I was walking up Fifth Avenue this morning and I couldn’t resist taking this photograph.  The construction workers were hoisting a very large window frame and attaching it to the facade of the University Center.  It reminded me of one of the terms- fenestration- that was on a test last week in my Visual Merchandising [...]

Every week my Visual Merchandising class is out walking.  Right now we’re exploring and documenting NYC’s vibrant retail and storefront facades. To get the best shots RULE #1 for storefront photography has always been photograph at night.  This reduces glare and reflection when no flash is used. Oftentimes, however, rules are broken and something interesting [...]

In my Visual Merchandising class we are looking at how designers tell stories. Whether it’s a storefront window or a presentation of merchandise on a table or a designer’s runway, how something is displayed has to tell a story. Last week when all eyes were on the runway mine were focused on the back drops. [...]

One year since its inception, The Creative Space Beirut launched its third collection, Seascape for Fall 2012 designed and sewn completely by their most recent group of student designers.  Founded in 2011 by Parsons graduate Sarah Hermez and Parsons faculty, Caroline Simonelli, The Creative Space Beirut promised from the very start to be a democratically principled [...]

Beauty is fleeting and so are display windows.  Some change weekly, some change monthly. This window, photographed by AAS Visual Merchandising student Chantel Shah, shows one of this season’s “it” bags. It was photographed one day and changed the next (probably to make room for Prada Soho’s FNO events) Walking is good for you and [...]

Please join us in congratulating Parsons Alumni, Jin Kay and Melanie Seligman, winners of the Parsons x PPR x The Fancy Summer 2012 Empowering Imagination Competition. In July, five 2012 Parsons graduates had their work showcased on The Fancy, an innovative online platform at the intersection of blog, magazine, and image-based social media. Visitors to [...]

Check out the article featuring twelve of our recent graduates in this month’s issue of V Magazine.

Parsons The New School for Design, PPR, and The Fancy have teamed up for “Empowering Imagination”, a contest providing Parsons students with a unique opportunity to win an internship within one of PPR’s 16 luxury and sport & lifestyle brands. Out of twenty top candidates from the graduating class of the BFA Fashion Design program at [...]

Parsons The New School for Design, PPR, and The Fancy have teamed up for “Empowering Imagination”, a contest providing Parsons students with a unique opportunity to win an internship within one of PPR’s 16 luxury and sport & lifestyle brands. Out of twenty top candidates from the graduating class of the BFA Fashion Design program at [...]

Parsons The New School for Design, PPR, and The Fancy have teamed up for “Empowering Imagination”, a contest providing Parsons students with a unique opportunity to win an internship within one of PPR’s 16 luxury and sport & lifestyle brands. Out of twenty top candidates from the graduating class of the BFA Fashion Design program [...]