Tag: inclusivity
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To say Christmas, or not?
Today, as I am writing this, is Christmas Eve. Based on the various marketing messages I have received so far, there are many different ways to approach the holiday tomorrow. There are some brands that have unashamedly transformed their stores and websites into veritable winter wonderlands, complete with huge decorated trees, presents, and bows. Others…
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I’m sorry, but your brand isn’t actually inclusive
Your brand is not inclusive like you think it is. I mean maybe you want to be, but you aren’t. It’s tricky I know. To be clear, I am separating corporate and product. I am sure you are doing amazing inclusive things in your HR practices. But can you really say that the products you…
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Anthropologie and its adaptive clothing launch
Anthropologie has launched adaptive friendly styles available on their site. The launch included conversations with 4 influencers and disability advocates who also model the items on the site. The adaptive friendly line includes pieces that are available in adaptive seated and adaptive nonseated options. Modifications, based on feedback, include features to make clothing more accessible…
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Unhidden, an adaptive fashion powerhouse
I have been thinking a lot about what it really means for fashion to be inclusive. Thankfully, I am not the only one. I fell into a rabbit hole learning about adaptive fashion, which is designed to meet the needs of those in the disability community. One of the most well know players in the…
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What else could we think about when we talk about inclusivity in fashion
You know a lot of the conversation round inclusivity in fashion is centered around weight. But larger bodies are not the only ones that who struggle to find clothes that fit. What about people who have superhero proportions? What about people who are missing limbs? Those who need to fit their clothing over prosthetics or…
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Who are you designing for?
I am going to admit to you something very quick, which could color your perception just as fast. I have typically been wary of demands that runway shows include more larger sized individuals. In my mind, the runway show was a moving catalogue. I saw the models as just happening to be the form that…
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Why are brands backtracking on size inclusivity?
It seems that more brands are removing their larger sizes from stores and keeping them online. The reason: the demand for the products just wasn’t there like they thought it would be. One of the arguments for expanding sizes ranges was because brands had been leaving out a large population of people who would gladly…
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“Or is she just skinny”: A rant about body size vs shape
“Is it and outfit? Or is she just skinny?” That is the critique you’ll see as influencer and celebrity outfits get turned in to viral inspiration. The claim is that if someone else larger were wearing it, then no one would care. Or that person would be shamed. Many observers have point out that celebrity…
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Closing the gap on plus-size luxury fashion: 11 Honoré
One brand that definitely offers higher end fashion for plus-sized shoppers is 11 Honoré . The brand was founded in 2017 by Patrick Herning. They started as an e-commerce site selling those brands that already had extended sizing. Later as they were able to demonstrate the need, other brands began producing product exclusively for the…
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The hard truth about why designer clothes run small
If you are a standard American woman, looking to see what size you’d be in European sizing is humbling, to say the least. I was window shopping designer clothing and could tell that I would be on the much higher end than I thought. That is if they even carried my size. Some may see…
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