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Originally posted by: KiNnY-pArTnEr

hmm read this

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f90/getting-work-fashion-magazine-climbing-top-managing-editor-62841.html

Originally posted by: tulipbaby53

i read it, but it sounds like this gal is asking for advice too

hmm yaa😆 i cant find anything

just keep looking, and i'm sure you'll find something!

Vicki Busch is a Talent Agent who founded her own company, Vicki Busch Talent and Model Management, located in Danville, CA. Although her undergraduate training and degree were in nursing, it was her volunteer work at a theater company that launched her into the talent and entertainment business.

Emily Marzullo is a recent Cal graduate who earned her BA in Political Science and works as a Distribution Planning Analyst for the Banana Republic Division of Gap, Inc. The merchandising and financial planning team she is a part of handles women's accessories nationwide.

Tara Spivey has been with Macy's West for 11 years and is currently the Human Resource Manager for Sales Promotion and College Relations. After receiving a bachelor's in business, her career path at Macy's took her from retail to the human resource side of the company.

Simon Ungless is Assistant Fashion Director and Director of Graduate Fashion at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. As a designer who received his fashion degrees in London, he balances graduate teaching with ongoing fashion projects, including fashion shows, new clothing designs, and fashion advertisements.

What it involves:
There are many important roles involved in creating one hit design in the fashion industry, some of which are detailed below. Successful fashion designers will have held many varying roles in the industry before progressing to become a Fashion Designer, that is unless your surname is Versace.

It is advisable today to start off in the world of fashion by attaining a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design or Costume Design, you can then look for a job in a fashion house. You will start off working long hours and for little pay but you will get great exposure to varying roles and experience of working with top professionals. If you are determined enough you can progress to a better paying position in a short time.

Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Rome London, New York and Los Angeles are the fashion capitals of the world, and if you are keen, you should consider moving to one of these capitals or at least spending some time there. Even though the competition for jobs is very high, going to shows is a great way of building up key contacts that you can use to get your foot in the door. You should also note that because many of the low skilled production jobs are moving overseas, you are better off focusing on becoming highly skilled in a niche area.

Careers in the Fashion Industry:

Fashion Artists also known as sketchers are the people who draw new designs on paper. These designs are often vague but highlight the details that are en vogue. This is the first step to creating a garment.

Fashion Designers make all the important decisions and work in more of a supervisory role to ensure that all teams are collaborating effectively and ensure that the final product is a quality garment.

Pattern Designers make the patterns based on the initial sketches and adjust them to suit many sizes.

Set Designers: are responsible for setting up of the effects used in runway shows.

Cutters are responsible for cutting out patterns from all sorts of fabric from leather to silk. This is either a manual process for once off concept designs, but more regularly it is done by machines, for mass production houses.

Sewers are responsible for sewing by hand or machine depending on the job in hand

Trend Researches note what is popular at any given time. They gather important information so they can foresee the trend the next time it's comes around.

Fashion Photographers take photographs of new designs for publications in magazines and fashion journals

Fashion Merchandisers buy clothes for shops and retail outlets. Merchandisers attend many fashion shows and negotiate with manufacturers.

yeah, i think you get get your MBA and work in fashion too, but i'm not sure. you need to keep researching on the net. if you really want to do something, you have to keep researching and learning about it

i think my mami does fashion merchandise in india for Gap

di look at this this college in LA

Originally posted by: tulipbaby53

i think my mami does fashion merchandise in india for Gap

Reallyyyyy