The Initiatives in Arts and Culture are offering a special Parsons rate for the upcoming, New York Gold Conference. Anyone interested in jewelery, design, and the price of valuable raw materials will want to check out this conference. To buy tickets, visit Acteva.com/go/gold . Enter “PARSONS” in the Promotion Code, for a $175 half-price ticket. [...]
NRM Gallery presents: NEVER STOP MOVING An exhibition in honor of NICKI MULLER March 14 – 28th, 2013 Please join Ariela Kader, Senior in Fine Arts at Parsons and curator for Nicki’s Tribute Show. Reception: March 14, 2013 7:00-9:00 pm NRM Gallery 25 East 13th Street 4th Floor This tribute show strives to present [...]
As an exciting conclusion to New York Fashion Week, students from Parsons The New School for Design, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and the Joffrey Ballet School’s Jazz and Contemporary Program performed Reconstruction 3.0: Life is a Journey, an evening of live performances featuring original music, dance and fashion inspired by Louis [...]
A Review of the Newest Breakaway Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Kyera Giannini, Fashion Publishing An ingenious combination of two and three dimensional, the exhibit revolves around the introduction of contemporary fashion and modernity into art during the 1860’s-1880’s and the new class of painters who began the movement: the Impressionists. The [...]
Parsons students and faculty are cordially invited to attend the NOMADISM presentation by Trend Union of Edelkoort Inc., one of the most prestigious international forecasting services in the industry. Thursday, March 21st 4:00 – 6:00 PM Fashion Auditorium 560 7th Ave. 2nd fl The event is hosted by the School of Fashion, Parsons The New [...]
Parsons School of Art and Design History and Theory Presents FASHION IN FILM All Screenings in Tishman Auditorium - 66 West 12th Street 7:00–9:30pm. Free and open to the public. March 15 Eyes of Laura Mars – Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1978 Introduced by Jeffrey Lieber, Assistant Professor, Art and Design History and Theory, Parsons [...]
We’re excited about the Panel on fashion criticism with Robin Givhan (the first fashion critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize), Stefano Tonchi (editor-in-chief of W magazine) and Guy Trebay (New York Times culture and style reporter). It is moderated by Francesca Granata, Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies at Parsons the New School for Design and [...]
On March 23, 2013, over 500 conference attendees, 100+ partners and sponsors, and 30+ renown speakers will gather in Los Angeles, California, to experience the first social enterprise conference of its kind. The discussion will unite, equip, and transform fashion industry leaders to create and share innovative solutions to end our world’s pressing social issues. [...]
Colleagues, students and friends: David Orr the 2013 Michael Kalil Fellow, will be giving a major public lecture on climate change and the role of education, Thursday March 7th in Tishman Auditorium – 66 W 12th Street, at 6:00pm. David Orr is one of the leading environmental activists, writers and thinkers in the world, and an advocate for [...]
by Kristen Bateman, Fashion Publishing Beauty functions much like any other fashion accessory does. Wear a statement necklace with a basic sweater to pump up the look. Wear red lipstick with jeans to totally transform that look. But when it comes to writing about fashion versus writing about beauty, how does it differ? Well, a [...]
