subject: The Fashion Industry And Its Jobs [print this page] People no longer use clothes only to cover their bodies. In our days we choose clothes that underline our personality and clothes that make us look and feel good. The fashion trends influence our lives even if we don't realize it. Each year people spend billions of dollars on clothes alone. But the world of fashion employs many people, more than we imagine.
There are three major areas in the fashion business: the creative area, the technical area and the business area. These areas are the ones that can make the fashion industry survive on the market. Every fashion house has many specialists working in these three fields. So, before you start a career in fashion you have to decide in which of them you would like to work.
Each piece of clothing is created and designed keeping in mind the target people that it is created for. A target group is established by taking into consideration the gender, age, social status etc for a group of people. The fashion industry has appointed a specialized person that has to find out what the social habits of a certain group are and how much they usually spend on clothes. The one that does this is a fashion researcher. After establishing these aspects the designer can start working on his/her collection.
On the other hand, a trend forecaster is the person that discovers new styles and establishes the new trends. Two of the most important characteristics of a trend forecaster are creativity and imagination. Taking into consideration the information that he/she has received from the fashion researcher and the trend forecaster, the fashion designer in the one that creates the clothes. There is also a person that establishes the price of each clothing item created. This person is called a fashion merchandiser. For this job one needs strong business skills and a business understanding because he/she will have to deal with both customers and suppliers.
The numerous people that work behind the scenes of fashion party the ones that help the fashion industry to develop. So, those that would like to have a job in the fashion industry first have to decide what they would like to be.
