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At Parsons Paris, your education takes place in a global capital of creativity, craft, entrepreneurship, and technology. Many of your faculty are practitioners, challenging you to address real-world needs with partners ranging from the luxury and fashion industry, to cultural institutions and international organizations. In this dynamic collaborative environment, you acquire hands-on experience, in-demand skills, and a network to support your future career.  

Featured Projects

Fashion Studies (MA)
Palais Galliera: Reframing Fashion for Museums

Palais Galliera: Reframing Fashion for Museums

MA Fashion Studies students at Parsons Paris rethought the fashion exhibition at the Mona Bismarck American Center with the generous support of famed fashion institution Palais Galliera – Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris and as part of the Fashion Archives, Politics, and Heritage Lab of Parsons Paris.

Fashion Design (BFA), Strategic Design and Management (BBA)
Borbonese: Celebrating Artisans, Marketing Luxury

Borbonese: Celebrating Artisans, Marketing Luxury

A recent collaboration brought together Italian fashion brand Borbonese and BFA Fashion Design and BBA Strategic Design and Management students to incorporate artisanal heritage into contemporary fashion.

Fashion Studies (MA)
Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MoMu): Re-Envisioning Fashion Study Collections

Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MoMu): Re-Envisioning Fashion Study Collections

As part of their work with the Fashion Archives, Politics, and Heritage Lab of Parsons Paris, MA Fashion Studies students conducted hands-on work with curators at the Fashion Museum of Antwerp and staged a public exhibit in Paris to share their observations of the museum’s valuable study collection.

Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
Dolce & Gabbana x Chesfield Ltd.: Creating an Artful Facade

Dolce & Gabbana x Chesfield Ltd.: Creating an Artful Facade

The Paris boutique of luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana recently got a creative makeover from the Parsons Paris BFA Art, Media, and Technology students who won a competition while putting their creative and conceptual skills on public display.

Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
PRIMA: Designing New Tools to Inspire Engagement

PRIMA: Designing New Tools to Inspire Engagement

In a semester-long, multi-partner collaboration, BFA Art, Media, and Technology students at Parsons Paris recently explored interpreting and communicating the significance of a sculpture park where industrial materials, architectural form, and community engagement intersect.

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