Fashion Design and Merchandising Training

Get Quality Fashion Design and Merchandising Career Training for Your Future

If you have an eye for fashion and an interest in the way the market works, the Fashion Design and Merchandising training program at IADT – San Antonio may be the perfect fit for you. Our Associate and Bachelor’s Degree programs offer students the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills needed for entry-level positions in the fashion design, retail, and merchandising industries.

Our Fashion Design and Merchandising career training program features lecture rooms and instructional laboratories designed to facilitate classroom learning and hands-on applications. In addition, a modern computer lab equipped with industry-relevant software is available for additional instruction.

Learn More About Our Fashion Design and Merchandising Program

The Fashion Design and Merchandising training program is structured around providing students with a career-focused education that can benefit their future. Classes are kept small and informal to encourage optimal interaction between faculty and students and to help ensure that students receive the focused help they need to reach their potential. Instructors have industry experience, allowing them to provide students with real-world knowledge and insight.

Learn more about the benefits of Fashion Design and Merchandising training, and find out if our Fashion Design and Merchandising career training program is right for you!

Our Fashion Design and Merchandising classes offer students a unique variety of opportunities to expand their knowledge and gain experience to pursue career opportunities in their fashion field of choice. Classes cover a variety of topics, from merchandise planning and inventory control and consumer behavior, to clothing construction and computer graphics for fashion design.

Success in the fashion industry requires one to have a solid understanding of industry practices; therefore, our Fashion Design and Merchandising career training classes provide students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning experiences, such as learning to:

• create fashion sketches and convert design concepts into final constructions
• draft patterns, fabricate, drape, and tailor fabric into final, marketable garments
• apply merchandising and marketing concepts to assigned work, employing effective showroom and retail techniques in the display and sale of fashion
• generate creative solutions to challenging assignments, demonstrating a clear understanding of project needs and marketing demands.
• understand the principles of visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, and consumer behavior, and understand the quality and performance of textiles.

Students enrolled in our Fashion Design and Merchandising training program will also examine the distribution processes for products and services in the fashion industry, and study how consumer motives, preferences, and attitudes contribute to marketing decisions.

At IADT – San Antonio we strive to provide industry-current, comprehensive Fashion Design and Merchandising training for you. The world of fashion is continuously changing, and our goal is to prepare you for entry into this versatile industry.

Take the first step towards pursuing a future in the wide world of fashion. Enroll in our Fashion Design and Merchandising career training program today!