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United States Information Agency film featuring Parsons School of Design alumna Reiko Kutsuki Hori. Hori, a member of the class of 1956, emigrated from Japan to the US. She went on to have a successful career as a fashion designer and instructor at Parsons. In Japanese.

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Promotional film produced by the National Cotton Council of America for Parsons School of Design. Footage includes classrooms, studio scenes, and shots of the exterior of the Parsons building at 410 East 54th Street. The video features a juried show, with jurors such as Vera Maxwell, Adele Simpson, Fernando Sarmi, and others. Emphasis on cotton textiles.

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Film of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show for 1966. The film features voiceover narration and soundtrack. Jury members include Deanna Littell, Norman Norell, and Don Simonelli, among others. Eugenia Sheppard, fashion columnist at the New York Herald-Tribune, and Mildred Custin, President of Bonwit Teller department store, give remarks. A number of students recieve Critics' Awards.

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Parsons School of Design annual fashion show at the Plaza Hotel. The film features voiceover narration and soundtrack. Jury members include Deanna Littell, Leo Narducci, Oscar de la Renta, Stanley Herman, John Moore, Jacques Tiffeau, Donald Brooks, and Chester Weinberg. Sportswear award goes to Kay Unger. Francesca Vitiello receives the first Student Designer of the Year Award. The announcer is Mona Roset. Michaele Vollbracht and Kay Unger peek out from behind the stage at 01:32.

Scope and Contents Short promotional fim for the Fashion Design Department at Parsons School of Design. The film includes classrooms, studio scenes, shots of the Parsons building at 410 East 54th Street, and footage of the Garment District. Commentary is provided by Ann Keagy, chairman of the Fashion Design Department, Bill Blass, and others. Critics Norman Norell and Rudi Gernreich examine student work. Michaele Vollbracht, a student at Parsons, recieves feedback from Norell on a dress (06:34). Vollbracht is...

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Excerpt of promotional film for the Fashion Design Department at Parsons School of Design. The original film is A Parsons Graduate (1968). Although an excerpt, this film contains roughly one minute of additional footage of designer Norman Norell examining Donna Karan's (née Faske) work. The film includes the annual senior fashion show at the Plaza Hotel (00:00:51).

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Film of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show. The film begins with footage of judges, including Oscar de la Renta, Chester Weinberg, and Norman Norell. Designers Leo Narducci and Deanna Littell give remarks. The film concludes with the annual fashion show at the Plaza Hotel. The announcer is Linda Riminich. Bill Robinson receives the Student Designer of the Year Award.

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Film of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show at the Plaza Hotel. The film features commentary by designer Norman Norell and footage of students in the studio. Jurors for the fashion show include designers Chester Weinberg, Don Simonelli, Donald Brooks. Barbara "Bosha" Johnson receives the Student Designer of the Year Award.

Scope and Contents Film of the Parsons School of Design annual fashion show at the Plaza Hotel. Voiceover announces the year's theme, "Anything Goes." The theme draws on a Cole Porter song of the same name, which plays throughout the film. Jurors for the fashion show include designers Donald Brooks, Chester Weinberg, Stan Herman, and Norman Norell. John R. Everett, president of the New School for Social Research, appears in the audience. Sidsel Taubo receives the J.C. Penney's Student Designer of the Year...

Scope and Contents Silent film of the annual Parsons School of Design student and alumni fashion show at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. The event jointly honors Mrs. Sophie Gimbel, Allan R. Johnson, chairman of the board at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Gordon Franklin, president of Saks Fifth Avenue. Actress Lauren Bacall is in attendance. Carrie Donovan, senior editor at Harper’s Bazaar, announces the runway show. Designers Donald Brooks, Chester Weinberg, and others appear in...