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Tuomas Laitinen, Program Director
In the MFA Fashion Design and the Arts at Parsons Paris, you develop sustainable and inclusive approaches to fashion innovation through studio-based projects that are closely linked to the fashion industry and cultural institutions of Paris. This two-year program allows you to challenge traditional forms of understanding, making, and disseminating fashion beyond the traditional boundaries set by gender and market positioning. The interdisciplinary curriculum addresses topics such as sustainability and inclusivity through creative practice and artistic experimentation.
The MFA curriculum is rooted in the interdisciplinary and visionary approaches that have placed Parsons School of Design at the forefront of fashion and art education. In the program, you engage with key industry partners and cultural organizations in Paris in a variety of studio projects, master classes, and research seminars.
Graduates of the program are ready to play a variety of roles within the professional fields of fashion and contemporary arts, including design, visual arts, research practice, styling, and merchandising.
Daniel Bosco MFA Fashion Design and the Arts ’23,Experimenting is at the core of this program—you have to leave some of your past ways of seeing behind and push yourself to try new things. The courses are open and push you in ways that you can't expect—you will question who you are as a designer but will come out with new perspectives that you couldn't have imagined before.
Kylie Rose Carroll MFA Fashion Design and the Arts ’23,Being a student in the MFA Fashion Design and the Arts program forces you to work outside of the comfort zone of the conventional fashion industry.
Isabelle Yuan Xing MFA Fashion Design and the Arts ’23,It is very motivating to learn from experienced faculty members who are very active in the professional industry. We are lucky to benefit from their unique experiences and broad knowledge.
Courses, projects, and faculty at Parsons Paris are closely integrated with industry and external partners, enabling you to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to real-world challenges in creative business, nonprofit, government, and technology sectors.
To facilitate your creative growth and experimentation across all disciplines, Parsons Paris offers access to academic resources such as on-campus making and project facilities, tech and fashion research labs, and The New School’s digital libraries and archives.
Parsons Paris places research at the center of the learning experience. Faculty and students in our graduate programs collaborate closely, preparing students for real-world teamwork and enabling graduates to respond to current social, political, and economic conditions.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
