Fashion & Creative Business at The New School & Parsons
The Gromek Institute collaborates across The New School to further the development of future leaders in fashion and creative business. Students have the opportunity to explore their interest in fashion and creative business across various areas of study within The New School. Programs include the MS and the BBA in the School of Strategic Design & Management, MPS in Parsons School of Design, EMILUX in Parsons Executive Education, E-Lab in the Centers & Institutes and more. The focus is on leveraging interdisciplinary strengths to address key industry challenges.
We are excited to partner with MPS Fashion Management on a new initiative that, for the first time, introduced students to the fashion management field through a series of four lectures: Introduction to the Gromek Institute, What is Fashion Management, Introduction to Justice in Fashion Business, and What is Tech. Together, these sessions set the foundation for an engaging semester and highlighted the values, skills, and perspectives shaping the future of fashion.
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Strategic Design and Management BBA
The BBA Strategic Design and Management program prepares a new generation of industry leaders for entrepreneurial and management positions in which they can apply leading theories in design and innovation. Taught by leading industry specialists, this interdisciplinary program examines the essentials of design-led research, strategy, and systems thinking. Courses introduce you to branding, product and service development, innovation, law, finance, ethics, value alignment, and sustainability. This interconnected approach to design and business is applicable across all industries.
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Fashion Management MPS
The master’s program in Fashion Management at Parsons prepares you to advance and transform your career in the evolving fashion business landscape. You learn to challenge existing paradigms in the fashion world and develop groundbreaking ideas for fashion businesses, start-ups, and fashion-related services. Graduates return to the workforce with in-depth knowledge and advanced skills in global and local manufacturing, ethical production, value chains, marketing, and merchandising. This program can be completed on campus or fully online.
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Strategic Design and Management MPS
Bringing together design thinking, management, and applied social sciences, the graduate program in Strategic Design and Management at Parsons responds to the need for businesses and organizations to address complex 21st-century economic, environmental, and social challenges. Methods from studio practice such as ideation, ethnographic research, prototyping, and service design are used to devise approaches to business and social innovation in global contexts. You gain critical design-based skills while developing sophisticated perspectives on organizational management and strategy, financial and environmental sustainability, entrepreneurship, and ethical leadership.
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EMILUX: Luxury Management and Design Innovation
Offered jointly by Parsons and ESSEC, both among the top ten in their fields, the Luxury Management and Design Innovation (EMiLUX) executive program is designed for professionals and entrepreneurs looking to develop a global perspective and deeper knowledge of international luxury markets while continuing to work at their jobs.
Program Overview
Taught by internationally recognized faculty with industry backgrounds and extensive connections with luxury brands, the interdisciplinary program combines creativity, innovation, analytics, collaboration, and management courses to provide professionals with the strategic tools and skills necessary to foster a culture of change in the business of luxury.
Program participants engage in week-long on-site immersive residencies at global luxury hubs across several countries and online modules, which help them develop state-of-the-art knowledge of the international luxury market and emerge as transformational leaders with the know-how necessary to advance their careers and fuel their entrepreneurial journey of innovation in the field.
Graduates of the program receive an Executive Master in Luxury Management and Design Innovation from ESSEC, an Executive Certificate in Luxury Management and Design Innovation from Parsons, and a Diploma in Made in Italy Case Study Analysis from Accademia Costume & Moda.
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Executive Education
Parsons Executive Education offers tailored programs and transformative learning experiences for professionals at various stages of their careers. Whether you’re a senior executive restructuring your organization, a mid-career professional seeking growth, or a future changemaker, you’ll acquire invaluable insights and skills that can significantly accelerate your professional development.
One of the world’s top design institutions, Parsons offers immersive programs that provide a unique advantage. You benefit from creative frameworks and industry expertise that enable you to master emerging cultural trends, adapt swiftly to technological shifts, and confront business challenges with a purpose-driven approach to leadership, innovation, and impact.
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E-Lab: Entrepreneurial Lab
A DESIGN LED RESEARCH LAB DEDICATED TO INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Founded in 2014, Parsons Entrepreneurial Lab is nurtured within the School of Design Strategies, the ELab caters to The New School’s students & recent alumni from all graduate programs, providing entrepreneurial education, events, research, and support mechanisms.