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The Fundamentals of Fashion Management provides an in-depth look at the changing face of today's fiercely competitive fashion industry. Providing invaluable behind-the-scenes insights into the roles and processes of the industry, this book combines creative and business approaches for all those seeking to gain a solid understanding of what it means to work in the fashion sector.
Packed with new visuals, case studies and exercises,
The Fundamentals of Fashion Management also contains new interviews with key players from different sectors in the global fashion industry, including with a fashion forecaster, a brand account manager, a fashion buyer, a digital marketing manager, fashion journalist, and a fashion entrepreneur. With an additional new chapter on entrepreneurship and management, this a must-have handbook for all those looking to create successful business practice in fashion management, marketing, buying, retailing and related fields.
List of contents
Introduction
1. The Business of FashionThe fashion industry: An overview
The impact of technology
Influential designers and global fashion brands
Case study: Burberry
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Jamie Huckbody
2. Fashion Trend PredictionUnderstanding fashion forecasting and trend prediction
Product development, lifecycle and trends
The forecasting process
Trend prediction as a tool for fashion brands
Forecasting and trend prediction companies
Case study: Trendstop
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Jaana Jätyri
3. Getting a Product to MarketThe fashion organisation
The role of the fashion manager
Basic management methods for fashion managers
Marketing management theories and frameworks
Case study: Prada
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Simon Johnson
4. Fashion TransitionFashion buying
Fashion merchandising
Global sourcing and the supply chain
Retail
Distribution channels
Case study: Topshop app
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Michelle Vaughan
5. Fashion Marketing and CommunicationUnderstanding marketing
The fashion consumer
Fashion promotion
Fashion communication
Case study: ZARA marketing strategy
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Jamie Holloway
6. The Fashion MachineThe fashion calendar
The fashion press
Fashion editorial
Fashion curating, online exhibition and the trade show
Case study: The future of New York Fashion Week
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Charmone Diane Williams
7. Fashion Entrepreneurship and ManagementEntrepreneurial practice
Developing new concepts through to commercialization
Identifying market opportunities in the 21st-century global fashion industry
New and emerging business models
Planning and management of the creative enterprise
Raising finance for creative projects
Understanding IP and protecting design work
Case study: Nabil Nayal
Chapter summary
Checklist
Exercise
Interview: Nabil Nayal
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the author
Susan Dillon is Director of Teaching and Learning at JCA at the London Fashion Academy, UK. She is an experienced fashion academic and her scholarly interests are in fashion design and management, evolving business models, slow fashion, sustainability and craft techniques, and the creation of sustainable fashion products and small brands.
Summary
The Fundamentals of Fashion Management provides an in-depth look at the changing face of today's fiercely competitive fashion industry. Providing invaluable behind-the-scenes insights into the roles and processes of the industry, this book combines creative and business approaches for all those seeking to gain a solid understanding of what it means to work in the fashion sector.
Packed with new visuals, case studies and exercises, The Fundamentals of Fashion Management also contains new interviews with key players from different sectors in the global fashion industry, including with a fashion forecaster, a brand account manager, a fashion buyer, a digital marketing manager, fashion journalist, and a fashion entrepreneur. With an additional new chapter on entrepreneurship and management, this a must-have handbook for all those looking to create successful business practice in fashion management, marketing, buying, retailing and related fields.
Foreword
The Fundamentals of Fashion Management provides an indispensable introductory guide to how the fashion industry works, examining the processes, roles and practices involved.
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The book is well organized and easy to navigate... A very good supplement to a Fashion Management course, and a quick and easy read.
