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Fashion Yourself a Career with Style
April 17, 2007
by Richard Barrington
Business Programs Columnist
It's a classic right-brain/left-brain conflict. Your creative side yearns for the world of high fashion, while your practical side is steering you toward a career in business. Why not marry the two by pursuing a fashion merchandising career?
After all, a fashion merchandising job would allow you to be part of the creative world of clothing design, while putting your business skills to work. Also, a fashion merchandising job need not be devoid of a creative element. In many fashion merchandising jobs, you could be in a position to influence consumer trends, putting your personal stamp on the popular culture.
Fashion Merchandising Jobs
What types of fashion merchandising careers are possible? Broadly speaking, fashion merchandising careers can be characterized as being focused on either suppliers or retailers.
For example, some fashion merchandising jobs oriented toward suppliers include:
- Product development
- Supply chain management
- Brand management
On the other hand, some fashion merchandising jobs on the retail side include:
- Merchandise buying
- Sales
- Category management
- Retail management
There are also fashion merchandising careers such as public relations, which can be pursued on behalf of either suppliers or retailers.
Fashion Merchandising Educational Programs
A fashion merchandising career may well begin with some specialized education. There are a number of fashion merchandising programs and degrees you can consider. Examples of fashion merchandising programs include:
- Fashion and Retail Management
- Fashion Design & Merchandising
- Advanced Fashion Design & Merchandising Technology
- Fashion Marketing
You could pursue a degree in fashion merchandising, or try these programs in conjunction with a broader business degree. You can also complement these fashion merchandising programs with coursework in design that will indulge your creative instincts while improving your product knowledge.
Pursuing a fashion merchandising career could mean doing something you love while also using your business skills -- in short, making both sides of your brain happy.
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About the Author:
Richard Barrington is a freelance writer and novelist who previously spent over twenty years as an investment industry executive.
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