Julia Fox, Donna Karan and Sergio Hudson attend Parsons MFA Student Show

FREE FORM FASHION: Unbridled creativity was in the spotlight at the Parsons MFA show on Tuesday afternoon and Donna Karan, Sergio Hudson and Julia Fox were among those who got it all.

The group show at Spring Studios featured such unexpected accents as a body-like shape human attached to a cartoon oversized ensemble of a student known simply as Asato, a pair of Alexandra Petina pants with a boot attached to one leg, reminiscent of contemporary artist Charles Ray, or Liu Liu sweeping partings and oversized beanies borrowed from "The Handmaid's Tale". Inclusiveness was also emphasized, thanks to the assortment of models of varying ages, sizes, races and genders.

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Before the lights went out, elder Parsons Karan explained that she started the school's MFA program. "As a designer, I was always using people from Parsons and I felt they needed another year [or two of study.] I went to Parsons and said, 'Well , why don't we have a graduate program the same as they do in London?" So we started the program."

Sarah Hawes looks on the Parsons MFA show. Photo by Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Parsons

Preparing to welcome some Ukrainian designers to downtown Urban Zen on Wednesday, Karan got excited about the exhibit currently on display titled "Scartime, Emanuel Gargano". Splitting her time between the Hamptons and New York requires different energy for each environment, she said.

After the show, designer Sergio Hudson said the show reminded him of the freedom that comes with doing to be at university. “You can be so creative in that moment and free and not worry about what should sell and what shouldn't sell. It's a liberating thing to see and a nice thing to see,” Hudson said.

Another front row, Julia Fox, also gave the show high marks. “It was just spectacular. I like to see what children are doing. It's the future of fashion. Who wouldn't want to come? I think more people should try to get in here to see what the kids are up to. They are innovators. There's a lot of raw talent here today,” said Fox, who wore a skeleton-like acrylic bustier by the MFA student designer who kicked off Tuesday's show. (Karan loved Fox's look so much that she had Fox pose for an after-show photo.)

At work on a 12-chapter memoir, Fox, 32, said she was also busy raising her son, Valentino. The 18-month-old took his first lap at the Elena Velez show on Saturday. Fox said the model who closed the show is her best friend, so she took it. "I think he loved it. It was a cool experience for him," she said.

Fashion in general seems to be going in "a very good direction with where we are at politically. I feel like I even saw some "Handsmaid's Tale" [inspiration] on the catwalk today, which immediately felt very emotional with Roe v. Wade [being overturned] and all that. "one of the things. Women are under attack right now," Fox said.