Careers in Fashion And Textiles

This book provides an overview of how the industry operates and describes the variety of jobs available. The responsibilities within design, technical and media roles are explained, supported by case studies of people currently working in companies from designer to high street level. Advice is provided on how to plan a career in each area.

Helen Goworek is Senior Lecturer in Fashion Buying, Merchandising and Product Development at Nottingham Trent University. She has also written Fashion Buying.

Preface	p. iv
Acknowledgements	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Textile design	p. 5
Fashion forecasting and illustration	p. 19
Fashion design	p. 29
Pattern cutting	p. 51
Fabric technology	p. 62
Garment technology	p. 72
Sales and marketing in the fashion and textiles industry	p. 82
Fashion buying	p. 94
Fashion merchandising	p. 105
Retail management	p. 115
Visual merchandising	p. 125
Fashion PR	p. 137
Fashion journalism	p. 144
Fashion styling	p. 153
Fashion and textiles Education	p. 161
Working for yourself	p. 172
Finding jobs in fashion and textiles	p. 184
Glossary of fashion and textiles terms	p. 195
Index	p. 198
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