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Changing consumer values leads to rise of conscious luxury

The tectonic plates of the luxury fashion market are in continual shift leaving brands scrambling to react in order to remain relevant. The idea of conscious luxury is one that didn’t exist fifteen or twenty years ago. The assumption was that a luxury item was conscious by its very nature: the quantity was controlled to maintain its allure of...

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Parsons names new Dean of fashion

There’s a new man in town at Parsons the New School of Design. Burak Cakmak will be the new Dean of the School of Fashion, and will be officially stepping into his new role in early August. The programs he will be overseeing include the extremely prestigious BFA in Fashion Design; AAS degree programs in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing; and...