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Olivia Hurst: An Exercise in Elegance

Model wearing the Diana Dress. Photo via Olivia Hurst.

For Olivia Hurst, a fourth-year Strategic Design and Management student at Parsons School of Design, it’s all about the details. Her eponymous womenswear brand, known for its elegant…

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,…

Best fashion school, worst merchandise?

Located both at https://www.thenewstore.nyc/ and on the first floor of the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave., The New Store sells a selection of university merchandise. New School Free Press reporter Marta Dumancic believes that, for having such a prominent fashion school, the New School lacks well-designed merch. Photo by Marta Dumancic

What The New School’s apparel lacks, and what can we do to make it better. As you walk around Washington Square Park, or down Fifth Avenue or 12th…

Parsons grad showcases photography in ‘The Fly Walks’ exhibition

Photographs “Time Capsule” (left) and “Untouched Rhomb” (right) are on display at Space240 in Manhattan. Several Parsons School of Design graduates were involved in the creation of “The Fly Walks” exhibition, which includes work made in Urubamba, Peru and Brooklyn. Photos by Andrea Mato

A recent Parsons School of Design alumna debuted her first post-graduate exhibit in a Manhattan gallery space last week. The exhibition, titled “The Fly Walks,” features photographs by…