Situated, appropriately, in Manhattan's bustling garment district, Fashion Industries High School offers its students three majors from the world of fashion: fashion design, merchandising, and art illustration. Standard factory sewing machines and mannequins are the training tools for design students, while merchandising majors get hands-on experience buying and selling in a school boutique. Even though they are being trained for jobs in a glittery industry, all the students are taught that success demands elbow grease. "It's not easy. There's a lot of work," says Sandra Manning, a teacher. "It involves math, history, and science. It's not all glamour."