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The burgeoning independence of New York Fashion Week: Tia Adeola, Barragán, and yes… Parsons MFA

Fashion week ended Wednesday night, and with it, a set of young independent designers of America made their presence known.New York Fashion Week officially began in full gear…

A roundtable with four Parsons graduating fashion designers

The New School Free Press sat down with four graduating Parsons School of Design fashion designer students. Weijing Xiao, Kasey Riera, Yinglun Zhang, and Sophia Ayers (represented above from left to right) discuss their experiences at the college and what inspired them to create their theses. Illustration by Oz X. Yangas

As the semester comes to an end, four Parsons graduating fashion designers discuss their experiences and thesis collection. The spring semester is coming to an end with an…

Three emerging designers to watch following New York Fashion Week

A model wears dresses by Saint Sintra, a clothing brand founded by Parsons School of Design graduate Sintra Martins. She is one of three featured designers to have shown their creativity and diversity through their work, especially with their collections for the latest New York Fashion Week. Images courtesy of Saint Sintra

The new world of fashion seen through the eyes of Elena Velez, Saint Sintra and No Sesso, three brands making waves after this year’s NYFW. Twice a year,…

Dorm room turned tattoo parlor

Parsons School of Design first-year Prithvi Virmani tattoos fellow tattoo artist Declan on March 5. Dorming freshmen have started cultivating creativity through art-based businesses. Photo by Lilly Gorman

New School dorms buzz with new, creative businesses. Moving to New York City to go to a university like The New School, you open yourself up for some…

I’m thinking of leaving Parsons: The Stamp Podcast Episode 1

The Stamp is kind of-weekly podcast featuring different New School Free Press reporters, hosted by audio editor Katie Pruden. Illustration by Camila Giraldo

How do you balance feeling dissatisfied with your classes with your passion for the work? For the Free Press’ debut podcast, “The Stamp,” we’re kicking it off with…

Living in black beyond

Artist Adama Delphine Fawandu’s “Deep Inside I’m Blue No. 2” hangs in the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery. Fawandu’s work, alongside other Black artists’, hangs at the Parsons School of Design Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery through Friday. Photo by Lilly Gorman

An art exhibition celebrates beauty and wickedness in Black realities. There are representations in artistic practice, often more times than not reincarnations of past stereotypes, and then there…