Fashion Merchandising
Fashion Merchandising includes everything from product development through retailing, and everything in between. This includes helping make decisions for an apparel company / brand about how to get the product produced (selecting / buying fabrics, choosing colors, dealing with cut / silhouette / style / trend information, seeking out the most efficient means of manufacturing, etc.), marketing the product, selling it to retail buyers, working for a retailer at the corporate level (like at Walmart headquarters, for example), or working at the retail level (in the store, or as a district / regional manager, or in visual merchandising).
The Fashion Merchandising option is designed to teach developing professionals the knowledge and skills necessary for successful careers in the fashion industry.
Career Opportunities
- Buyer or Assistant Buyer
- Retail Manager
- Product Developer
- Manufacturer's Representative
- Textile Designer
- Visual Merchandiser
- Special Events Coordinator
- Fashion consultant
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Acquired Competencies
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
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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)
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For more information:
Angie Dowell
or 620.235.4016
