Arts> Fashion
Overview
Fashion is a fast-paced and exciting industry for those who love clothes, designs, and trends. This international industry includes careers ranging from modeling to fabric/clothing design, from marketing to retail, from business to manufacturing, from buying to merchandising.
Possible Occupational Titles
Fashion designer, model, photographer, fashion editor, fashion writer, fashion stylist, fashion buyer, retail merchandisers.
Getting Started
Experience may be more critical than education for certain positions, and internships tend to be unpaid. Fashion schools offer a range of degrees, and the industry itself offers trade shows and seminars. Networking is critical, and opportunities can be found in design houses, department stores, boutiques, and fashion publishing.
Web Resources
Job & Internship Banks
Fashion Career Center
Fashion Net
24 Seven Fashion Careers
Scott-Thaler Associates Agency: recruiting firm
Style Careers
Fashion Jobs Central
Fashion Resources
College Art Association
Costume Society of America
Fashion Group International
Fashion Schools.org
Models.com
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