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Parsons teams up with Tilting the Lens to support disabled students

The School of Fashion at The New School’s Parsons School in New York has announced a partnership with Tilting the Lens, an accessibility consultancy led by Sinéad Burke, to support disabled students in fashion. The partnership will launch the Parsons Disabled Fashion Student Programme, a new four-year pilot combining recruitment, scholarship and...

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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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New book aims to help design educators navigate demands of today’s classroom

Perhaps the first of its kind, the latest book from educator and author Steven Faerm, whose previous titles were designed to aid student learning, is aimed at helping that other individual in design classrooms: the educator. His books, ‘Fashion Design Course: Principles, Practices and Techniques’ and ‘Creating a Successful Fashion Collection:...

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Not-So-Average: Jeff Karly Drouillard – Creative Director & Adjunct Professor at Parsons

Jeff Karly Drouillard is a Haitian-American creative director, professor, designer, and an all-around multifaceted individual from Flatbush Brooklyn, New York. “I am a son, a brother, a friend, [an] educator,” said Drouillard, “just a guy with a perspective.” Jeff Karly Drouillard, Courtesy of Karjaka About this series There’s more to the...

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Parsons presents MFA Textiles Class of 2023

In their final capstone thesis projects the Parsons MFA Textiles class of 23 tackle some of the biggest societal issues through the most humble crafts, the smallest of stitches assembling into something great. Now in its fourth year the program’s graduation presentation entitled Portal featured any combination imaginable of hand and machine...

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QS World University Rankings reveal the best universities to study fashion

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education data platform, has unveiled its annual ranking of the world's best universities. In the field of art and design, the Royal College of Art in London takes the top position. The QS World University Rankings 2023 includes a total of 1,594 institutions, including 103 new ones. Each institution's ranking...

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Parsons Benefit 2023 to honour Geoffrey van Raemdonck, Olivier Rousteing and Naomi Campbell

The New School in New York City has announced its annual Parsons benefit along with the names of the industry figures that will be recognised at the occasion. At the benefit, the US school raises funds for student scholarships. The student scholarships enable any student to pursue studies in art, design, liberal arts, technology and social...

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Meet Karen Chinchilla, the Parsons alumna who has worked on many a red carpet look

Born in Honduras and raised in New York, Parsons alumna Karen Chinchilla has a little-known job in the fashion world: she is a tailor and seamstress specialising in preparing outfits for red carpets. She does meticulous, behind-the-scenes work, taking care of fittings for the fashion industry's most recognised brands and celebrities. Recently...

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Afterpay invites Gen Z designer Colin LoCascio to conduct student workshop during NYFW

Afterpay launched its fourth season as principal partner of NYFW with a focus on the future of our industry and a student-centered event held in the Xperience Center of Spring Studios. Afterpay with IMG invited NYC fashion students from a selection of local schools to participate in a live, interactive workshop with young designer Colin LoCascio...

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After messy three week strike Parsons and part time faculty reach agreement

Clocking in at 26 days, the strike by part-time members of The New School, which includes Parsons School of Design, is the longest part-time strike in US history according to ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union of academic workers at NYU and the New School. At 10pm on Saturday they announced the end of the strike. The journey to a successful contract...

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Keanan Duffty exits Parsons for dean role at Istituto Marangoni Miami

Keanan Duffty founded the Masters program in Professional Studies, Fashion Management, at Parsons five years ago after an industry career which included running his eponymous brand for over two decades and collaborations with names as diverse as Target, Macy’s, John Varvatos, and David Bowie. The CFDA member will leave his current role as...

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Parsons The New School accused of corporate bloat as part-time faculty strike over poor pay

Parsons School of Design, part of Manhattan’s prestigious The New School, is arguably considered the top school in the US for studying fashion. Its tuition fees alone can top 200,000 dollars for a 4 year BFA design course. Many of its students who have joined this week’s picket line to support the part-time faculty striking in protest of what...