Aadhya Deshmukh
Fashion Design Undergraduate Program
Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Apparel / Casual/Streetwear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My location: New York, United States
Aadhya Deshmukh
First Name: Aadhya
Last Name: Deshmukh
University / College: Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Course / Program: Fashion Design Undergraduate Program
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Apparel / Casual/Streetwear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My Location: New York, United States
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About
I am a New York-based fashion designer with a strong foundation in luxury Ready-to-Wear and conceptual design. I bring experience in garment construction, embroidery, draping, production, technical design, handbag construction, screen printing, and creative direction, with additional interests in textile experimentation, leather techniques, storytelling through clothing, and art direction for photo shoots.I am a graduate with a BFA in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.Originally from India, I moved to New York at 17 with a deep-rooted passion for heritage, narrative, and craftsmanship. My work draws inspiration from surreal artworks, psychological landscapes, and science in general.I aim to challenge conventional silhouettes while honoring technical precision, blending poetic vision with a modern edge. My focus lies in designing collections that resonate beyond seasons—pieces that feel like living stories.
“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.
