Fashion Merchandising Jobs

I am in 8th grade so I am a new lump of clay to mold.

I am in a Math class above my grade level (in Algebra I) and am on the track to Honors English.

I am interested in the Social Sciences, Pre-law and possibly, Fashion Merchandising or something fashion-related as a major.

( If I decide on fashion; it will be more like “How do I get into Parson’s”)

To get there you would need to start working hard from now onwards. Keep your grades up and don’t think that since it is fashion modeling, that you wouldn’t need to do good in other subjects. To get into a college, you would need to do great in all subjects. Also, have a lot of hobbies and do a lot of Volunteer work. It helps a lot. Nowadays, colleges isn’t just about doing well at academics, but also doing well in your extra-curricular activities. Whether it is playing an instrument or playing a sport, just do very good in what you are going to do. You would also need a lot of volunteer hours in you high school year, but you can start now! Whatever you do, be important, stand out. Be a leader of the group or a founder. I hope this help!

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I want to study fashion and merchandising and product development.And what kind of class should i take to design handbags,and be specific

yes excellent, take handbag 101 and shoulderbag 201!

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I'm majoring in fashion merchandising and I'm taking an entrepreneurship class. My teacher said my sales estimates were unrealisticly high, but I tried to explain to her how I came up with the numbers and she didn't want to hear it she just told me "bottom line is you have to lower your numbers."

My other problem is that at the beginning of class she told all the fashion students that she knew nothing about the fashion business. According to her, I shouldn't expect sales of more than $3,500 for one month. She said that's the range for ALL start-up businesses. That's barely enough to cover then rent for the boutique not to mention inventory costs and any employees. I think that's extremely low.

The boutique would sell at bridge prices tops $40-$80, jeans $80-$150. Can anyone help me figure this out because I'm going to get a bad grade because she will not reason with me. I took retail management doing the same stuff and got an A, but this teacher is completely confusing me

Not quite enough information here for me to finish your homework for you, but I'll try and help a bit. Mark is absolutely right the demographics of the store's neighborhood are a major factor, right up there with the foot traffic as well as other competitors. The main question I have is, how big is the store?
Small, well run stores may gross 1000.00 per square foot and that's about the top end in my opinion. I have a furniture store, the national average for furniture stores is 200 per square foot. Because my store is much smaller than a regular levitz say, we are able to do much better. I would venture to say the smaller the space the higher the sales per square foot. And remember, that's sales per square foot per Year. good luck

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Ok so as a project in my fashion merchandising class we have to come up with a theme for a fashion show. My partner and I came up with the idea of a girl dreaming of a different world full of desserts. The categories in the fashion show would be cookies, cake, candy, and ice cream. Now all we have to do is make up a story to go with it. Basically, what will she do in the dream? It has to be a sort of story that we can tell during the fashion show but it doesn't have to go into too much detail. Does anyone have any ideas?

Um..She'd just go to school like normal but then, she realizes that things seem to be a bit off but shes like "Well what the heck?" so she's going to do a fashion show but justs ends up at cookie land and in the end, its all a dream lol

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Hi. I'm doing a little research on the career I want to pursue later in life. Certain schools don't have fashion merchandising so I'm guessing Master of Business Administration be a good choice. But it's always MBA of (Accounting). Does accounting matter that much in a MBA degree? And since I want to be in fashion merchandising….would you consider going to California for college (I'm in St. Louis) and what college would you consider in California for my major? I'm asking because I think that California would be a good place for me to have a jump start to my career. Plus after attending a university I'd have to go to fashion school. And most of the good fashion schools are in California or New York. My sister is in Cali so I guess it would be good for me to go there. But the MAIN THING IS: I have to get my parents to let me go there. So I was wondering what college and classes I should take and how I should come to my parents about letting me go to California for college.

Both of my sister's went to San Fransisco's Design college…… And are VERY successful. One is a marketing director over at Caltech.

Nowadays – it doesn't really matter the major… And MBA in ANYTHING can get you almost anywhere…….

Good Luck.

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hi, i'm 19yrs old…part time student at a community college, and i work part time at a retail store. i'm starting community college this fall. i live in california, usa. i'm very very very interested in fashion design….i'm very passionate about it….in fact i want to be a fashion designer, and i draw designs/sketches….i had also taken a fashion merchandising class 2 years ago…and my fashion teacher told me that i had lots of potential by looking at my designs, and that fashion designing is sumthing that i should pursue….my goal is to hopefully own a fashion boutique in the future…i would absolutely love to work with the fashion power houses…for example, chanel, gucci, prada, versace, etc….that would be a dream come true for me!

i was wondering about getting a fashion internship…how do i do this, plz help me, cuz i'm clueless….

and how do i get myself noticed?

i know that i have potential…plz help me….!!!

Qualifications are important, but don't think you can't do anything until you have got them. Your youth is important…and if you have a portfolio now but think you have to wait until you are 27 to submit it…it is less amazing because you are not 19 anymore.

In other words a 10 year old who can tell you the Magna Carta was signed in 1215 is significantly more noticable than a 20 year old who can do the same thing.

If you want it bad enough you will find it rather than asking others to do so for you. I'm not mean so here's some help:

http://www.bigapplehead.com/summerinternships/listings/gucci.html

Internships for Gucci, chanel, prada, versace, etc…are on the INTERNET just like jobs for any other company. Honestly, everyone wants to be a fashion designer, and many have talent…but few people make it.

…if you can't get into (or afford) one of the top design schools (where they will connect you to the right people), go to business school and major in marketing…you will be much more attractive to industry head hunters if you don't have the right connections to begin with.

Marketing drives all fashion…if you have a degree in marketing AND your talent…that is one less thing the label will have to hold your hand through…and you will be a rare catch in a pool of wannabe interns.

lastly, don't wait for people to notice you…make yourself visible. Submit your theories and sketches/designs to journals…YES academic journals that deal with fashion, design and marketing thereof (yes they exist…ask your librarian)…

Hope that helps!

*cheers*

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