FASHION AND TEXTILESFashion Industry Careers

JOB VS. CAREER ???What is a job?

A job is something you do for a paycheck.

What is a career?A succession of related

jobs you do as your life work and passion.

WHAT ARE SOME FASHION RELATED CAREERS?

In the fashion industry there are careers working in almost every department that you might find in any traditional business. Accountants, Sales, Marketing, Research, Public Relations, Advertising and so on.

However, the overall industry is broken down into three main categories and the rest of the jobs as seen above, fall within some or all of them

3 MAIN AREAS OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY

TextilesDeals with fibers, yarns, dyes, finishes and methods of fabric production.

ProductionThe designing and

making of garments

MerchandisingPromoting and selling new fashions

THE TEXTILE INDUSTRYCareers in the field: Textile designing Manufacturing Engineers Converters Lab techs Research and

development

Marketing Administration Technology And more!!!

APPAREL PRODUCTIONCareers in the field: Fashion design Production Engineering Management Marketing Technology Patternmaking And so many

more!!!

The design process:

FASHION MERCHANDISINGCareers in the field: Promotion Merchandise managers Buyers Sales Stock Market research Fashion

coordinators/stylists Display directors

Illustrators Writers Models Photographers And almost anything

else an average business would have!!!

WHAT INTERESTS YOU? Think about your

own strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, interests…

Think about the career categories discussed…

Research careers in the industry further in depth for potential fashion career matches…

And then ask yourself…

AM I READY TO WORK HERE?