Abuse of women garment workers focus of Remake exposé

Parsons has elevated sustainability in its curriculum in recent years, and hosting the premiere of short film, Made in Mexico, is the result of one of the school’s many collaborations with external partners, in this case with Remake, the non-profit organization focusing on who makes our clothes. “We have a deep commitment that our faculty and students utilize fashion for social change, to make an impact in the world,” says Brendan McCarthy, Director BFA Fashion Design Systems & Materiality, in his welcome address. Four years have transformed a small class called Systems in Society into an entire pathway devoted to “shifting away from the idea that fashion is simply about a garment or a collection or a product but can be deeply committed in a co-collaborative manner to the issues, social and political, that we care about.” This is the third in Remake’s series of films documenting students, several from Parsons, visiting garment manufacturing hubs throughout the world.