Embodying Universal Bodies: Ageing
A new first-year project on the Parsons MFA course tackles societal issues and seeks positive change through fashion design
Parsons MFA: Embodying Universal Bodies
MFA leaders Shelley Fox and JOFF are intent on training inclusive designers. Here’s how.
Parsons MFA Fashion 2019: full line-up
Meet the freshest crop of graduates from the New York school’s flagship MFA programme.
Mastering Graduation
Ahead of the Parsons MFA show, 10 alumni share their advice for the graduating class of 2019
Penultimate: Xiang Gao's Chinese Americana
The New York-based designer discusses the brightly collaged world of her new brand for AW19.
Equity in Process: Fashion and Accessibility
"We cannot just make room at the table for one and pretend that it is enough to provoke true systemic change."
Parsons MFA Fashion 2018: full line-ups
Meet the 7th generation of the MFA Fashion Design & Society program
Meet Parsons' paper girl, Venice W.
Self-proclaimed "lazy designer" Venice W. lived in her designs for a year. How did this affect her process?
New York’s New Generation of Designers, An Argument for Optimism
A Parsons graduate argues why the future for young designers in New York isn't as bleak as it might seem.
Chi Yu Han and the gender divide in fashion
The New York-based designer thinks carefully about masculine and feminine roles within a given garment.
Karen Heshi: “Why must a suit look like a suit?”
The designer reflects on the tension between functionality and identification in her graduate collections.
