Fashion and Merchandising Education Tours

CoverNY’s professionals will work with you to customize a tour that meets your students’ needs.

Suggested visits:

  • Color forecast, trend service companies
  • Fashion trade publications, seminars with editors
  • Executive and Design offices of mens’ and womens’ wear manufacturer
  • Accessories showrooms and workrooms
  • Department stores and specialty boutiques
  • Apparel licensing companies
  • Youth marketing through the internet
  • Visual merchandising techniques
  • Trade associations, unions and trade shows
  • Import-export customs services
  • Textile mills seasonal fashion overview
  • Pattern companies – home sewing
  • Buying offices
  • Catalog companies
  • Display houses
  • Photographers, stylists, illustrators, and work studios
  • Systems and technology companies – Designer use of CAD/CAM
  • Fashion Shows when possible


Faculty leaders are asked to specify types of visits for their students’ particular needs.