Naya Ahdab
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I began my journey in fashion at Parsons Paris, where I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. This program allowed me to develop my creative vision and aesthetic language while building a solid technical foundation in tailoring and garment construction.
After graduating, I began participating in various fashion competitions. Notably, I won the David Delfín Prize in Spain, followed by the WARD Prize at the ITS 2025 competition.
A year ago, I joined the IFM to pursue a Master’s in Fashion Management, aiming to complement my creative background with skills in management, entrepreneurship, and brand development. This program is now enabling me to better understand the complexities involved in building, managing, and growing a fashion house.
Throughout my journey, I have always known that I wanted to transform my unique difference—and my disability—into something meaningful. For a long time, however, I was unsure exactly what form this would take. More recently, this path led me to win the second prize—the Prix Coup de Cœur—at the IFM Entrepreneurship Awards, in partnership with the fashion house AMI Paris. This recognition has strengthened my ambition to develop my own brand and establish a genuine identity for it.
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What inspired your journey into fashion design and the creation of your brand?
I grew up feeling different because of my experience as a wheelchair user. Over time, I realized that this difference could become one of my greatest strengths. When I entered fashion, I understood that I did not have to create what people expected from me or limit my work to my disability.
How would you describe your brand's identity or design philosophy?
I want my work to break stereotypes, question assumptions, and take subjects that may initially feel deeply personal and reveal how universal they actually are. I want fashion to challenge the way we think, look at others, and judge bodies and their place in the world.
What can people expect from the “Levez-vous” collection?
You can expect a collection that explores the relationship between clothing, the body, and space through jersey, knitwear, draping, volumes, and evolving silhouettes. The chair is a central symbol, representing rest, work, connection, limitation, and freedom.
What inspired the “Levez-vous” collection?
“Levez-vous” speaks from a position I have inhabited my entire life, but its message is not limited to me. Sitting is universal. We all sit, occupy chairs, and experience the ways our bodies interact with space. What once made me feel separate is, in fact, something deeply shared.
How does the collection explore different meanings of sitting?
I explore sitting as connection, work, refuge, rest, spirituality, and a different way of inhabiting the body. The collection includes pieces inspired by Parisian bistro chairs, a tube dress that creates a cocoon around the body, a sofa dress, and garments that reinterpret the shape of the seated body.