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6 Reasons We Wouldn’t Register For Professor Galliano’s Class
For starters, we’re kind of afraid of him. Also, his decision-making skills make him a questionable-at-best role model for the young minds at Parsons. Here’s why we’re not rushing over to the registrar.
John Galliano To Teach At A Fashion School?
While academia isn’t exactly the path we would have imagined John Galliano‘s career would take, it seems the designer is setting his sights on the classroom for his next big step.
Alexander Wang On His Days As A Vogue Intern
Long before he was the toast of the downtown fashion scene (well, ok, not that long before — he is only 28), Alexander Wang was just a lowly intern in the Vogue fashion closet, cutting his teeth hauling garment bags and meticulously noting incoming samples just like the rest of us.
Mary-Alice Stephenson Champions For Young Designers At Parsons MFA
Eighteen designers from Parsons The New School for Design‘s Fashion Design and Society MFA program showed their collections Saturday morning. Sitting front and center to soak it all in was Mary-Alice Stephenson, who wholeheartedly supported the young designers and called them the “future of fashion”.
22 Designers Reveal The Inspirations For Their Spring 2013 Collections
This Thursday marks the start of the marathon known as New York Fashion Week. And since fashion is always a season ahead, while we’re gearing up for fall, designers will be sending out models in breezy spring looks. We’ve got your first look at the inspirations behind their spring 2013 collections, and a peek at what’ll come strutting down that runway.
PHOTOS: The Very Best Looks From The Parsons Student Fashion Show
“This isn’t med school. We’re not saving lives, but have you ever tried to make the shirt you’re wearing? It’s really hard!” This is what Carly Cushnie told her family when they asked why she worked around the clock during her undergraduate years at Parsons. She relayed this story while hosting yesterday’s student thesis show.
3 Accessories That Could Actually Help Save Your Life
If you’re afraid the apocalypse is coming and you want to face it on the bleeding edge of fashion, you might be in luck. Accessory design students are starting to experiment with ways to incorporate life-saving devices into everything from purses to trench coats.
Derek Lam Is In The Market For A Diffusion Line
We’re suckers for diffusion lines. We’ve bought pieces from tons of our favorite designers — Rodarte, Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen — for a mere fraction of what we’d spend on their full-range lines. And we’re excited to report that Derek Lam may soon jump on the diffusion bandwagon.
Asian-Americans Make Their Mark In The Fashion World
Wang, Wu, Lam, Lim. We’ve been coveting their goods for quite some time now. And while their aesthetics are quite variable, they all have something in common: their Asian heritage.
Meet Yu-Ming: The Man With 900 Shoes
Encountering a male sneaker enthusiast with more pairs of shoes than his female counterpart is an unusual scenario, but most unusual is one who has more shoes than 40 times the average women’s collection combined. Co-founder of Freshnessmag.com and web designer Yu-Ming Wu’s sneaker collection of 800-plus pairs, from brands like Nike, Adidas, and Puma, to name a few, was recently revealed in Women’s Wear Daily’s Footwear News.





















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