This study analyzes the expressive characteristics of fashion design through sensory experiences, focusing on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition Sleeping beauties: Reawakening fashion. It aims to explore the creative and innovative potential of fashion design that utilizes sensory experiences while proposing new directions for future fashion exhibitions and the design field. The research scope includes 220 garments and accessories featured in the exhibition. Based on theoretical considerations and case studies, this research classifies and examines fashion design characteristics from the perspectives of olfactory, tactile, visual, auditory, and multi-sensory experiences. The findings indicate that olfactory experiences enhance emotional engagement by integrating fragrance with storytelling, while tactile ones increase immersion through fabric texture and structural elements. Visual experiences strengthen aesthetic appeal and narrative through various digital technologies and lighting effects, while auditory ones convey the emotional messages of fashion design using sound and music. Additionally, multi-sensory experiences combine multiple sensory elements to provide viewers with an immersive, multidimensional experience. This study confirms that sensory experiences expand the creative possibilities of fashion design and suggests new exhibition strategies that integrate sustainability and digital technology. Beyond simple stimuli, sensory experiences foster emotional connections and contribute to enhancing fashion design’s artistic and cultural value. Therefore, this research highlights the importance of integrating sensory experiences with creative approaches and technological convergence to amplify the social and artistic impact of fashion design.

Abstract
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Theoretical Background
    1. Definition and characteristics of sensoryexperience
    2. The impact of sensory experience on fashiondesign
    3. Fashion design cases utilizing sensory experience
Ⅲ. Research Method
    1. Research subjects
    2. Data collection and analysis method
Ⅳ. Results
    1. Olfactory sense
    2. Tactile sense
    3. Visual sense
    4. Auditory sense
    5. Multi-sensory
Ⅴ. Conclusion
References

• Ha-Ram Shin(Doctoral Course, Dept. of Clothing, Sungshin Women’s University, Korea) | 신하람 (성신여자대학교 의류학과 박사과정)
• Mi-Sun Yum(Associate Professor, Dept. of Fashion Industry, Sungshin Women’s University, Korea) | 염미선 (성신여자대학교 의류산업학과 부교수) Corresponding author