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Parsons alumni are creating their own community in the fashion industry

Lorena Pipenco’s sketchbook process. Photo courtesy of Lorena Pipenco

Parsons School of Design is notorious for its fashion design program, which is focused on “access, inclusion, sustainability, and equity,” according to the Fashion Design BFA program page.…

Opinion: Design students need to care about organized labor

A typical work environment for the average designer- together but isolated. Illustration by Ruth Donagher

It’s no secret that labor solidarity is in the air. From the Trader Joe’s union initiatives on the Lower East Side to the protests on streets of Paris,…

FIT’s latest exhibit highlighting women designers is a must-see for all fashion lovers

Courtesy of the Museum at FIT. Illustration by Bill Donovan

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology located in Chelsea is home to a rotating collection of exhibitions. Their latest show, “Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their…

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,…