Where do you go to become a fashion buyer?

Answer 1

Becoming a Fashion Buyer is not easy. You are required to have extensive experience in a related field. So for instance, you are dying to become the Buyer of Saks. Well I would recommend first getting a job as a Sales Associate in a Luxury Retailer like Chanel, D&G, Tracy Reese, or Saks itself. Then I would try to work your way up to management. This looks amazing on your resume. As far as schooling, well you get different answers from everyone. I once had a mentor who worked for a High End department store and she told me it didn't mattter where the BA degree came from as long as you had it. And then I have a family freind who graduated NYU and now works for Barney's but feels her job search would have been easier if her degree came from FIT. I would personally try and attend a fashion school. If Fashion is your life and being a BUyer is yoru ULTIMATE career choice then receiveng a BA from FIT or Parsons won't be a bad thing. There are tons of schools iN NYC that are geared towards fashion. Some are: FIT, Parson. Berkeley College (which I attend), some CC's in the CUNY system, I think Kingsboro, in CA you have FIDM (only offers an AA which personally I would just save my money and attend a CC and get the same degree and education for cheaper), San Fran State Univ, IADT in Chicago. The list just goes on and on. Do a Google search. Also I wouldn't waste my time or money with AA's almost EVERY buying position requires a BA. Or if you know someone or have like 10 yrs in the field already it is then not necessary to have a BA. But honestly just get the degree.