The evolution of fashion -- Fashions: 1900 to the present -- The powerful consumer -- The multicultural consumer and fashion -- Ever-changing fashion and its acceptance -- Fashion in the global marketplace -- Careers in fashion -- The textile industry -- Furs and leather -- Apparel: women's, men's, and children's -- Intimate apparel -- Fashion accessories -- Details and trimmings -- Cosmetics and fragrances -- Home fashions -- Fashion forecasting for designers and manufacturers -- Elements and principles of design for developing a fashion collection -- Apparel and accessories manufacturing -- Outsourcing fashion design, production, and management -- Resident buying offices and other fashion information sources for retailers -- The fashion retailer -- Advertising, special events, publicity, and visual merchandising.