Introduction

     A few of us from the Clothing, Textiles and Design program were fortunate to attend a study tour to Los Angeles. We attended multiple factory tours, shopped South Coast Plaza and Robertson Blvd, and went to the Los Angeles International Textiles Show. The experience was amazing and we were able to learn so much first hand that will help tremendously when we enter the job market. I am here to talk about the tours we attended and what we learned there, from a business perspective. I have a lot of experience in retail- where everything ends up. In retail, you are continually explaining the product; where it comes from, what it is made out of, why it costs what it costs. I will speak on each facility we visited as well as some fun tidbits on fashion and branding. Through this journey, I have gained a more complete understanding of the process to explain to the customer. I hope to pass on this knowledge. If you have questions, please ask!