Fashion Studies (MA)
Parsons Paris
Design a better tomorrow
Create across disciplines
Make Paris your atelier
Established in 1921, Parsons Paris is a degree-granting university community tackling the challenges of an evolving world with creativity and intellectual rigor. Our faculty of working professionals lead five fully accredited degree programs (BBA, BFA, MA, and MFA), delivering curricula developed for Parsons School of Design’s renowned academic programs, tailored to the context of Paris. Our approach to learning connects students to Paris’ heritage brands and forward-looking entrepreneurial culture and to creative partners in Europe and beyond. Together with Parsons in New York and The New School—Parsons’ parent university—Parsons Paris prepares its diverse graduates to launch new industries and pursue creative careers around the world.
Parsons Paris is a private higher education institution.
Parsons Paris est un établissement d’enseignement supérieur privé.
nationalities represented on campus
art and design school in U.S. and #3 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025)
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Academics
At Parsons Paris, our interdisciplinary approach to learning offers a close-knit community in which you bring together creativity and critical thinking. A faculty of experienced teacher-practitioners work closely with you, tailoring Parsons' proven curriculum to your interests and the unique resources of Paris. Explore our undergraduate, graduate, and summer programs below.
Student Work
Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
Strategic Design and Management (BBA)
Strategic Design and Management (BBA)
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Creative Life in Paris
Immerse yourself in the vibrant creative world of Paris. Our small, centrally-located campus allows you to form lifelong friendships and professional partnerships and draw on the resources of a global design capital. Your educational experience is informed by the world's most celebrated museums, cultural institutions, and ateliers.
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Paris’ rich culture, history, and leadership in innovation motivates me daily. Collaborations with iconic Parisian houses like Cerruti and Borbonese offer a view into the future of luxury found only here.
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The diverse community of Paris inspires me to look at the world from a new perspective, which in turn enriches my art. I've been encouraged to leave my comfort zone and create in ways I never have before.
Faith, Student, BFA Art, Media, and Technology -
Paris isn't just where I found my creative voice, it's where I found my lifelong creative collaborators — the people I call on today to create with, capture my work in photographs and on websites, and give me advice on making my way through the fashion industry.
Steven, Student, BFA Fashion Design
Paris’ rich culture, history, and leadership in innovation motivates me daily. Collaborations with iconic Parisian houses like Cerruti and Borbonese offer a view into the future of luxury found only here.Laura, Student, BBA Strategic Design and Management
The diverse community of Paris inspires me to look at the world from a new perspective, which in turn enriches my art. I've been encouraged to leave my comfort zone and create in ways I never have before.Faith, Student, BFA Art, Media, and Technology
Paris isn't just where I found my creative voice, it's where I found my lifelong creative collaborators — the people I call on today to create with, capture my work in photographs and on websites, and give me advice on making my way through the fashion industry.Steven, Student, BFA Fashion Design
The faculty of Parsons Paris represents the international academic, art, design, and business worlds. By bringing together academic leaders and working professionals in small classes, we deliver a collaborative educational experience that prepares you for academic and professional success.
Florence Leclerc, Florence Leclerc, DeanParis has always looked to the future while building on its past. That energy animates learning at Parsons Paris, dissolving the walls between disciplines so that creative and critical minds can forge a new future in ways possible only here.
Our graduates go on to lead existing fields, pioneer new ones, and transform their industries in careers in Paris and around the world. Discover the paths of our groundbreaking alumni.
