TESTIMONIALS ***
“Marie Geneviève sees your potential before you do — and helps you unlock it.”
Former Parsons Student
TESTIMONIALS ***
“Working with MG changed how I think, design, and see the world. She made me bold.”
“Working with MG changed how I think, design, and see the world. She made me bold.”
BFA Fashion Graduate
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“Your leadership, warmth, creativity, and energy made a big impact on me — the way you cared for students and faculty changed how I carried myself.”
Parsons Alumni & Faculty Member
TESTIMONIALS ***
“A standing ovation to your time at Parsons and to the hundreds of students you’ve inspired. Thank
you for the joy, curiosity, and wonder you brought to my time at Parsons.”
Designer & Parsons Alumnus
Marie Geneviève Cyr (she/her) is a globally recognised Creative Director, Fashion Education Leader, and Strategic Innovation Consultant shaping the future of design and culture through mindful creativity.
Currently the Director of Education at Istituto Marangoni Dubai, she previously led the BFA Fashion Design programme at Parsons School of Design – New York, where she redefined the relationship between fashion, identity, and social consciousness.
Her work bridges radical pedagogy, digital innovation, and cultural exchange — grounded in Zen philosophy, post-internet aesthetics, and embodied design exploration. Teaching and mentoring across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, she has guided hundreds of emerging designers into leading global institutions and creative careers.
A believer that fashion is both poetic and political, her practice encourages presence, imagination, and transformation — after all, we are all in a constant state of becoming.
→ NAME: Marie Geneviève Cyr (MG)
→ CAREER: Creative Director, Mentor, Fashion Education LeadeR
→ Current Role: Director of Education, Istituto Marangoni DubaI
→ Former Role: Director, BFA Fashion Design, Parsons School of Design – New York
→ BRAND Collaborations: Tory Burch · Keds · Louis Vuitton × Joffrey Ballet · Swarovski · Luxottica · Mastercard
→ INSTITUTES: Parsons School of Design · Istituto Marangoni Dubai · China Academy of Art · CHAVÓN Escuela de Diseño · Parsons Paris
Available For
Fashion 1:1 All Levels
• Design Innovation & Cultural Research
• Creative Direction & Concept Development
• Portfolio Development (BA / MA / PhD / Professional)
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Leadership in Design
Q&A
DEFINE YOURSELF AESTHETICALLY:
↳ Mindful futurism — poetic and colourful, infused with digital identity, cultural narrative, and emotional depth. My aesthetic extends beyond image — I often wear pieces by Parsons alumni and faculty, collecting connection-based garments that carry meaning and creative lineage.
WHAT UNIQUE QUALITIES DO YOU BRING TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY?
↳ Radical creativity infused with strategy and soul. A global perspective rooted in cultural connection and new ecologies of fashion education. The capacity to hold space for transformation — connecting craft, technology, and the human experience.
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO TEACH?
↳ A commitment to awakening creative courage and expanding what fashion can mean — personally, socially, and spiritually. Bearing witness to a designer coming into their own vision — and knowing the world shifts a little because of it.
WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY?
↳ Renowned for a playful and experimental approach, my pedagogy challenges conventional notions of fashion through non-linear, research-driven processes that foster invention and risk-taking. I empower designers to question systems, develop personal design philosophies, and pioneer new paradigms of making.
CAREER HIGH:
↳ Curating conversations that ignite creative transformation — from public talks with Casey Cadwallader (Mugler), Zac Posen, Ryan Murphy, and the artist duo Fecal Matter, to building visionary partnerships such as Tory Burch × Parsons. Now shaping an innovation-led, globally connected model of fashion education at Istituto Marangoni Dubai — a bridge between radical imagination, cultural relevance, and mindful leadership.
→ NAME: Marie Geneviève Cyr (MG)
→ CAREER: Creative Director, Mentor, Fashion Education LeadeR
→ Current Role: Director of Education, Istituto Marangoni DubaI
→ Former Role: Director, BFA Fashion Design, Parsons School of Design – New York
→ BRAND Collaborations: Tory Burch · Keds · Louis Vuitton × Joffrey Ballet · Swarovski · Luxottica · Mastercard
→ INSTITUTES: Parsons School of Design · Istituto Marangoni Dubai · China Academy of Art · CHAVÓN Escuela de Diseño · Parsons Paris
Marie Geneviève Cyr (she/her) is a globally recognised Creative Director, Fashion Education Leader, and Strategic Innovation Consultant shaping the future of design and culture through mindful creativity.
Currently the Director of Education at Istituto Marangoni Dubai, she previously led the BFA Fashion Design programme at Parsons School of Design – New York, where she redefined the relationship between fashion, identity, and social consciousness.
Her work bridges radical pedagogy, digital innovation, and cultural exchange — grounded in Zen philosophy, post-internet aesthetics, and embodied design exploration. Teaching and mentoring across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, she has guided hundreds of emerging designers into leading global institutions and creative careers.
A believer that fashion is both poetic and political, her practice encourages presence, imagination, and transformation — after all, we are all in a constant state of becoming.
DEFINE YOURSELF AESTHETICALLY:
↳ Mindful futurism — poetic and colourful, infused with digital identity, cultural narrative, and emotional depth. My aesthetic extends beyond image — I often wear pieces by Parsons alumni and faculty, collecting connection-based garments that carry meaning and creative lineage.
WHAT UNIQUE QUALITIES DO YOU BRING TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY?
↳ Radical creativity infused with strategy and soul. A global perspective rooted in cultural connection and new ecologies of fashion education. The capacity to hold space for transformation — connecting craft, technology, and the human experience.
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO TEACH?
↳ A commitment to awakening creative courage and expanding what fashion can mean — personally, socially, and spiritually. Bearing witness to a designer coming into their own vision — and knowing the world shifts a little because of it.
WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY?
↳ Renowned for a playful and experimental approach, my pedagogy challenges conventional notions of fashion through non-linear, research-driven processes that foster invention and risk-taking. I empower designers to question systems, develop personal design philosophies, and pioneer new paradigms of making.
CAREER HIGH:
↳ Curating conversations that ignite creative transformation — from public talks with Casey Cadwallader (Mugler), Zac Posen, Ryan Murphy, and the artist duo Fecal Matter, to building visionary partnerships such as Tory Burch × Parsons. Now shaping an innovation-led, globally connected model of fashion education at Istituto Marangoni Dubai — a bridge between radical imagination, cultural relevance, and mindful leadership.
Q&A
AVAILABLE FOR:
• Fashion 1:1 All Levels
• Design Innovation & Cultural Research
• Creative Direction & Concept Development
• Portfolio Development (BA / MA / PhD / Professional)
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Leadership in Design
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TESTIMONIALS ***
“Marie Geneviève sees your potential before you do — and helps you unlock it.”
Former Parsons Student
TESTIMONIALS ***
“Your leadership, warmth, creativity, and energy made a big impact on me — the way you cared for students and faculty changed how I carried myself.”
Parsons Alumni & Faculty Member
TESTIMONIALS ***
“A standing ovation to your time at Parsons and to the hundreds of students you’ve inspired. Thankyou for the joy, curiosity, and wonder you brought to my time at Parsons.”
Designer & Parsons Alumnus
TESTIMONIALS ***
“Working with MG changed how I think, design, and see the world. She made me bold.”
BFA Fashion Graduate
