PRIYA, CODY, WHITNEY

Danny NAPPI Nappi Clothing was founded in 2005 Also the owner of Facade Boutique and

Offside Apparel It is located on 623 S. State St. in Salt Lake

City Started off creating clothes because, none

of his clothes fit him the way he wanted Decided to start designing his own clothes Has degree in Political Science, has taken

no art classes Learned how to Screen Print from You

Tube

Production Nappi design’s all his own apparel,

along with the sewing, marketing, screen printing, and is the spokesperson for all his events.

Shirts, jeans, scarf's, jackets, bags, dresses, etc.

He didn’t want to label his last name, but decided to in the end

Career Day to Day It changes everyday, one day you could

be making and screen printing clothes. The next day marketing, and running a fashion show

Needs to be flexible with schedule, no 9-5 job

Training Get as much training as possible, take

sewing, marketing, accounting, etc classes to help prepare for any business

Qualities and OpportunitiesQualities

Lots of persistence, needs to be flexible in thinking, be ambitious, needs to have good communication skills, and teamwork skills

Very creative person, know how to sew, and how to market the product

Opportunities Endless opportunities in this field if there

is a drive and passion for this industry, sky’s the limit

Most Satisfying & Challenging part of this job

Satisfying Creating and Designing your own

apparel Being able to make all my own design’s

Dissatisfying Doing the paperwork, books, taxes, bills Whatever happens is up to me

Entry Level Positions & Salaries

An internship is a great entry level position that will help you learn as much as possible. Also most jobs in retail such as boutiques and sale will familiarize you with this industry.

Salaries in this field can range from zero to millions. The possibilities are limitless.

Changes in the Industry

The fashion industry is constantly changing the average is about every 3 months.

There will always be a demand for individuals in this field, clothing is a basic necessity.

Training & Professional References

Many fashion companies offer internships, it is helpful to have some experience in this business.

Since fashion changes every 3 months it is important to stay up to date with the current trend magazines such as Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily, and GQ are excellent sources for this information.

Problems

Change Since Change is something that just

happens so rapidly and fast now, it’s hard to design and adjust to what’s new.

Being the salesmen To get people to buy your product instead

of everyone else’s. Along with that comes the competition.

Being the business man. Being the boss or the man who started this

whole business, it sucks paying the bills and all that fun stuff.

Basic Skills

Creativity- which is the most important part of this job.

Typography Screen printing Sewing Drawing

Danny says when it comes to drawing, it’s a lot easier on paper than on a computer.

Etc.

Communication/Teamwork This is very important when it comes to be a

Graphic Designer, especially if your designing for a company.

Your communicating with all sorts of people like: Photographers, other Designers, Sewers, other Businessmen, etc.

When it comes to getting a project out on time, you got to Plan with your entourage how and when your going to get it done on time.

Basically, in any occupation communication is always important or nothing seems to get done right without good communication skills.

Reflections What we thought about the whole

experience? Was it useful in building our careers? Was this job experience helpful?

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