PGHT
5507

Fashion Journalism

Parsons School of Design: Sch. Art and Dsgn Hist and Th

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Fashion Journalism
Spring 2025
Taught By: Raquel Laneri
Section: A

CRN: 10877

Credits: 3

This course is devoted to understanding fashion journalism as first and foremost WRITING—writing about art, politics, experience, aesthetics, history. Fashion is an integral part of world events, and fashion journalism consists of a multi-faceted world of responses to it. This course begins with a look back at the origins of writing about fashion, presumptions about it, some early fashion magazines, and how fashions were presented visually. Then we shall move on to major themes in fashion journalism, looking at how writers shape, conceive of, create and publish stories. Students will look at fashion reviews, trend pieces, and profiles, blogs, memoirs, and more. Students will work on several different types of articles and reviews, with the goal of trying to write publishable prose. We will have several guest lecturers who all work in fashion journalism, who will discuss how they approach their work.

Open to: Masters degree in Fashion Studies majors, other graduate students as space permits. This course is offered within the Writing pathway in the MA Fashion Studies program.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Sch. Art and Dsgn Hist and Th (ADHT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: 2

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Waitlist*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:22pm EST 12/13/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Friday
Times: 9:55am - 11:45am
Building: 6 East 16th Street
Room: 705
Date Range: 1/20/2025 - 5/14/2025