| A | B |
| Designing | The process of creating new versions for garments, accessories, or other items. |
| Designer | One who creates or adapts clothing and accessory designs for manufacturers, retailers, or individual clients. |
| Entrepreneur | Organizes and launches a new business venture and assumes the financial risk and uncertainty of the enterprise. |
| Fashion | Styles that are accepted and used by a particular group of people at a given time. |
| Fashion Advertising | Individuals who, by visiting fashion markets and showings, produce and disseminate the latest fashion information to educate both consumers and working members of the fashion industry. |
| Fashion Publicist | Helps a company project a specific image through all forms of media using publicity and special events and by anticipating problems and handling complaints. |
| Merchandise Buying | Obtaining planned merchandise through vendors or other suppliers. |
| Manufacturers | Those in the fashion industry that produces finished garments and accessories. |
| Retailer | Business in the fashion industry that sells merchandise directly to consumers. |
| Retail Buyer | Retail buyer- A merchandising professional responsible for selecting and purchasing goods for the company. |