The Ultimate Glam Rock Revolution celebrating Columbus Day Weekend, on Sunday, Oct 10th from 8pm-4am, featuring tons of live performances, special guests, variety shows, glam make-up & hair make overs, and late night costume contest with $200 prize! Dress code: one armed jumpsuits, vampire hunger, & yellow fame suits! RSVP to bowieball@gmail.com. For more info [...]

A Conversation with Derek Lam and Jenna Lyons Friday, October 15, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. David Schwartz Fashion Education Center 560 Seventh Avenue (40th Street), 2nd Floor Auditorium Dean of the School of Fashion Simon Collins speaks with renowned Parsons alumni regarding their experiences in the fashion industry, expectations for life after graduation, and advice [...]

Design and Existential Risk Fall 2010 Lecture Series Kellen Auditorium Saturday, October 9, 2010 6:00 pm As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, we are challenged by unprecedented planetary-scale events—resource wars, climate change, emerging diseases—which increase in frequency and pose unprecedented problems for mapping and design. Additionally, due to everyday revolutions in [...]

There was a sense of calmness, as I sat on the 1 train heading north towards the 66th Street/Lincoln Center stop. As I look to my right, Christian, and my boss Elizabeth, Public Relations Manager, quietly chat about the quickly approaching first ever fully-staged runway presentation by the designer. Christian Cota, a Parsons graduate, is [...]

Last week, the New York Times Style section published this article, on the Asian-American fashion designers rising to the top. We are lucky to have so many come through the ranks of Parsons School of Fashion and look forward to seeing their Spring 2011 collections this week at New York Fashion Week.

CONVOCATION Thursday, September 2, 2010, 3:00 p.m. John L. Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street We ask that you please be seated by 2:45 p.m. The 14th Annual Welcome Block Party immediately follows the Convocation Ceremony on West 12th Street. Program PRESIDENT KERREY’S WELCOME PRESENTATION OF THE DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY TEACHING AWARDS Richard A. Boukas Faculty [...]

Registrations are Due by Friday August 13th, 2010! WGSN, the world’s leading style and trend forecaster, is proud to present the inaugural Global Fashion Awards (www.globalfashionawards.com ) to honor fashion’s most inspirational, innovative individuals and businesses.  This annual awards ceremony will celebrate those who have been pushing the boundaries of fashion, propelling the industry forward and setting [...]

On Wednesday evening, ten lucky fashion grads got a chance to kick start their careers at Debut New York, the downtown boutique known for showcasing emerging fashion talent.  At a cocktail reception Wednesday night, guests got an up-close view at select pieces from the collections of the class of 2010, handpicked by Debut owner Lisa [...]

Please stop by the one-day Made in Midtown Pop-Up Exhibit, Thursday, June 3rd 8:00am – 8:30pm, featuring the work of several Parsons’ students, including Sean Cabezas, Kate Leaver and Gigi Burris among other designers who utilized local resources to make their collections. At Fashion Center/Times Square Pop-Up Space in the Port Authority Bus Terminal (8th Avenue [...]

Global luxury leader LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Parsons The New School for Design have joined forces for an important initiative — “The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited: New York.” This celebration of the artisan tradition — whose authenticity, creativity and craftsmanship have long inspired and defined the luxury industry — was conceived with two [...]