For the sixth installment within the Fashioning Theory seminar series, Caroline Evans and Marketa Uhlirova of Central Saint Martins discussed the dynamic nature of the fashion film and its relevance within the fields of fashion and media studies. The lecture commenced by exploring how media archaeology can serve as a tool to better understand contemporary […]

On May 16, 2018, the 14 graduating BFA Fashion Design students from Parsons Paris presented their capsule collections at Elysée Montmartre in Paris. Senior thesis supervisors, renowned designers Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman, encouraged students to find their own voice and to integrate the rare know-how of some of the best artisans in France in […]

History of Design and Curatorial Studies students in the Bodies in Space class, taught by Dr. Emmanuel Cohen who specializes in performance studies, recently participated in a workshop conducted by Tsuneko Taniuchi. Tsuneko Taniuchi is an internationally renowned performance artist who was born in Hyogo, Japan and has been living and performing in Paris since […]

The MA program in Fashion Studies at The New School Parsons Paris has carried out a unique collaboration with MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp, culminating in this new exhibition. Eleven pieces from designers including Dior and Yamamoto – as well as a deconstructed fake Burberry coat – will be exhibited in France for the first […]

@non_site_specific Exhibition of The Parsons Paris AMT Sophomore Students Organized by Félicie d’Estienne d’Orves & Mathieu Merlet Briand Coordination Bridget O’Rourke Opening : Friday 27 April, 6 pm to 9 pm This exhibition is the result of a workshop organized by Félicie d’Estienne d’Orves & Mathieu Merlet Briand with The Parsons Paris AMT sophomore students. […]

The New School Parsons Paris is proud to present the 2018 edition of its annual Parsons Paris Festival, including a 3-day exhibition of work from graduating students, the Parsons Paris Fashion Show and the Commencement Ceremony for 2018 graduates. The graduation exhibition will take place at the Mona Bismarck American Center, 34 Avenue de New […]

Last month, students were treated to an week of workshops, exhibitions, and a Parisian dérive centered around the work of modernist architect Le Corbusier. Here are some highlights from the week. The cruise began with a private tour of Hoel Duret’s installation “Too Dumb to Fail” at Galerie Manet in Gennevilliers.  The exhibition takes place […]

The one-day symposium organized by Parsons Paris together with the Séminaire d’Anthropologie des Mondes de la Mode of EHESS has addressed a number of issues related to displacement and the cultural circulations that contribute to the regeneration of the contemporary transnational systems of fashion. The event was hosted by the Musée du Quai Branly – […]

The exhibition “Akademia- performing life” at the Villa Vassilieff attempts to mediate a research archive, contemporary artists responses to a movement, and to critically analyze the phenomena of an early 20th century utopian commune. Between the 1910s and the 1970s Raymond Duncan, an American dancer and artist, established a community and school that extolled socialist principles, arts and […]

On 12 March 2018, the first year MA Fashion Studies students were taken on a private tour of the Margiela/Galliera 1989-2009 exhibition at Palais Galliera guided by the instructor of their Curating Fashion course Laurent Cotta, who is also a curator at Palais Galliera. Martin Margiela was the art director and co-curator, alongside Alexandre Samson. The exhibition […]