During the last week of our Fall Semester, 2010, students in the School of Fashion participated in a “Keep your clothing out of the landfills” project.  We were able to collect 180 pounds of clothing in just one short week, and, recycled clothing through a partnership with Wearable Collections. A small donation was made as [...]

This is the final post in our series, written by Fashion Marketing students enrolled in the special topics course. Introducing Laura Lopez December 15th, 3:30 pm finally came, the time for Fashion Marketing students working all semester on the AirDye project to take a stand in the spotlight. The palpable sense of nervousness combined with [...]

Student designed zero-waste dress. Larisa Iosilevich is a Fashion Instructor at Parsons the New School for Design. In addition to teaching, she works as a designer, a pattern maker, and as a sample maker at Saxon Textile Corporation.  At Parsons she teaches construction courses, a design studio experimental course, as well as a fashion techniques [...]

The AirDye and Parsons collaboration is moving along nicely. The three winning BFA designer students were announced: Katty Hoelck, Nelson Santovenia and Jovana Mirabile. The room was brimming with excitement upon seeing the works of these highly creative designers who all had very different interpretations on how to utilize the AirDye product and maximize its [...]

Jonathan Kyle Farmer and I were honored to be invited to speak as part of the public program of the Fashion Art Biennale in Seoul, South Korea, last week. The Biennale is organized by The Korea Fashion & Culture Association, and the exhibition was housed at the amazing Seoul Arts Center. The Biennale theme drew [...]

“Going green” is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of fashion. Due to many reasons, including political, economic, and cultural, the fashion industry could no longer shy away from the harsh effects of producing clothing, whether at the textiles level, final production, or at the end of the line, with the effect that shipping [...]

Follow Parsons’ students in sustainable practice and exploration within the fashion design and marketing programs. This semester and next, Parsons collaborates with AirDye®, a company whose technology manages the application of color to textiles without the use of water. It is today’s sustainable alternative to traditional dyeing and printing processes. Fall semester, AAS Fashion Marketing students [...]

From Monday October 25th to Friday October 29th the first annual Campus Sustainability Week is taking place in The New School. Some great events are planned for the week so come and show your support at the following: Tuesday, October 26 ReNew School’s Free Market Time: 1:30-4 pm, Location: Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th St., [...]

Recently, Fashion Design instructor Laura Volpintesta spoke with current Fashion Design student, studying in the AAS program, Ms. Jie-Euen Choi. Ms. Choi submitted and was selected to present two designs in a runway event in Indianapolis, Indiana at their Museum of Art.  Project IMA (Indianapolis Museum of Art): Fashion Unbound will showcase talented artists and [...]