"Where is it better to study clothing design? Everyone will recommend the clothing design of Parsons Design College. So, what is the strength of American Parsons clothing design in studying clothing design? The collection of overseas clothing design works of Natural Light Art is announced by Mr. Zeng.
If you ask what is the most famous fashion design school in America? Nine and a half of ten people will answer Parsons. "Parsons School of Design was founded in 1896, It is a world-renowned design institute, It is the most famous fashion design college in the United States. " This sentence almost appears at the beginning of any article introducing Parsons School. As a recognized American fashion design school, what is the strength of Parsons? Today we will start from Geographic location, curriculum system, learning atmosphere and industry influence, internship opportunities and networking resources closely related to employment prospects Let's talk about the advantages of learning fashion design in Parsons from these six aspects.
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Geographical location of Parsons in the United States
Parsons' campus is located in New York, the central city of American economic, cultural and artistic development. It occupies two acres of Fifth Avenue, a golden area in the center of New York. In the era of such rapid spread of information, the advantage of geographical location is very necessary for the study of design creativity majors that need frequent communication from all walks of life. It can be said that New York has the richest art and design resources in the United States. As the venue of New York Fashion Week, one of the four largest fashion weeks in the world, various clothing exhibitions and art exhibitions are held year round. There are the world's top galleries, museums, and the most interesting and outstanding artists and designers, so it's easy to have a steady stream of high-quality extracurricular activities. Parsons has such an excellent geographical location, which undoubtedly establishes the most solid foundation for providing students with a fast, efficient and up-to-date exchange platform to receive the latest industry information at any time.
Realistic view 1 of Parsons campus in the prosperous and golden area of New York
Realistic view 2 of Parsons campus in the prosperous and golden area of New York
Parsons Fashion Design Course System
Parsons' first year of undergraduate education is regardless of major The major of fashion design of Parsons College of Design has provided relatively complete degrees, mainly including three different degree courses: AAS (specialized course/associate degree), BFA (undergraduate/bachelor of arts) and MFA (graduate/master of arts). AAS is similar to the domestic full-time education, focusing on the technology related to the clothing industry, business knowledge is also involved, and some basic courses of clothing design will also be refined. BFA and MFA are completely biased towards design There are three main types of BFA learning. The first is Integrated Courses, which includes a series of basic comprehensive courses, such as painting, design, cutting and other basic skills of clothing design learning; The second is Introduction, which is mainly theoretical knowledge, introduction to fashion culture research and certain research; The third is various Studio Courses, which are designed, developed and produced under the guidance of teachers.
The full English name of fashion related design MFA specialty set up by Parsons is Fashion Design and Society, and there is also a textile specialty of fabric design. It is worth mentioning that Parsons is the first school in the United States to open the major of Fashion Design and Society, which has a long-term cooperative relationship with Swarovski and Uniqlo. The curriculum settings for different degrees are reasonable and targeted after long-term practice. While developing students' creative thinking mode, students can learn useful skills and knowledge.
For some reason, schools of fashion design or art design always spread rumors of local tyrants showing off their wealth and competing with their fathers, and most people believe it. However, the fact is that foreign students majoring in art design are the most hardworking and difficult part to graduate from, except for traditional elite subjects such as law and medicine. Especially in a school like Parsons, which is full of real strong people, it is impossible to successfully upgrade and graduate without fighting for (á o) Bo (y è). Here are gathered the most ambitious and background students of fashion design in the United States and even the world. You will truly feel that the surrounding environment is pushing you to grow. Admittedly, as students majoring in fashion design, we don't have any scruples about clothes, but here, we are more willing to fight for a better Research Board than to fight for a brand new handbag.
Parsons industry influence
As a famous fashion design institute that has cultivated outstanding fashion industry newcomers all the year round, Parsons has been attached to the New School since 1970 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD for short). The school is famous and influential in the industry. Famous design masters in the industry are often invited to give speeches in the school, such as Frank Gehry, Donna Karan, etc. This is due to the many well-known or unknown but rich outstanding alumni of the school, which provide the school with very rich resources. You can just count a few famous alumni who are famous in the fashion industry:
Tom Ford: Gucci, the former creative director, is an important person who revitalizes the brand and takes charge of his own brand with the same name
Marc Jacobs: former creative director of LOUIS VUITTON, in charge of personal brand of the same name
Alexander Wang: former creative director of Balenciaga, in charge of personal brand of the same name
Yohji Yamamoto Yamamoto: a representative fashion design master in Asia, holding the personal brand of the same name, and cooperating with Adidas to create the Y-3 brand
Internship opportunities
As mentioned earlier, Parsons has a significant influence in the industry and a large number of outstanding alumni. The school has a very high reputation in North American fashion design, so it is very advantageous for employment after graduation. You can find recruitment information of many large enterprises on the school intranet. Sometimes, when you upload your resume and portfolio to the school's job search intranet, the recruitment company may find you. Of course, there are many high-quality internship opportunities. The school itself has close cooperation with many well-known brands, fashion groups, magazines, etc., not to mention that many designers themselves are teachers or honorary professors of the school. The platform and opportunities are there. As long as you are willing to work hard and have strength, you have the opportunity to work side by side with world-class designers every minute. Imagine that your little partner is still in the window shopping+, but you are already sitting at the table of the brand design studio, making suggestions for the next season's design, or putting on Chinese clothes for the top supermodel backstage in the most authoritative fashion week show. The sense of honor and satisfaction is indescribable. And undoubtedly, draw a powerful stroke for your CV.
Human resources
I don't remember who said that fashion design depends on talent and diligence, and fashion circles depend on service and contacts. It may be a little overstatement, but we have to admit that human resources are very important for fashion, or even for any industry. Parsons' network resources come from excellent teachers and students. Most of the teachers in colleges and universities are professionals who have worked in the fashion industry for many years. Quite a few of them have other professions besides teaching. They even have their own brands or are chief designers of brands, including some very well-known brands. Therefore, colleges and universities are closely integrated with the fashion industry. Teachers themselves stand at the forefront of the industry. They have both personality and experience. Their thinking leaps, teaching is efficient and interesting, and they can teach you the most authentic industry rules and share the most intuitive business experience at any time. They are teachers and they are real cools. And your classmates, or yourself, are most likely to become the next hot chick in the fashion industry. You work together day and night to exchange and share design experience, which is more of a competition than a partner. The revolutionary friendship of fighting together for deadline is too precious. Most of your classmates will be engaged in various fields of fashion industry in different countries. This kind of connection and communication has become an essential part in the increasingly diversified and globalized fashion industry.
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There are only a few top fashion design colleges in the world. Many advantages of good schools are common. As one of the most famous fashion design schools in the United States, Parsons Design College deserves its reputation.
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