Until 2001, the Fashion Design Department partnered established designers with students to create collections based upon the designers' styles. Many of the designer critics were themselves Parsons alumni. Images of designer critics are arranged alphabetically and include: Geoffrey Beene, Albert Capraro, Oscar de la Renta, Louis Dell'Olio, Georgio di Sant'Angelo, Perry Ellis, Ellie Fishman, James Galanos, Rudi Gernreich, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Izabel Lam, Ralph Lauren, Claire McCardell, Isaac Mizrahi, Gloria Sachs, Willi Smith, Michaele Vollbracht, Ilie Wacs, and Chester Weinberg. For examples of critic/student pairings from the 1940s and 1950s, consult the Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records (PC.03.02.01).