Career in fashion???

Question

I'm into fashion... I love clothes and shoes and all that. I really want a job in the fashion industry, but not real sure what I want yet. I don't know if I could do fashion design.. it sounds cool, but i'm just not sure it's something I could do. I would love to open my own boutique but that's gonna take me awhile.

What are some other options?

Answer 1

I would recommend going to a fashion school where you'll be exposed to a lot of different career options outside of design like merchandising, marketing, business, or communications.  You could end up becoming a fashion editor for a magazine, a stylist, or a merchandiser or buyer for one of your favorite boutiques or department stores.

There's also a lot more information about fashion careers on the Seventeen website http://www.seventeen.com.

Answer 2

You can be a personal shopper at Bloomingdale's. They really pay well or you can be a personal shopper for the stars(celebrity) and with that money you can start saving some until you have enough money to open a boutique.

Answer 3

you could try being a buyer, a person that works for a retail company to buy the clothing from designers to sell in stores.  its a lot of math but a lot of fashion too.

you should get a job in retail just working at a store to learn more about the industry-it helps out a lot i'm in the same situation :)