How to Start a Clothing Store

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Associations

• American Apparel and Footwear Association
• Fashion Group Int'l
• National Register of Apparel Manufacturers
• Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation
• Professional Apparel Association

Consultants and Experts

• Fred Derring/Kira Danus/Lee Leonard,D.L.S. Outfitters, 44 W. 55th St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10019
• Dan Paul,RMSA, 1650 Spruce St., #305, Riverside, CA 92507
• T.J. Reid, P.O. Box 977, Armite, LA 70422
• Nancy Stanforth, Professor of Apparel Merchandising, Oklahoma State University, 304 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078

Publications/Periodicals

• Accessories, Business Journals Inc., 50 Day St., Norwalk, CT 06854, (203) 853-6015
• The Apparel Strategist/The Apparel Strategist Statistical Review
• California Apparel News/Water Wear/Best of the West
• DNR
• Women's Wear Daily

Colleges Offering Fashion Merchandising Degrees

• Kent State University, Kent, OH, (330) 672-2121
• Paris Fashion Institute, Boston, MA, (617) 268-0026
• Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, (212) 229-8942
• Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, CAN, (416) 979-5000
• University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, (401) 874-1000
• Virginia Commonwealth University, VA (804) 828-0100
• West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, (408) 867-2200

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