clothing industry

Provides information about the educational requirements, employment opportunities, and creative potential within the world of fashion.

A practical guide for setting up and running a specialty boutique, with information on purchasing a franchise, hiring staff, and marketing techniques.

Examines, using eyewitness accounts, the tragedy that killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory.

Describes the changes in labor laws and working conditions following the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in which one hundred forty-six women died.

After his clothing store and apartment go up in flames, Nick Fashon finds himself homeless and accused of arson, but his luck seems to change when he inherits a pet-coffin business from his late grandfather along with a variety of bizarre inventions the old man had created.

Chronicles the history of fashion as an industry, identifies some of the influences on fashion, and looks at how styles have changed over time.

Profiles over seventy careers in the fashion industry, looking at opportunities in apparel and textile design, production, retail, manufacturing, fashion journalism, public relations, marketing, modeling, and merchandising, with information on salaries, requirements, employment and advancement prospects, and other aspects of each job.

Presents alphabetized profiles of 164 fashion designers and retailers from around the world who significantly affected American culture between the late nineteenth century and the end of the twentieth, reflecting changes in politics, society, and the economy.

Presents profiles of over sixty careers in the fashion industry, with information on salaries, requirements, advancement prospects, and other aspects of each job, and tips on charting a career path. Includes references.

Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.