Class of 2022 news and archive

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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FIT Class of 2022 MFA fashion students present thesis collections entitled Unbound

Fashion Institute of Technology presented its class of 2022 MFA design students this week in a runway show in the school’s Pomerantz Center. Collectively entitled “Unbound” the work of the 13 graduates was each introduced by a short video created by the student which captured the mood behind their thesis collection. Then models wearing 5 of...

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Glittering Parsons Annual Benefit raises 2.6 million for student scholarships

Parsons hosted its 73rd Annual Benefit on Monday night at The Glasshouse in Manhattan raising close to 2.6 million dollars which will go towards funding scholarships for future students of the highly regarded fashion program. Parsons believes that an investment in education is an investment in human potential and scholarship support is crucial...

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Parsons Fashion Graduate Open Studios presents Class of 2022

Parsons BFA Fashion Graduate Open Studio took place this week onsite for the first time since the pandemic started providing us with an opportunity to see what the class of 2022 have cooked up. Bustling, loud, chaotic, the exhibit was arranged across two floors in the University Center building. Each student had a booth, a rack and surrounding...