FASHION DESIGN, FASHION MERCHANDISING, DRESSMAKING, JEWELRY DESIGN

• Fashion Merchandising
  Get introduced to the world of fashion buying and retailing. Learn about the kinds of skills used by fashion forecasters, fashion show coordinators, department managers, personal shoppers, and more.
• Jewelry Design and Repair
  Get professional level skills and techniques including how to perform basic jewelry repairs and create unique designs. Learn through challenging hands-on projects with your professional jewelry tools inlcluded in the course.

Learn more about these distance learning fashion merchandising and jewelry design programs.


Penn Foster Career School
Established in 1890, Penn Foster Career School is one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world. Students can study online, in print, or a combination of each - you decide which method best suits your learning style. Career Diploma and vocational training programs in fashion include:

• Dressmaking and Design
  Learn how to identify fibers and fabrics and care for them, select the right material for a project, mark, cut, and tack fabric for a proper fit, and finish garments and alter patterns. Also learn how to start your own dressmaking business.
• Jewelry Repair Technician
  Learn about the Tools used by jewelers, the common repairs done by jewelers, colored gemstones, diamonds, and jewelry design, home-based businesses and other forms of jewelry retailing. Complete your training for this program in as little as nine months!

Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for high school and vocational-technical programs, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster Career School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Penn Foster Career School offers affordable, all-inclusive pricing - among the lowest of all career schools - and 0% interest financing and customized payment plans.

• Bachelor's Degree - Fashion Merchandising
  The Fashion Merchandising Program equips students and working professionals with the skills necessary to establish and advance a career in the growing field of fashion merchandising. The program combines an introduction to the global fashion industry, as well as the basics of the design and creation of fashion items. The Fashion Merchandising Program provides students with a solid foundation for success in Fashion Merchandising entry-level positions such as fashion buyer, assistant fashion buyer, special events coordinator, catalog manager, and fashion coordinator.

Learn more about this fashion merchandising degree program.

Fashion Institute of Technology
At the Fashion Institute of Technology you can enrol in a variety of online fashion design courses, including:

• Introduction to Fashion Industry
• Fashion Business Practices
• Fashion Merchandising: Principles and Techniques
• Workshop in Fashion Merchandising Management
• Import Buying
• Fundamentals of Textiles

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
The FIDM is a WASC and NASAD accredited, co-educational, specialized, private college with campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Orange County, California. Providing specilized and advanced study degree programs in fashion design, product development, theatre costume design, footware design and more.