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The Importance of Disability Representation in Fashion
While diversity within the fashion industry appears to be on the rise, there is still a clear lack of representation for those with...
laurelnisbet
Dec 20, 20214 min read


The Massive Gap Between 'Represented' Fashion and Reality.
I don't think I have ever seen a visibly disabled person on any television or youtube advert for clothing. And while racial...
sademajek14
Dec 17, 20213 min read


How can Fashion Better Address the Needs of Disabled People?
Over one billion people (15% of the worlds population) experience some form of disability. In the United Kingdom, almost 20% of adults...
hollyboothby2018
Dec 16, 20212 min read


The Fashion Industry is Ignoring Disabled People’s Access
When able-bodied people go shopping it’s an enjoyable day out. A way to spend time, even a hobby for some. It’s a treat and an experience...
Molly Cooper
Dec 16, 20214 min read


5 Adaptive Clothing Brands You Need to Know About
Having a physical disability comes with many daily challenges but getting dressed and feeling confident shouldn’t be one of them....
Camille Traineau
Dec 15, 20213 min read


Does the fashion industry do enough to cater to people with disabilities?
Disability. Handicapped. Affliction Disability within people have been ignored by the mainstream fashion industry. Every child and adult...
heema17
Dec 14, 20212 min read


Is The Fashion Industry Reluctant to Include Disability?
650 million people, which is 15% of all people worldwide are living with a disability, making them the largest minority group in the...
jadestevenson16
Dec 14, 20213 min read


5 Brands Designing Fashionable Clothing for Ostomates
An ostomy is a surgery that creates an opening in the abdomen - a stoma - in order to treat problems with the digestive or urinary...
Ellie Torrance
Dec 10, 20213 min read


Does The Fashion Industry Hate The Disability Community?
Clothes are simple items. They do not come with complications or inconveniences. Unfortunately, those are only facts if you are a...
gdisidi
Dec 10, 20213 min read


How Nike Are Making a More Accessible Change
The sneaker industry continues to have a huge buzz about it. The demand for sneakers fluctuates year after year, driving huge increases...
Ibrahim Kabay
Dec 10, 20213 min read


How TikTok Created a Platform for Fashion and Disability in 2021
A year for change On social media, we are constantly seeing progressive changes and opinions as the years go on. We often see topics...
bobbiewanless
Dec 9, 20213 min read


Sensory-Friendly Fashion and Why it Matters
Have you ever bought a cosy-looking jumper you thought would be perfect for winter, only to discover after half an hour of wearing it...
Jay Hume
Dec 8, 20213 min read


Why It Is Important to Have Disability Representation in Fashion.
The Fashion Industry has slowly managed to incorporate different types of diverse bodies and beauty types into the fashion world....
emanuelaowusu4
Dec 8, 20213 min read


Remaining Unhidden: Britain’s Leading Adaptable Fashion Retailer
Fashion is, and always has been, one of the key ways we express our identity – from the clothes we buy to how we choose to style them are...
Lara Thompson
Dec 7, 20213 min read


Unwearable and Unfashionable- Fashion For People With Disabilities
The Under Representation of Disability Statistics produced by the World Health Organisation suggest 15% of people have some kind of...
harrietillidge
Dec 7, 20213 min read


Six Ways the Fashion Industry is Opening Accessibility for Disabled and Neurodivergent People
Despite fashion being a significant part of daily life, and more than one billion people worldwide living with a disability, the fashion...
Imini Christie-Wild
Dec 6, 20214 min read


Educating the Fashion Industry on Disability
Where are the disabled models on the catwalk, fashion magazines, or beauty campaigns? Does diversity just stop at gender, race, size, or...
emilydigby
Dec 6, 20213 min read


Included or Excluded? Disability and Fashion
Some important statistics: "There are over 11 million people with disability in the UK." "Each day, 180 disability hate crimes are...
alarnamclaughlin01
Dec 6, 20213 min read


Disabled Clothing: More Options Needed
Despite the increased awareness surrounding the topic of inclusivity; the first topics that come to mind involve gender, race, religion,...
cherielee0
Dec 3, 20214 min read


Why Representation of Disability Matters in the Fashion Industry
Representation and inclusivity have always been topics of conversation in the fashion world. Recently, more work is happening within the...
poppylcarter99
Dec 2, 20214 min read


Fashion and Queer Culture
How LGBTQ culture influences mainstream fashion Oscar Wilde once wrote, ‘It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearances....
laurelnisbet
Nov 30, 20214 min read


Amber Butler: An Artist Profile
Amber Butler is an up-and-coming Illustrator and Artist based in Luton. She’s featured on the AOI and D&AD as a ‘Graduate to Watch’ as...
Mindless Mag
Nov 30, 20212 min read


The True Cost of Charity
CW: This article mentions rape which could be distressing to some readers. From a social media influencer raving about their second-hand...
Imogen Hawkes
Nov 30, 20214 min read


The Gentrification of Sneaker Culture
Sneakers, you either love them or hate them. But they are an essential piece in making someone's outfit whole, especially in the 1970s...
Adura MI
Nov 26, 20214 min read
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