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Momc Economics Can Lead To Bright Career
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to making it in design is
to be able to sell yourself
and your ability to
design clothes for the
market. " A lot of new
designers are so creative
that they can't rrlake any
money 4 because t hey
can't design marketable;
fashions.
By Mil ton Jordan what, they sometimes
Remember when stu- find -jobs as i service
dying home economics! managers with local
meant you learned to! 1 scores, according to the
cook, do a little sewing; professors. But they're
" arid few other things,, all; ." missing the real money in
' designed to make you a' the "home ec" industry,
better wife and mother,? 4 especially in fashion
Well, times : have I ? design. 1
changed. tflVItV a lot of hard
Today, NCCU'f j work, and calls for a lot
Home Economical or sacrifice," said Mrs.
I Department still teaches!?: Leake, who worked in
some cooking and sew-f the . fashion design in
ing, but they've added a 4 dustry in several major
lot more. The goal now cities before corning to
is to turn out women, antral, i ne reai secret
and even a few men, who
can successfully handle a
broad range of careers.
There were about 200
students in the depart
ment this past school
year. About 15 of
them were men.
1 Depending upon one's
concentration, a home
economics degree from
Central can lead, to a
career in dietetics, food of steps
service management, degree
county extension ser
vices, consumer educa
tion, -.retailing and
fashion design, fashion
buying, fashion illustra
tion, textile research and
development, as well as
consumer services . for
textile products.
But getting from the
classroom to one.bf these
careers is no easy job.
"One of the . first
. things that aperson ma
i joring in the textiles and
clothing program here
should understand is that
they will have to leave
Durham to build a
career," said Ms.
Duanne Hoffier, .who
teaches in the depart
ment. "For many of our
students, leaving home is
a major obstacle. But
realistically, they're not
economics, with a con
centration in fashion
design, and big money
portfolio." ' A v t -upon which to build a
A portfolio is a must, solid career. One also
according - to- the pro- 'eets some practical cx-
that can be made in the fessors, - because people perience, albeit, limited.
tresn out 01 scnooi must All that is remaining is
be able tp. show what for each student to leave
they can do if they hope Central with a plan for
to get their foot in the success. :
door of the industry. , : ; Dr. Yvonne O. Bryant
A lot of this practical" - who r4 teaches 4 textile:
side of . fashion design - sciences in the depart- i
begins while the students;" ment explains:. : - . ;
are still at Central',' You have to be will-,
because each year the ing to sacrifice a lot "of
design majors, and
several others produce a
department fashion
; industry.
First, they say, success
in this highly competitive
'field requires a special
type person,
"There is no safe and
.easy way to success,"
Ms. Hoffier said, "and
making it requires talent,
personality, . ag
gressiveness and a will
ingness to take
chances."
The ' chances . begin
with furthering
your social and personal
needs to your career
development,4 she said.
one's
education.
, Ms; Regina Waldcn. a :model the outfits. -
junior in Central's home "The idea 'for ' the
economics (' department, ' show," Ms. . Hoffier
concentrating in fashion said, "is to give 'the
design, explains: "What 4 students here an oppor--;
I intend to do after. I (unity to showcase their'.,
graduate is attend one of ' talents and skills."
According to the the top ; fashion design . And so, in the Central
teachers, there are a lot' schools iff New York for home economic" pro-
between the two years, get some ex- gram, one gets the
in home .4 perience and build my ,v theory, ' the foundation
show, featuring outfits ' ."You should be careful
designed and tailored by . not to be encumbered
students. Students also
v with too many respond
si bilities early v ih: your
career, such as marriage
or even buying ajiouse!
You must be prepared to
t ravel light, and be where.
the action is, even if that;
means pulling ; up ; and
taking another position
'somewhere far s away
from where you are
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design,' ; tailoring and ' other, skills taught in -
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GETTING READY FOR THE FASHION
SHOW Ms. Duanne Hoffier (with the pencil in.
going to find jobs in her hand! and several students in the NCCU;
their career areas unless Home Economics Department get ready for their , is an instructor in the department. nwk;SMMaynew
mey go wnere me ui- annual fashion show recently. I he fashion show i " , ,-;'
dustry is New York , . , , ' 4V ' i .V
and Atlanta and sH
themselves effectively.'
But all this is a lot
easier said than done,
even when a student is
willing to ? leave home
after graduation to pur
sue a career, and many
of Central's home
economics majors are
reluctant to leave home.
"Some of our students
get jobs with, county jex
tension agencies," ex
plained Mrs. Viola
Leake, who teaches in
the department. "These
are usually people who
are not willing to venture'
too far afield."
For those home ec
grads who just won't
; leave home no matter
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