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Fashion Publishing: Writing about Fashion Vs. Writing about Beauty

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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 [...]

Millinery faculty featured in Oprah Magazine

Congratulations to milliner and Parsons professor, Jasmin Zorlu, for being featured with her creations in the March 2013 issue of Oprah Magazine. Be sure to connect with Jasmin on her professional blog linked here. Congratulations and students can check out her classes on campus in the School of Fashion Design programs.

Reconstruction 3.0: Life is a Journey Performance Review

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The Joffrey Ballet School, Parsons School of Design and the New Schools for Jazz and Contemporary Music teamed up to stage five short performances inspired by Louis Vuitton’s belief that “Life is a journey”…  by Kenzie Boney and Kyera Giannini, Fashion Publishing                  The Manhattan Movement and Art Center heralded Valentine’s Day Eve with [...]

Students attend WWD Leadership Summit

Written by:  Sam Muglia, AAS Fashion Marketing Student This January, I had the opportunity to attend the WWD Leadership Summit at the fabled Plaza Hotel.  It was to be a high profile event with lectures and roundtable discussions with all the major CEOs and designers from the most successful fashion houses the world over. My [...]

The First Eighteen Magazine

See The First Eighteen, 2013 MFA Fashion Design and Society, final magazine below. Open publication – Free publishing – More fashion

Fashion Innovations in 3D Printing

Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30pm – Eyebeam Art & Technology Center – 540 W 21st St. $10 | Tickets available online Presentations followed by reception As part of the Computational Fashion program series, Eyebeam presents an exciting event featuring designers  and producers using cutting edge 3D printing techniques to push the boundaries of fashion. From [...]

Styling Club Annual Meeting/Membership Drive

Parsons The New School Styling Club invites all Parsons’ Design and Marketing majors including New School students and members to participate in its annual meeting hosted by President Ping Pong and Faculty Advisor Michelle Alleyne. The Styling Club is a student-run organization that provides and shares resources, guidelines, and opportunities for effective fashion styling and [...]

Can Nanotechnology be fashionable? Merging Fiber Science & Apparel Design

Talk by Juan P Hinestroza, Ph.D., Cornell University http://nanotextiles.human.cornell.edu in the class Fashionable Technology: Science, http://ft.parsons.edu/science The talk kicks-off the Research Cluster: The Body as Metaphor: ft.parsons.edu/body. Open to all faculty and students of TNS. When: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 @ 12:30PM Where: Room 1200, 6 E 16th Street A fashion designer may often considers [...]

Cover the Walls on campus: Sheila Johnson Design Center

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SJDC WALLPAPERS: FRESH WALLS 2013! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Application deadline: April 1, 2013, midnight The walls at the elevator banks at 2 W. 13th Street and 66 5th Avenue are ready for a makeover! These highly visible surfaces reflect Parsons’ design excellence, both within The New School and to the general public. They serve as [...]

Drawing With Scissors: Jonathan Kyle Farmer at FW

by Amanda Seagle, Fashion Publishing Jonathan Kyle Farmer’s “5D” Fashion Sculptures Impress at His Debut Click for Kyle Farmer exhibit video. During a fashion week that Cathy Horyn had decried as, “flabby,” before even 2 days of shows had been waded through by blizzard defying, Celine-clad feet, Jonathan Kyle Farmer’s opening at the Hudson Bond [...]