Now that school is out and it's summer time, I finally have time to tell you all a little about the classes I took for the second half of my sophomore year! For those of you interested in taking up Fashion Merchandising as a major in college, here is an idea of what classes we took. Though these classes are specific to our universities, we wanted to help you get a sense of what the major consist of. So with that said lets get started...
This time around I took Retailing, which is a marketing class and Clothing Analysis.
In Retailing we discussed ways retailers develop a retailing strategy and retailing mix to be successful in the market place. Retailers focus on so many aspects of business, from the right location, target market, style and layout of the store and so much more. We learned how some companies such as Starbucks and Apple build a competitive advantage over their competition. The class is really all about how companies start out and how they figure out the smartest way to develop their business.
Clothing Analysis is a class where we had to construct and analyze a garment then compare the standards of the garment to the standards of the industry. We were to inspect all aspects of the garment from the design to the final production. It was our decision to select the appropriate textile, findings, and stitches that would comply with the design and the production standards of the industry. The whole class had to make the same dress in the same size. Here is the final product
If you have any questions comment below! ! xoxo,
Tee
