{"id":34561,"date":"2024-04-25T09:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=34561"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:28:05","slug":"deney-sensory-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/deney-sensory-clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Clothes for Kids with Sensory Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">An online retailer run by Hum Ec grad Julia DeNey \u201920 offers apparel friendly to people who have autism and other conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-940dc0d15793e674a9ba398b7526eb84\"><em>\u201cBear Hugs\u201d celebrates heartwarming stories of Cornellians on the Hill and around the world. Have an idea? Email us at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;i&#108;t&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#105;&#x61;n&#115;&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#108;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;\">&#x63;&#111;&#114;&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#x69;&#97;&#110;&#x73;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;ne&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#x64;u<\/a>!<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As part of her sorority\u2019s philanthropic work, Julia DeNey \u201920 volunteered at a preschool for children who have autism. From their parents she learned that, due to challenges with sensory input, some kids have difficulty wearing certain kinds of clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those conversations inspired DeNey\u2014then a fashion design major in Human Ecology\u2014to devote a research paper to the clothing options available for children who have sensory issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe conclusion to my essay was: there\u2019s nothing,\u201d DeNey recalls. \u201cThat paper sparked it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/vertical-for-text-and-horizontal-for-thumbnal-Julia-Headshot-A-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Julia DeNey with her clothing designs\" class=\"wp-image-34624 size-full\" 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whose brand boasts more than 30,000 followers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/senseational_you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Julia DeNey inspects a dress on a hanger that she is in the process of designing.\" class=\"wp-image-34623 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-768x960.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/IMG_8463-A.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Creating a dress her senior year.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s overstimulating, and you\u2019re not going to be able to focus. That\u2019s what a classroom can feel like for a kid that has sensory needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeNey was a senior on the Hill when she designed the prototype for her first product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sweatshirt, its hood features a flip-down eye mask and weighted vinyl material around the ears that, she says, can block 10\u201330 decibels of high-frequency sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(The hoodie, priced at $50\u201370, is currently the only item also offered in adult sizes.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same year, DeNey designed the forerunner of another of Sense-ational You\u2019s products: a \u201ccompression\u201d shirt ($35) whose adjustable lining can be tightened around the wearer\u2014which, she notes, can have a calming effect on the nervous system by replicating the feeling of a hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>DeNey&#8217;s brand boasts more than 30,000 followers on Instagram.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DeNey debuted her sensory-friendly designs\u2014modeled by some of the kids who\u2019d inspired them\u2014during the annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show, which is held in Barton Hall each spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her project was overseen by her mentor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.human.cornell.edu\/people\/hp347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heeju Park<\/a>, an associate professor of human centered design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/F858AC86-62DD-4A7B-8A2A-DDC0F15FE911_1_105_c-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Julia DeNey and six child models walk on the runway.\" class=\"wp-image-34620\" 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has the skills to create this positive impact on people\u2019s lives\u2014not only the kids, but their families too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> Julia has the skills to create this positive impact on people\u2019s lives\u2014not only the kids, but their families too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<cite><strong>Prof. Heeju Park<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduation, DeNey took a job as a special education paraprofessional and worked on her clothing brand part time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, she recalls, students would ask her to cut the tags out of their shirts because they were uncomfortable\u2014a reminder that her tagless clothing and mindful designs could aid many more children if the brand grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cThink of an annoying clothing tag on the back of a sweater that cuts into your neck,\u201d she explains. \u201cThat can be bothersome\u2014but to them it is actually painful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, DeNey left her teaching job to pursue Sense-ational You full time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to shirts and hoodies, the site also offers sweatpants with elastic waistbands, avoiding buttons or zippers that could be irritating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Plus, she notes, the simple designs allow kids who have challenges with fine motor skills to dress themselves.)<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/102EE500-B212-495C-9463-021246B1062D-A.jpg\" alt=\"A child wears a compression shirt while playing in a ball pit with bubbles\" class=\"wp-image-34619 size-full\" 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