Apparel Merchandising & Design
The Apparel, Merchandising, and Design sequence within Family and Consumer Science prepares students for employment in the product development, distribution and retail sectors of the textile and apparel business industries. Students study the flow of apparel from production to sales with a focus on apparel design, merchandising, and product development and analysis, as well as business skills that employers find attractive.
Related Skills
- Understanding of the importance of brand
- Strong team orientation
- Specialized technical expertise
- Customer orientation
- Accountability
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Seeks new ideas, products or processes
- Proactive
- Management skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize work flow
Related Fields
Professions
- Apparel Designer
- Clothing Industry Specialist
- Distribution Coordinator
- Fabric Designer
- Fashion Merchandiser
- Merchandising Coordinator
- Product Developer
- Production Analyst
- Project Manager
- Pattern Designer
- Quality Control Specialist
- Researcher
- Retail Consultant
- Sales Analyst
- Textile Scientist
- Visual Merchandising Designer
- Retail Salespersons
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- Fashion Designers
- Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- Models
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Interior Designers
- Set and Exhibit Designers
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
- Purchasing Managers
- Floral Designers
- Multi-Media Artists and Animators
- Museum Technicians and Conservators
- Graphic Designers
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters
- Stock Clerks, Sales Floor
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
- Meeting and Convention Planners
- Network Designers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Order Clerks
- Upholsterers
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
