Careers for Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters

by Lucia Mauro

Overview

Launch your new career in style!

Are you always the first to notice fashion trends? Will you spend hours shopping for that perfect accessory? Do you have a keen attention to detail? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your career choice has already been made. Now you need to choose an occupation. Careers for Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters provides all the information you need to launch a career as a:

Clothing designer * Sales rep * Model * Fashion publicist * Buyer * Tailor * Accessory artist * Photographer

Inside you'll find practical advice on deciding which calling is for you, along with firsthand accounts of everyday routines, information on working conditions of selected jobs, and a list of resources to help you get your foot in the door. Let Careers for Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters put you on the path to a dynamic and rewarding career.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071642002
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/20/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	184 KB

About the Author

Lucia Mauro is a Chicago-based writer whose work frequently appears in fashion and arts magazines. She is the author of Careers for the Stagestruck & Other Dramatic Types.

Table of Contents

Foreword     ix
Designing Your Fashion Career     1
Creating for the Runway: Clothing Design     11
Pursuing Accessory Design     27
Breaking into the Performing Arts and Specialty Apparel Worlds     37
Exploring Wholesale and Retail Careers     51
Working in Fashion Writing and Photography     67
Teaching in the Fashion World     77
Modeling Fashions     87
Professional Organizations and Fashion Schools     99
For Further Reading     111