The School of Fashion: 30 Parsons Designers
Textbook Fashion Design Visual Arts Art Education Design Reference Career Self-Help Creative Process
The School of Fashion: 30 Parsons Designers is the only behind-the-scenes textbook that distills the DNA of the world-famous Parsons School of Design into one collectible hardcover. Curated by former Parsons dean Simon Collins, the 2014 Assouline edition spotlights thirty recent graduates whose work now shapes houses such as Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, and Eckhaus Latta. Each designer is profiled through original sketches, runway photographs, and candid interviews that reveal how a single thesis collection can launch a global career. The result is a 144-page visual master-class that lets readers reverse-engineer the creative process—from concept board to final garment—without paying Ivy-League tuition.
What makes this copy special is its coffee-table quality at a student-friendly price. Assouline’s trademark thick-stock pages and full-bleed photography are intact, and the hardcover is rated very good with clean, unmarked pages—no ex-library stamps, inscriptions, or shelf-wear to detract from the 200+ illustrations inside. Unlike ephemeral exhibition catalogues, this is a reference-heavy textbook: technical flats, fabric swatches, and production notes accompany every profile, so fashion entrepreneurs can study pattern-making shortcuts, costing tricks, and branding hacks used by designers who now sell at Net-a-Porter and Bergdorf Goodman.
Collectors and students alike hunt this first edition because it captures a pivotal moment when Parsons shifted from traditional couture training to digital, sustainable, and gender-fluid design. With ISBN 9781614282051 long out of print, demand on the secondary market keeps rising; securing a clean copy now means owning a piece of fashion-education history before later reprints—if any—appear. Whether you’re building a design library, prepping a portfolio, or searching for mentorship in book form, The School of Fashion delivers an entire classroom of inspiration in one sleek, shelf-ready volume.
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