From Roseland to Paris: Chicago woman accepted into prestigious Parsons graduate program

The Brief From Roseland to Paris: Chicago native Nylijah Abdul-Khaaliq, 24, is one of just 12 students accepted into Parsons Paris’ prestigious graduate Fashion Studies program, where she will focus on fashion journalism. She is especially interested in street fashion, subcultures, and how everyday people engage with fashion. A young woman from Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood is preparing to take her dreams more than 4,000 miles from home after earning a spot in a prestigious graduate program in Paris. Chicago woman heads to Paris for prestigious fashion programThe backstory:At 24 years old, Nylijah Abdul-Khaaliq is one of just 12 students accepted this year into the graduate Fashion Studies program at Parsons Paris, where she plans to concentrate on fashion journalism. Abdul-Khaaliq attended Chicago Public Schools and became a published journalist at just 15 through Young Chicago Authors and After School Matters.