Representing the creative future

Designers  –  Jul 2021

Melitta Baumeister on establishing a brand, local production, and graduate shows

The brand owner shares what she has learned with her junior designer and Parsons graduate Chi Yu Han

Designers  –  Mar 2021

AREA: Power to the underdog

The New York-based brand is making its own rules

Designers To Hire

Jay Juyeon Lee: Measurements are subjective

The South Korean designer is celebrating the physicality of the human figure.

Designers To Hire

Shuxuan Li’s womenswear speaks its own language

Based in New York, Chinese knitwear designer Shuxuan Li creates fitted yet loose womenswear that explores contrasts and tensions between artistic heritage and superficial modernity.

Designers To Hire

Laura Tanzer: Why storytelling makes design irrelevant

Laura Tanzer calls for a change in fashion education

Pakistani designer Misha Japanwalas

Parsons  –  Jul 2020

Misha Japanwala - Embodying Realities

The Pakistani designer amplifies the voices of women who else wouldn’t be heard by creating body casts that tell stories of oppression, violence, and empowerment.

Opinion  –  Apr 2020

Quarantine Dispatch #2: Designing between Wuhan and New York

As part of our series where we share your thoughts and feelings in quarantine, Parsons fashion student Terrence Zhou puts his reality into words

Parsons  –  Sep 2019

Parsons MFA Fashion 2019: full line-up

Meet the freshest crop of graduates from the New York school’s flagship MFA programme.

Parsons  –  Sep 2019

Mastering Graduation

Ahead of the Parsons MFA show, 10 alumni share their advice for the graduating class of 2019

Meet Parsons' paper girl, Venice W.

Parsons  –  Jul 2018

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?

Opinion  –  Apr 2018

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.