty.com
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
www.brainybetty.com
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Advertising
Media buyers: Selects and buys
the best media for the clients
advertisements after negotiating
for times, positions, and the
lowest rates.
Art director (advertising
designer): Creates the concepts
of advertisements for all forms of
media including newspapers,
magazines, and flyers, radio,
outdoor media, and television.
www.brainybetty.com
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Entrepreneurship
Retail owner: The owner of a
small fashion retail store or a
franchise.
Mail order business: A
company selling goods
manufactured personally or
bought from another source by
using warehouse space for
inventory, toll-free telephone
numbers, and a rented post
office box.
www.brainybetty.com
Auxiliary Services
Career Opportunities
(cont.)
Entrepreneurship
Freelancing: Selling of expert
skills to accomplish a
particular task. Example: An
individual designs fashions and
sells them to a manufacturer.
Internet-Based
Opportunities
Research fashion retailing
websites for job opportunities.
Research online trends related
to fashion.
1999 marked the introduction of
Internet companies marketing
themselves as malls as opposed
to search engines.
www.brainybetty.com
Internet-Based
Opportunities (cont.)
E-commerce: The buying and
selling of goods and services
over the Internet. (business
on the Internet)
In 1998, 31% of website users
purchased online regularly or
occasionally.
In 1999, 42% of website users
purchased online regularly or
occasionally (1999 Cyberstudy
of U.S. Internet Users).
www.brainybetty.com
Internet-Based
Opportunities (cont.)
From 2000 to 2002, online holiday
shopping for apparel increased by
13%. The ever-increasing popularity
of shopping online for apparel has
surprised those who predicted that
customers would be reluctant to buy
what they could not first try on.
The typical shopping pattern among
new users is to first browse e-tail
sites, buy low commodity items such
as CDs and books first, then gradually
purchase more products and those of
greater value.
www.brainybetty.com