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Meet Kate Spade’s new leading lady.

As theFashionSpot’s April guest editor, JP wanted to find out whether the next generation of designers and fashion leaders would be prepared to address issues of ethics and sustainability, and repair some of the damage that’s been done by our current system of clothing manufacturing.

Image via Getty In a statement released yesterday, Parsons The New School for Design said it was canceling a planned undergraduate master class taught by former Dior designer, John Galliano:  "An important element of the planned workshop with John Galliano was a candid conversation about the connection between his professional work and his actions in […]

There's a Change.org petition circulating to protest John Galliano's new Parsons teaching job. So far just 160 people have signed, but based on the visible responses, many of the signatures come from current The New School students and alumni. The remarks on the petition include a message to the university: "Anti-Semitic Fashion Designer John Galliano […]

Gonna just play this straight: Earlier today, senior students in Parsons' BFA fashion program received an email announcing a new masterclass series taught by John Galliano, reports Lucky magazine's John Jannuzzi. Galliano's future has been uncertain for the past two years, ever since the designer was fired from his position at Dior and his namesake […]

I know: for someone who doesn't think John Galliano deserves a comeback, I'm obsessed with him. To me, he's the fashion version of what Sarah Palin was to politics in 2008: a sideshow that's so horrifying, it's mesmerizing. It's the kind of thing that brings out my multiple personalities: Get it away from me! Bring it […]

Donna Karan and Joanna Coles were amongst those who attended The Exhibition: The First Eighteen last night.

Q&A with emerging fashion label Alex & Eli, a collaboration of Parsons grads Anna Zeman and Aja Singer