Parsons Festival: Eileen Fisher in Conversation with Hazel Clark I The New School

This conversational interview, sponsored by The New School (http://www.newschool.edu/) will explore Eileen Fisher's life and work including a discussion of a collaborative project between Parsons School of Design and Eileen Fisher's "Green Eileen" sustainability initiative. This event is sponsored by the School of Art and Design History and Theory and is part of Parsons Festival 2016. Eileen Fisher is the Founder and Chairwoman of EILEEN FISHER, INC., the clothing company known for its simple shapes and beautiful fabrics. Eileen ventured into clothing design in 1984. Her original concept - pieces that work together to help women get dressed easily - still defines the company’s collections, which are sold at 65 EILEEN FISHER stores, over 300 department and specialty stores across the US, UK and Canada as well as 2 Green Eileen stores, which are part of the company’s innovative recycling program. In February 2016, EILEEN FISHER, Inc. became the largest women’s fashion company to be certified a B Corporation by B Lab. In addition, the company is the largest B Corp in the state of New York. Dr. Hazel Clark teaches at the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons School of Design. Dr. Clark has had a substantial career as a teacher, administrator, and scholar in art and design education. She was one of the first graduates in Britain to be awarded a PhD in the history of design, and has since published and taught internationally on the history and theory of design,