Fashion Design and Merchandising Training

Interested in preparing for a fashion design career? Looking to pursue a career in the field of fashion merchandising? With an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising from IADT - San Antonio, you can learn the skills to become a professional in today's business world.

At IADT - San Antonio, you can get the right fashion design training to pursue, creative career opportunities in the world of fashion. Our Fashion Design & Merchandising training program allows students to partner their interest in the world of fashion with the development of key business competencies critical to employment in today’s global marketplace. While students develop skills in merchandising, management, marketing, and buying, they will also have the opportunity to explore the evolution of fashion, fashion trend forecasting, fashion media, and fashion promotion.

Students enrolled in Fashion Design & Merchandising training have the opportunity to:

• Execute basic drawing fundamentals and explain how fashion flats are used by designers, manufacturers, retailers and merchandisers;
• Differentiate among the historical eras of fashion as a basis for understanding contemporary design and merchandising and the factors that influence them;
• Demonstrate knowledge of properties, use, and care of textiles;
• Design, conduct, and analyze market research;
• Employ merchandising principles to the planning, procurement, and selling of fashion goods;
• Evaluate and select appropriate vendors to source and produce products;
• Examine principles involved in the planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services within the fashion industry;
• Integrate basic computer graphic skills into the completion of visual boards for presentation;
• Create visual merchandise displays, demonstrating knowledge of the effects of color and lighting on consumer behavior;
• Plan and control inventories, assess store designs and locations, and exercise basic principles of finance and accounting;
• Explain consumer attitudes, beliefs, and buying habits, and how they contribute to the formation of marketing decisions;
• Design editorial, promotional, and marketing material used in the fashion industry; and
• Recommend store layout and merchandise presentation as a function of buying.

Graduates with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising could have the possibility of becoming a:

• Fashion Merchandiser
• Store Manager
• Visual Merchandiser
• Assistant Buyer
• Fashion Designer
• Fashion Stylist Trainee
• Production Assistant

Graduates with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Merchandising could have the possibility of becoming a:

• Apparel Designer
• Fashion Illustrator
• Entrepreneur
• Retail Store Manager
• Visual Merchandiser
• Trend Analyst
• Pattern Designer/Grader
• Textile Designer
• Fashion Stylist
• Wardrobe Consultant
• Merchandise
• Coordinator
• Merchandise Buyer
• Showroom Supervisor
• Fashion Merchandiser
• Assistant Buyer

IADT - San Antonio can help you on your career path with fashion merchandising training. Contact us today for more information about our Fashion Design & Merchandising training!

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