Fashion Merchandising
Fashion Merchandising includes everything from apparel product development through retailing . Duties of apparel merchandisers include: selecting and buying fabrics, dealing with color, silhouette, and style trend information, seeking out the most efficient means of manufacturing marketing the product, selling the products to retail buyers, working for a retailer at the corporate level (like at Walmart headquarters, for example), and working at the retail level (in the store, or as a district / regional manager or visual merchandiser).
The Fashion Merchandising option is designed to teach developing professionals the knowledge and skills necessary for successful careers in the fashion industry.
- Buyer or Assistant Buyer
- Retail Manager
- Product Developer
- Manufacturer's Representative
- Textile Designer
- Visual Merchandiser
- Special Events Coordinator
- Fashion consultant
Students will:
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of apparel construction.
- Determine fiber properties that contribute to textile performance.
- Execute effective visual merchandising displays.
- Examine major trends influencing segments of the industry.
- Demonstrate employability through successful internships.
- Develop proficiency in retail business procedures.
- Know how diversity and community affect fashion.
Curriculum:
- Dress and Culture
- Fashion Buying and Merchandising
- History of Costume
- The Fashion Industry
- Textiles
- Professional Internship
- Apparel Evaluation
- Visual Merchandising
Fashion Merchandising students embark on a fashion industry study tour annually
Exciting opportunities in the department:
Fashion Merchandising Association
Dallas Market Center showroom assisting
New York industry study tour
International travel (including Italy, France, and Great Britain)