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M&S to sell stoma underwear for children

Marks & Spencer has become the first UK high street retailer to launch dedicated stoma underwear for children, extending its existing stoma range for women and men, as it looks “to normalise inclusive design while breaking down barriers to access and affordability”. A stoma is a surgically created opening on the abdomen that allows waste to...

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V&A Dundee to celebrate the catwalk and disabled design with new fashion exhibitions

The V&A Dundee museum in Scotland is getting fashion-ready for 2026, when it will host two exhibitions celebrating the evolution of catwalk shows and disabled-led design. In April, the museum will open a new fashion exhibition: ‘Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show,’ bringing together catwalk pieces from fashion houses including Alexander...

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Retail

Primark launches mannequin to represent wheelchair users

Fashion retailer Primark has unveiled its first-ever seated mannequin, designed to represent wheelchair users, as part of its ongoing commitment to inclusion and better representation on the high street. The mannequin was inspired by and co-created with British TV presenter, author, disability advocate, and wheelchair user Sophie Morgan. It will...

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Primark teams up with Victoria Jenkins to make adaptive fashion affordable

Value retailer Primark is partnering with award-winning adaptive designer and disability advocate, Victoria Jenkins, to bring adaptive fashion to the high street. In a statement, Primark said the collaboration follows its first adaptive underwear collection launched in January and is part of the retailer’s strategy to make adaptive fashion “...

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F&F Clothing teams up with Thomas & Friends to create autistic friendly collection

Mattel has renewed its partnership with the National Autistic Society for a second year to develop a range of autism-friendly clothing using the Thomas & Friends brand with supermarket brand F&F Clothing. Some autistic people are highly sensitive to the feel and colour of certain materials, which means that some clothing can be unpleasant or...

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Primark launches its first adaptive lingerie collection

Value retailer Primark has unveiled its first adaptive lingerie collection in a commitment to make fashion and everyday essentials more accessible and affordable to as many people as possible. The new four-piece lingerie collection coincides with new research from Primark and the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers that states three in...

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Business

Parsons teams up with Tilting the Lens to support disabled students

The School of Fashion at The New School’s Parsons School in New York has announced a partnership with Tilting the Lens, an accessibility consultancy led by Sinéad Burke, to support disabled students in fashion. The partnership will launch the Parsons Disabled Fashion Student Programme, a new four-year pilot combining recruitment, scholarship and...

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Victoria's Secret and Pink launch debut inclusive intimate collections

Lingerie brands Victoria’s Secret and Victoria's Secret Pink, part of VS&Co, have unveiled their first-ever collection of intimates specially designed for women with disabilities. Working with GAMUT Management, the consulting and talent management company that works with and for people with disabilities, the ‘VS and Pink Adaptive’ collection was...

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When clothes cause harm, innovation in adaptive fashion is the future of design

As admiration for British Vogue’s powerful May 2023 cover featuring prominent figures from the disability community continues to reverberate widely, we are reminded of the importance of visibility and representation. Vogue’s creative director Edward Enninful lives with a disability himself. People within our industry have a habit of dismissing...

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QVC to boost accessible product offering and teams up with Selma Blair

Live video commerce giant QVC is expanding its commitment to adaptive clothing and accessible products and named actor, author, and disability advocate Selma Blair as its brand ambassador for accessibility. In a statement, QVC said it was looking to grow its accessible and adaptive offering by streamlining how customers find and explore them and...

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Retailers could soon be forced to disclose disability pay

UK listed businesses may soon have to expand their diversity reporting to include disability pay. While the gender pay gap is officially addressed by many companies now that regulations requires the information to be disclosed, the same could soon hold for disability pay gaps. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a pay gap of...

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Disability-led high-end shopping platform Adaptista launches

Adaptista, the UK’s first disability-led high-end shopping platform, which aims to shift the narrative of what accessible and adaptive clothing should look like has launched. The online platform features carefully curated adaptive fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, including Constant & Zoé, BP3 Underwear and Free Form Style, which offer...