Parsons students Niyati Karwat and Emily Saunders proudly stand by their winning mannequin for the Sidewalk Catwalk public art event which celebrates the fashion district – home of American fashion in New York City and the design talent who have made it one of New York City’s great neighborhoods. Niyati and Emily with Fern Mallis [...]

For the past 2 semesters WGSN (www.wgsn.com) has held a Trend Story Challenge which is conducted within the NY Trend Spotting class here at Parsons AAS Marketing. The students scour NYC looking to uncover the latest trends and must then build a strong styling message with the images they snap and 1-200 words that tie the [...]

The partnership project built between Parsons and LVMH surpassed all expectations.  The talented photo/video journalist Elle Muliarchyk was on-site documenting students setting up the exhibition for the Nowness blog.  She is pictured right, photographing a model in a student designed dress, left, in an historic home on Governor’s Island.  The photo documentary of this day [...]

Congratulations to Akalaksna Baenchantha, Hyeyoung Kim and calligrapher craftsman Bernard Maisner {pictured below} for winning the top prize of the LVMH/Parsons contest! As a culmination of the joint project The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited, LVMH organized a spectacular event on a gloriously warm and beautiful night. For one night Governors Island became THE playground for [...]

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 [...]

Dean Stadel, presenting the YMA Scholarship Program $5000 each. Winners: Julie Anderson, Matthew Comny Some designers get it all, and Matthew Conmy seems to have it all right now! He is as talented as it comes and is getting the recognition he deserves. He recently won not one but THREE significant awards:  first a $5,000 [...]

“A Response to Emotion: Every Bag Tells a Story” was the subject of a recent competition issued to Parsons Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing students, by Italian handbag company, Braccialini.  A partnership with the winning creations from the Braccialini Handbag Competition were announced and presented by Emilia Pedullà, President and CEO of EMIMAR-Braccialini Franchisee USA [...]

Dear Fashion School Community, Please stop by the STOLL open house, showcasing the knitwear collections of our recent BFA Graduates. This event is open to the industry, please feel free to forward to interested colleagues. STOLL FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS: Parsons The New School For Design Thesis collections by: Paula Cheng, Samuel Green, Samantha Hyman, Angela [...]

We will be rooting for our very own Frank Nathan, as he competes for Best Student Made Handbag design. This year’s 2010 CFDA nominees were announced this week, and Frank’s small can clutch “should make a person feel good [wearing it,] the fact that it looks good is just a bonus.”  Good luck and congratulations [...]

Last evening, the opening reception for Line Debut, was a smashing success. With over 300 in attendance, graduating students in the AAS Fashion Design program showed off their best work in the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery space at Parsons, The New School for Design. The exhibition of student work includes incredibly designed gowns, futuristic [...]