Fashion-able
WHEN CHER HOROWITZ confronted her high school nemesis for wearing the same outfit as her own in Clueless , she famously charged: “Do you prefer fashion victim or ensembly challenged?” Though delivered in the movie as a joke, the question she posed could apply to the one in five Australians who live with a disability that can affect how they get dressed. If clothing is designed to support us, in what ways does it fail us? And how can designers fill holes in the adaptive market so that fashion – with its promise to empower and uplift – can be a tool for positive change?
“The available products had a medical focus rather than a fashion focus”
In 2020 designers are still wrestling with these questions. As the fashion industry inches toward a more even-keeled focus
