The first segment of a two-part video of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show for 1983. The event honors Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times. Marvin S. Traub, chairman of Bloomingdale's, presents the Parsons Award to Sulzberger. Fashion editor Edith Raymond Locke announces the runway show. This is the first annual show with Frank Rizzo as dean of the Fashion Design Department. Footage ends midway through the show.

The final segment of a two-part video of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show for 1983. The footage begins midway through the runway show. Edith Raymond Locke is the announcer. David Pfendler receives the Student Designer of the Year Award. Designer Donald Brooks presents the costume design showcase. The event concludes with a procession of the class of 1983. The video ends with footage of people at the fashion benefit, dining and dancing.