WGSN and Parsons The New School for Design will host the “The Future of Denim” panel, to take place on Thursday, June 17 at 6 pm in the Parsons Tishman Auditorium.

Moderated by WGSN editor Claire Hamilton, the panelists will include Emily Current and Merriott Elliott (The designers behind Current/Elliott), Meisha Jones (Barneys CO-OP Denim Buyer) and Johnny Diamandis (Designer, Parsons faculty member, former designer at Evisu and Burberry).  Topics of discussion will include future denim trends, how to sell denim in a saturated market, new global markets and their impact on the denim industry and emerging technologies.

The event kicks off at 6 pm with cocktails and networking, followed by panel talks and a Q&A session at 6:30 pm.  The event is free for industry professionals, business cards required.  You can register at the WSGN website.