What our students, alumni, and faculty are doing in Paris and worldwide
Program Contact
Marco Pecorari, Program Director
The MA Fashion Studies at Parsons Paris is the first and only master's program in this field in France, and one of a small handful worldwide combining theory and practice. In this program, you investigate fashion as a cultural phenomenon and realize projects with cultural and creative industry partners, employing a critical perspective on fashion globalization, labor, and sustainability; media and visual communication; fashion curating and heritage; identity, race, class, and gender; and technological innovation. Graduates work in diverse fields including the fashion industry, branding and media, museums, and academia.
The curriculum consists of seminar-based classes, lectures, and master classes led by fashion academics and practitioners. Students also develop projects like exhibitions, installations, and publications in collaboration with European cultural institutions and Parisian fashion brands.
MA Fashion Studies students documented their Palais Galliera research objects as part of their work creating innovative presentations interpreting garments, visual culture, and objects.
Reflecting on the presence of cultural theory in fashion practice, faculty members Antoine Bucher, Marco Pecorari, and Justin Morin called into question assumptions historically employed in fashion studies, presenting their work in A Fashion of Theory, an exhibition created with Parsons Paris’ Fashioning Theory Lab.
MA Fashion Studies students recently presented Localité Koché, a collaboration with the founder and designer of the French global streetwear brand Koché. The project, part of Parsons Paris’ Unmaking Fashion Media and Creative Industries Lab, tasked students with proposing new concepts for branding, retailing, and promoting Koché.
Students in Parsons Paris’ MA Fashion Studies program developed multi-media installations exploring the influence of fashion publications on global identity for an exhibition staged by the Fashioning Theory Lab.
Graduates of this program are polyvalent researchers and professionals who are able to adapt to the dynamic fashion industry. Alumni pursue roles in fashion PR and publications, branding and marketing, fashion consulting, museums and galleries, private archives, auction houses, trend forecasting, and fashion retailing. Some also pursue PhD degrees and research and teaching positions at universities around the world.
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.
