Fashion and merchandising are two closely-related design fields that involve the creation and arrangement of such things as clothing apparel, storefronts, and the visual layout of stores. Fashion professionals are involved in creating the clothes and accessories people use everyday or for special occasions. A career in fashion usually entails learning about textiles, material construction, and visual design issues. Merchandising professionals merge visual design with marketing, focusing on how to sell fashion and fashion-related items to the masses. Fashion designers can typically expect to earn $30,000 to $67,000 working in an established business, although many designers go on to earn more operating their own designer boutiques. Merchandising employees on average earn from $30,000 to $76,000 or more, working as a planner or buyer. Since these two fields are often tightly integrated in the industry, fashion school programs tend to emphasize design with a strong business aspect in their lessons. To learn more about the field of fashion and fashion-merchandising, you can request free information packets from the schools listed below.
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The Art Institute Online offers online degree and diploma programs in Advertising, Fashion, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Multimedia/3D Design, and Web Design. More Info
Programs: 3D/Animation/Multimedia, Broadcasting, Fashion & Merchandising, Film & Television Production, Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Visual Communication & Advertising, Web Design
Penn Foster Career School (formerly Thomson Education Direct), one of the world's largest distance learning institutions, offers Associate and Diploma programs in the fields of Animation, Graphic Design, CAD, Interior Design, Photography, Information Technology, Computer Programming, Computer Repairs, and Web Development.More Info
Programs: 3D/Animation/Multimedia, Broadcasting, CAD/Computer Aided Design, Computer Animation, Fashion & Merchandising, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Photo Arts/Photography, Web Design
ICS Canada offers career training in Business, Design, Education, Vocational, Healthcare, Legal Studies, and Information Technology fields through flexible distance learning.More Info
Programs: CAD/Computer Aided Design, Computer Animation, Fashion & Merchandising, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Photo Arts/Photography, Visual Communication & Advertising, Web Design
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