Alber Elbaz Honored At Parsons Paris First Fundraising Gala

FASHION MENTOR: “If you can survive four years in one room with 25 designers, you can survive anything in life.” These were the opening words of fashion designer Alber Elbaz’s speech Wednesday night at the first Parsons Paris fundraising gala, held on the Place Vendôme and hosted by Parsons Paris dean Florence Leclerc-Dickler. After a cocktail where guests could discover projects and silhouettes created by students of Parsons Paris, the French branch of Parsons The New School of Design, Elbaz was handed an award from Julie Gilhart, president of consulting company Tomorrow, honoring his contribution to fashion over the years. “I ask myself if in this age, in this time, do we still need schools?” questioned the designer in his acceptance speech. “Could we not learn it all virtually? Could we actually have a screen replacing a human being, a teacher? “Of course we still need schools — it’s a massive yes,” he continued. “Schools are the one place where you can still dream and your teacher will make your dream come true.” Kay Unger, Florence Leclerc-Dickler and Alber Elbaz  Ik Aldama The designer opened up about the break he took following the termination of his contract at Lanvin, where he was creative director from 2001 to

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