Izzy Camilleri is a big deal. As one of Canada's most celebrated fashion designers she has dressed A list celebrities from David Bowie to Meryl Streep. In 2005 her world and career changed when a woman living with paralysis asked Izzy to design some custom clothing that would work with her power wheelchair. This entry into adaptive clothing pivoted her career in a profound way.In this episode:Izzy shares her meeting and designing for David BowieHer career shift to a focus on adaptive clothing, the fashion industry's reaction (spoiler, it wasn't great) and how she stayed the course of her visionInsight into the size, perspective and future of adaptive fashionHer proprietary innovation and how it is revolutionizing the adaptive fashion market and beyondTo watch Izzy's Ted Talks - https://www.izzycamilleri.com/galleries/ted-talk/To learn more about Izzy and IZ Adaptive - https://www.izzycamilleri.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/izzy.camilleri/Host Donna Bishop - https://thisisdonnab.ca/IG - https://www.instagram.com/thisisdonnab/Follow the podcastIG - https://www.instagram.com/fashiontalkspod/To learn more about CAFA - the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards https://www.cafawards.ca/IG - https://www.instagram.com/cafawards/This episode was produced by Jason PerrierIG - https://www.instagram.com/ajasonperrier/Thank you to Nick Craine for the amazing artwork - https://www.nickcraine.com/