Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Specialisms: Apparel / Casual/Streetwear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
Location: New York, United States
            
                            
 
                First Name: Aadhya
Last Name: Deshmukh
Specialisms: Apparel / Casual/Streetwear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
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My Location: New York, United States
University / College: Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design Undergraduate Program
“Pause” draws inspiration from the unsettling stillness of sleep paralysis, a liminal state between wakefulness and dreams. This collection explores the fragile boundary where the familiar dissolves into the surreal, evoking the quiet tension of disconnection. Beyond its physiological phenomenon, sleep paralysis becomes a metaphor for modern life’s dissociation—a suspended moment where reality feels distant yet near. Through a harmonious interplay of structure and fluidity, layered textures, and intricate detailing, “Pause” transforms this eerie stillness into wearable art. It invites reflection on the human condition, capturing the haunting beauty of being trapped between movement and stillness, presence and absence.