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See more Related Links FIND YOUR PROGRAM CURRENT STUDENTS CONTACT US VISIT University University Home Our Colleges Parsons School of Design Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts College of Performing Arts The New School for Social Research Schools of Public Engagement Parsons Paris Continuing and Professional Education The New School Campus offers students world-class academic, housing and dining facilities, located in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village. Learn more Related Links Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Contact Visit Events News Giving Apply Breadcrumbs HomeParsons School of DesignAboutOur SchoolsFashion School of Fashion LEFT TO RIGHT: Jessie Chin wearing designs by Natsumi Aoki, MFA Fashion Design and Society ’23; Jezra Williams wearing designs by Mel Corchado, MFA Fashion Design and Society ’23. Brooklyn Museum, September 11, 2023. Credits: Isaias Ayala, Aleksandr Karjaka. Parsons’ School of Fashion leads the industry into a future where access, inclusion, equity, and sustainability are the standard. We cultivate a fashion community within creative, thoughtful, caring, and multidisciplinary learning spaces to foster social, economic, and climate justice. The School of Fashion engages with study across the full spectrum of fashion design and textile design as well as fashion management, communication, and marketing. Our students, faculty, and staff are committed to bringing about lasting change in the industry by supporting Indigenous resurgence; honoring the beauty of all bodies; and living in harmony with animals and the earth in ways that advance climate justice. School Highlights Justice-Focused Practice Students’ learning is guided by a commitment to social justice, decolonization, and environmental sustainability. You learn to disrupt hierarchies, colonial systems, and outmoded beauty ideals and body standards, while discovering and reclaiming ethically robust forms of learning and creative...