Parsons School of Design has announced a five-year multidisciplinary partnership with designer and businesswoman Tory Burch, including the establishment of the Empowering Future Fashion Leaders scholarship fund at the institution. Additionally, Burch will provide a gift of a one million dollar fund that aims to provide ongoing financial support...
21 Oct 2021
Parsons School of Design, in collaboration with fashion trade journal WWD, and New York-based education platform Yellowbrick, has launched a new fashion program. Fashion Business Essentials comprises 15 hours of instruction entirely online and offers a “deep exploration” into the innovation and changes happening across the fashion business...
24 Feb 2021
Parsons School of Design names new dean of fashionDr. Ben Barry has been appointed the new dean of the School of Fashion at The New School’s Parsons School of Design. Barry, who has more than 15 years of experiences as a fashion educator, researcher, and activist, specialises in equity, diversity and inclusion, and teaches courses on fashion and...
14 Dec 2020
Last Spring, actress/model/conservationist Isabella Rossellini created a scholarship fund with Parsons School of Design. Its first recipient, Katya Ekimian, a designer focused on biodiversity with wool, has begun her residency at Rossellini’s farm in Bellport, New York, named Mama Farm because the animals are all female. There, she is incubating...
10 Dec 2020
Parsons Paris, the European campus of The New School’s world-renowned Parsons School of Design, today announced a new online course for high school students, Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury, a dynamic behind-the-scenes learning journey into the fashion industry. Exploring the compelling history, trends, and culture of fashion, the...
3 Dec 2019
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...
13 Sep 2019
Chargeurs is putting talented fashion graduates into the radar of the American fashion industry. Last night, the fashion tech company celebrated the opening of a new exhibition it is hosting throughout the Spring/Summer 2020 New York Fashion Week in partnership with The New School's Parsons School of Design. The work of the university's 2019 MFA...
6 Sep 2019
At just 15 years old, Ontario-based Evan Sharma has aptly been labeled a “prodigy” for his contributions to the art community despite his young age. After selling numerous paintings internationally for upwards of 20 thousand dollars in global auctions, the young designer is entering the fashion industry to launch streetwear label RBLB (Right...
26 Feb 2019
Fashion students and professionals looking to continue their education have a new master’s option to choose from. The Parsons School of Design, in New York, will be launching a new Master’s of Professional Studies in Fashion Management in the fall. On its website, the school defines the master’s as a “state-of-the-art program that will (...)...
7 Jan 2019
Dr Rachel Schreiber has been announced as the new Dean of Parsons School of Design, the New York art and design college renowned for its fashion program. Famous alumni include Alexander Wang, Anna Sui and Jason Wu. Schreiber will be succeeding Joel Towers, who will step down on July 1 after a 10-year tenure. He will continue to serve at Parsons...
20 Dec 2018
An outstanding student from Parsons School of Design (PSD) will receive career advice from Riccardo Vannetti, director of Pitti Tutorship, one of Pitti Immagine’s projects. PSD is the latest fashion school to collaborate with Pitti Immagine for the Pitti Tutorship Award. An academic judging panel comprised of members from Parsons will select...
11 May 2018
New York’s Parsons School of Design is partnering with Yoox on its socially and environmentally responsible destination Yooxygen to promote sustainable fashion practices through education and collaborations. The collaboration will see the introduction of the Yooxygen Award, which will be awarded to a graduating BFA Fashion Design student of...
24 Apr 2017
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