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What is Fashion?

The terms "fashionable" and "unfashionable" are employed to describe whether someone or something fits in with the current or even not so current, popular mode of expression. The term "fashion" is frequently used in a positive sense, as a synonym for glamour, beauty and style. In this sense, fashions are a sort of communal art, through which a culture examines its notions of beauty and goodness. The term "fashion" is also sometimes used in a negative sense, as a synonym for fads and trends, and materialism. A number of cities are recognized as global fashion centers and are recognized for their fashion weeks, where designers exhibit their new clothing collections to audiences. These cities are New York City, Milan, Paris, and London. Other cities, mainly Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Rome, Miami, Hong Kong, So Paulo, Sydney, Madrid, Vienna, New Delhi and Dubai also hold fashion weeks and are better recognized every year.

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What are the Career Paths in Fashion?

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Typical roles: Industrial Production Managers, Chief Executives, Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, Industrial Engineers, Art Directors, Commercial and Industrial Designers, First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers

Typical tasks:

  • Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs.
  • Coordinate the development and implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, and other administrative control processes.
  • Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business.
  • Assess marketing potential of new and existing store locations, considering statistics and expenditures.
  • Conduct auditions or interviews in order to evaluate potential clients.
  • Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
  • Confer with vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status.
  • Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
  • Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
  • Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.

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  • luxury goods
  • application development
  • content management
  • interface design
  • management business
  • management product

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