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FIT and Parsons MFA runways during NYFW represent two diverging paths of study

On successive days during NYFW the two major New York City fashion schools presented their MFA student collections on the official schedule, and were the only schools to do so. Unveiling their graduate collections were fourteen designers from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a public institution and part of the State University of New York,...

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Religion, decolonization and identity inspire the runway looks at Parsons MFA

The MFA Fashion Design and Society runway show from Parsons School of Design took place on September 13 as part of the scheduled New York Fashion Week calendar. 15 students presented their thesis collections in the first show since the director and founder of the program, Shelley Fox, stepped down from her post last December. Under new director,...

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Parsons new dean aims to rid fashion education of white, nondisabled, cisgender, thin worldview

Ben Barry will assume his new role as Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design this summer. In his former role as Chair of Fashion at Ryerson, he established himself as a leading voice of social change through the medium of fashion education. FashionUnited caught up with him to hear what he hopes to achieve from the leadership position of the...

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Creating a Covid-Proof Design Portfolio

“Some fashion schools and universities will be looking for students that are able to connect with global issues, with inclusivity being one of them. Students who bring innovation and critical thinking to these issues through the creative process will be the most attractive candidates for these institutions.” Susanna Moyer, a part-time professor...

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Q&A with Joshua Williams of Fashion Consort, host of News Bytes

Joshua Williams, the host of NewsBytes and creator of the weekly podcast series, Retail Revolution, has been gaining attention for his in-depth conversations with special guest speakers such as photographer Nigel Barker (America's Next Top Model) and Luisa Herrera-Garcia (SVP of Production at John Varvatos). A professor and consultant, Williams...

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CNMI and Parsons discuss diversity and education at event in Milan

Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana has confirmed its global leading role in the promotion of positive and effective changes across the fashion industry. In keeping with its continuous involvement in the creation of a stimulant dialogue among the players of the sector aimed at defining and reaching more and more ambitious goals, CNMI is glad to...

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Parsons announces new online program for high school students

The Parsons School of Design will offer a new online program out of its Paris campus. This course is different from existing Parsons programs as it is designed for high school students looking into a future in the fashion industry. Titled Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury, the new course takes young students behind the scenes of the...

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Otherworldly: Performance, Costume and Difference exhibition opens at Parsons

Otherworldly: Performance, Costume and Difference is opening at Parsons School of Design's Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries at 66 Fifth Avenue. The exhibition is curated by its faculty members Francesca Granata, Associate Professor of Fashion Studies in the School of Art and Design History and Theory and Charlene K. Lau, Andrew W. Mellon...

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Phillip Lim talks with 3 other fashion experts about creating sustainable fashion

Designer Phillip Lim, model Amber Valletta, Dean of Parsons School of Design, Burak Cakmak sit down during New York Fashion Week with author Dana Thomas to discuss how fashion must change. The four major fashion players open up about what sustainability in fashion means to them personally, and how to balance making beautiful clothes while...

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Otto von Busch on sustainability: “What is it we are so eager to sustain?”

Opposing headlines on sustainability dominate our fashion news. There’s can-do optimism one day and apocalyptic gloom the next leaving the average consumer scratching their head in confusion. While brand after brand steps forward to boast of their latest sustainability credentials, The Pulse of the Fashion Industry 2018 report by the Global...

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In pictures: Parsons first ever street fashion show

New York - Parsons School of Design kicked off its end-of-year Graduate Exhibition with its first ever street fashion show on 13th Street at Fifth Avenue, just outside the building’s downtown Manhattan campus. Models scouted from among the student body wore one outfit from each graduating designer’s BFA collection and walked the “runway” under...

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Parsons occupies 13th St for its first ever street fashion show

New York - Harking back to the downtown DIY spirit of New York legend, it was a student fashion occupation of 13th Street. On the first hot day of the year between a Dominican parade happening on the Fifth Avenue side, its participants dancing in feathers and sun kissed sparkle, and the droves of shoppers with DIY plans of assembling garden...