Assignment: Understanding Fashion Production

Fashion Production is a field in fashion that I am very interested in. I worked in the Fashion Merchandising field for a year and I fell in love with the business side of fashion. I even took an online class in Operations Management by Wharton so I can better understand the production side of it all. 

When I tried using the computation that was taught in the lecture to have a better understanding of how much my accessory would cost and how much i should sell it for, it was not new to me anymore. In fact, one of my major roles as a Junior Buyer before was to decide on the retail prices of the products that the company I was working for would be selling. Therefore, I am very experienced on the whole process.

SUNFLOWER HEADBAND
One Band Cost	1.00
Sun Flower Cost	0.25
5 mins @ 12/hr Labor Cost	1.00
Total Cost	2.25
100% Profit	2.25
Suggested Retail Price	4.50

Discovering and exploring the materials and equipment involved in making a certain type of clothing or accessory, including the labor of the people involved, are fantastic ways to understand the world of fashion. It is a good learning experience for any person interested in fashion as it helps one realize the whats and whys of a clothing or an accessory. It makes you comprehend as to why a certain brand of clothing has a different price range than another brand, or the differences between luxury fashion and fast fashion.

I believe that production is the back bone of retail so without it, there is nothing to sell, nothing to deliver to customers and no art to appreciate.