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Parul Sharma

Pratt Institute

Parul Sharma is a first-year graduate student at Pratt Institute, pursuing an MFA in Fashion Collection and Communication. Being from India, she first found inspiration in the country’s traditional textiles and crafts, which helped build her design approach to working with the crafts. With an aim to sustain the craft as well as the community, Parul aims to create a system where she can work with multiple artisans across different countries, fields and cultures, bringing their art to the mainstream through fashion.

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What Comes Around

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Fashion Competition 2026

Exploring the phrase “what goes around, comes around” through circularity and the traditional craft of drawn threadwork The collection brings together the craft of drawn threadwork, and incorporates it into a Indian aesthetics of latticework and veils, through use of silhouettes, patterns, embroideries, and other traditional and modern crafts. It features a contemporarization of both forms, and is aimed to be circular in terms of materiality as well as silhouettes- all materials used are natural, and are derived from each other, aiming to minimize wastage and maximize utility. Designed to be collaborative in nature, it supports craft communities in India and New York, sustaining the craft, culture, community and the environment.

In association with Arts Thread

Working with our partners at Arts Thread to develop lifelong learning and career opportunities for students of fashion and design. Our partnership provides the opportunity to compete on a world stage, participate in industry led workshops, set up an outstanding portfolio and gain access to the resources that will kickstart careers in fashion and design.