. Coming soon! The Parsons Fashion Elements editorial video 2013.     Watch this space for more information…

* Attention Class of 2013 BFA Fashion Design and 2013 and December 2012 AAS Fashion Designer Graduates The 560 Fashion Lookbook is a permanent space on the Parsons 560 Blog for you to be discovered!  Submit a page of your work, design it any way you like, and include your personal email and/or website in [...]

The newest space opened in the Garment District, is exclusively dedicated to promoting advancements in technology, machinery, design software, and innovative embellishments.  The Tx Institute, which stands for “T to the x power”, launches their workshop style courses, this summer in technical training, for textile and design. Samanta Cortes, the brains and force behind this [...]

Join us Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 6pm – 8pm at Bloomingdale’s, New York City, as we celebrate the Parsons Scholar program. Some notable alumni, including Tracy Reese, Narciso Rodriguez and Lela Rose will be joining us as well. This college-prep initiative enrolls motivated New York City, public high school students from diverse backgrounds, in [...]

ATTENTION – CHANGE OF PROGRAM DUE TO IMPEDING BAD WEATHER IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FASHION COLLOQUIA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013. WE WILL ONLY BE IN THE 55 WEST 13TH STREET BUILDING. THE GUIDED TOUR OF THE SOPHIE GIMBEL EXHIBITION IS CANCELLED. THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, [...]

Dear Fashion School Community, We invite you to visit the upcoming Exhibition in the Aronson Gallery downtown at 66 5th Avenue: SOPHIE GIMBEL: FASHIONING AMERICAN COUTURE The exhibition, curated by Beth Dincuff, opens on Tuesday, January 22nd – February 12th, 2013. Lecture with Saks’ Helen O’Hagan and Exhibition Curator Beth Dincuff Charleston February 8, 5:30 [...]

On Thursday October 11 Dr Kate Fletcher, Reader in Sustainable Fashion at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion delivered the lecture Alternative Fashion Systems as part of the Stephan Weiss Memorial Lecture series. The series was introduced by Alison Mears, Dean of the School of Design Strategies, and Kate was introduced by [...]

The School of Fashion is pleased to welcome The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) for their Fall 2012 campus visit,  Wednesday October 3rd, 2012. Students, and Faculty of all programs are invited to attend. Members of The Humane Society will present educational information with special emphasis on sourcing, production and the use of fur [...]

Don’t miss out on this years Fashion Draft 2013. Taking place February 14-16, 2013 in Manhattan, the program is open to College Seniors from around the country. Application Deadline is October 22, 2012. Visit the Fashion Draft Website for application and all of the information. Good luck!

October 11th, 6pm: Kate Fletcher “Alternative Fashion Systems” Fashion Auditorium, 560 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor This lecture is part of the Stephan Weiss Lecture Series Kate Fletcher explores alternative fashion systems that value a broader range of fashion activity than is currently recognized, drawing upon examples of the ”craft of use” in her project Local [...]