Parsons The New School for Design
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| Parsons The New School For Design | |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Type | Private |
| Dean | Joel Towers |
| Academic staff | 1,066 |
| Students | 4,200 |
| Undergraduates | 3,800 |
| Postgraduates | 400 |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Former names | Chase School (1896-1898) New York School Of Art (1898-1909) New York School Of Fine And Applied Art (1909-1936) Parsons School Of Design (1936-2005) |
| Website | www.newschool.edu/parsons/ |
About
Parsons The New School for Design, or Parsons for short, is located on New York's fifth avenue [1], in the city's fashion district. [2] [3] The school was founded in 1896 as the Chase School. [4] It caters for students in fashion, design, media, film and architecture.
Each year the school holds the Parsons Fashion Benefit, which shows the graduating class' collections. [5]
Courses
In 1904 the first program in fashion design was introduced. [6]
In 2010 the school will be introducing two new streams- a Masters in Fashion Design and Society, with the collaboration of Donna Karan, and a Masters in Fashion Studies. [7]
Former students
Former students of Parsons include, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu [8] Anna Sui, Steven Meisel, Donna Karan, Thakoon and Narciso Rodriguez. [9][10]
Many former students are now members of the school's faculty. [11]
