The fashion industry is booming. One can say that the industry has touched a new height. There are many career options for people interested in fashion. Fashion buyer is one such career option. They are also known as apparel buyers. A fashion buyer needs to have a sense of style, knowledge of fashion trends, and perceptive of their target customers’ requirements to build an attractive collection of apparel for retail stores. The fashion buyer must be very much in tune with the past, present and future of the fashion trends in the market for they have to place orders well in advance for the coming season. Only then will they be able to fill the retail stores with the garments for the season. Many buyers specialize in specific lines when they are working for large fashion house or department stores. The job of fashion buyers is a highly paid one.