Careers in Fashion

Fashion and Clothing

Fashion and Clothing Job Descriptions

• Grow & produce fibers

• Produce yarns & fabric

• Design

• Sew

• Market & Sell

• Clean

• Working with hands

• Technical (working with machines)

• Quality/Accuracy

• Focus

• Time Management

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Creativity

• School Skills– math, reading, science, art

Fashion and Clothing Skills

• Sales and Service Marketing•Entrepreneurship: Retail Owner•Purchasing Agent: Buyer•Merchandise Displayer

Career Pathways

• Fashion Design, Manufacturing & Merchandising• Fashion Designer

• Tailor

• Seamstress

• Buyer

• Retail Sales Person

• Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services

• Embroidery Business

• Fashion Merchandising

• Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher

Career Pathways

• Fashion Designers need to have a 2-4 year degree and be knowledgeable about textiles, fabrics, and fashion trends.

• 2/3 of fashions designers are employed in New York or California.

• The best job opportunities will be found in clothing for mass markets.

• Fashion Design is a high skill and high wage job.

Get the Facts– Fashion Design

FACS Classes You Can Take

1. Textiles & Design (7th-8th Grades)2. Interiors 3. Introduction to Fashion4. Fashion 15. Advanced Fashion (2-4)6. Fashion Marketing and

Merchandising