The Project

The project as a whole succeeded in what I assume to have been one of its main goals ― getting Londoners and New Yorkers to learn the differences between their two fashion cultures. Although I am unsure how much worldly wisdom we journalists were able to impart to the Parsons students (perhaps our part will be better played through Segue), I definitely feel more comfortable in my understanding of New York as a fashion industry.

I believe that the project will naturally improve as it proceeds next year, mostly because there will be a model to work from. One hindrance that I noted this year was that many people at Parsons were unaware of the collaboration, or of what our UCCA course is all about. If we can send across some copies of Segue with what I’m sure will be a great collection of designer profiles, perhaps we can better publicise our abilities and get Parsons students excited about being part of the project. As a personal criticism, I think it would have been beneficial if myself or other UCCA students had arranged a group social activity (a.k.a. fabulous party), so that we had the opportunity to get to know the Parsons students away from what was obviously a very stressful school event for them.