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 (...)...
Jan 7, 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...
Dec 20, 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...
May 11, 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...
Apr 24, 2017
Swedish fashion designer Katja Geiger, whose simple, brightly-coloured dresses were inspired by a fusion of Scandinavian and African culture, has died aged 97, local media said Wednesday. Better known under her brand name Katja of Sweden, her work won international acclaim from the 1950s to the 1970s. Katja named a blouse after her close friend,...
Jan 26, 2017
Kering and the Parsons School of Design have announced Ya Jun Lin and Tiffany Huang as winners of its fifth ‘Empowering Imagination’ fashion design competition, which sees twelve 2016 graduates from the Parsons BFA Fashion Design course compete for the chance to visit Kering’s Materials Innovation Lab. The winners were announced at the 68th...
May 25, 2016
London - Fashion magazine Teen Vogue is teaming up with the Parsons School of Design at The New School to offer a new online fashion course aimed at helping millennials launch or transition into a career in fashion. Titled 'Certificate in Fashion Industry Essentials,' the course is aimed at 13 to 35 year olds, looking to expand their fashion...
Aug 17, 2015
