The Fusion Fashion Show took place this past weekend at the Parsons Midtown Campus, where the two finest fashion schools in the country, Parsons The New School for Design and Fashion Institute of Technology, competed for Best Designer and Best Overall School. Now in it’s 11th year, Fusion has launched the careers of current “it-boys” [...]

Lexy Funk, Brooklyn Industries’ co-founder, was the latest designer to address Parsons’ Rethinking Fashion series Tuesday night at Wollman Hall. Brooklyn Industries’ slogan “Live, Work, Create” resonates from their start in the mid-1990s.  Lexy and her partner, Vahap Avsar, were both New York based artists who, while struggling to sustain an artistic life in the [...]

Wednesday, March 3rd, from 12-6pm at Sheila Johnson Design Center on the ground floor of 2 West 13th St, Please join us at the first-ever Parsons Faculty Book Fair. A celebratory reception runs from 5-7. 70 recent books written, edited, or featuring work by more than 40 full-time and part-time faculty members, representing each of [...]

Despite being brought up in the Virginian Blue Ridge Mountains, Parsons teacher Richard French has the career and individuality of a true New York designer. Having started his career in retail, he moved on to establish, and then sell, a multi-million dollar lingerie label, French Jenny. Mr. French now designs men’s and women’s wear collections [...]

Wednesday, March 3, from 6-8PM at Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th Street, 5th flr, meet Lexy Funk, artist, entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of Brooklyn Industries. Noted for its anti-bureaucratic culture of creativity and independence in the workplace, the company has grown from making messenger bags out of used billboard vinyl to become a full men’s [...]

February 14, 2010 – Valentine’s Day provided the backdrop to Parsons graduate, Erin Fetherston’s, Autumn/Winter 2010 runway show at Milk Studios. Seated guests, including Zoe Kravitz, Karen Elson and Whitney Port (plus entourage), were treated to pink roses, chocolate truffles and champagne. The rest of us were offered someone to cosy up to in the [...]

February 12, 2010 –Project Runway winner Christian Siriano’s show got off to a late start in the Promenade of Bryant Park, with photographers mobbing front row spectators who were waiting to take in his newest collection. After seating Amber Rose, Mena Suvari and Leigh Lezark were also granted some space. Following the frenzy, the first [...]

February 11, 2010 –Despite a snowstorm whipping around the city the day before, one could feel the electricity emanating from inside Milk Studios leading up to Parsons Alum Jen Kao’s Fall 2010 show. For the designer’s collection, a parade of models, who sported long and sleek ponytails with heavy bangs, were sent down the runway. [...]

Born in France, Brigitte Conti also lived in both Los Angeles and England before settling in New York City.  The self-taught designer graduated from Parsons with an AAS degree in 1995 at 40 years old. Now, her time is split between teaching at Parsons and Design Consulting. Having lived abroad for many years, what made [...]

The AAS Line Debut was a highlight of Parsons’ Fashion School year end exhibitions and included an industry and press cocktail reception to celebrate the most creative new designers emerging from the AAS Fashion Design program.  Students presented original designs ranging from women’s, men’s, accessories and eco-friendly pieces in a dramatic static gallery showcase at [...]