What's the difference between fashion designing and fashion merchandising?

michellet218 · #1 Aug 28, 2007, 07:56 AM

GlindaofOz · Aug 28, 2007, 08:18 AM

fashion designing is actually designing the clothes. fashion merchandising is the business side.

firmbeliever · Aug 28, 2007, 09:57 AM

Noun 1.
fashion designer - someone who designs clothing
clothes designer, couturier, designer

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mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing (mûrchn-dzng)
n.
The promotion of merchandise sales, as by coordinating production and marketing and developing advertising, display, and sales strategies.

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Most merchandisers will know something about fashion, but a designer need not know anything about merchandising if he/she has a manager to look after the business side.

Currently most who are in the fashion business will know a lot about merchandising too due to the high competition in this field.



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