Tommy Hilfiger has come out with a line of adaptive clothing for disabled people and I am conflicted. There is so little truly good adaptive fashion available to disabled people and the Tommy Adaptive line is pretty and stylish. Something that is frequently decidedly lacking in adaptive clothing which often seems to presume … Continue reading Tommy Adaptive and the Complicated Ethics of Having No Alternatives
Graduation season is again upon us, which means students across the US and Canada are donning their graduation regalia and marching across the stage. It is also the time of year local news agencies around the country start reporting on the adorable service dogs that are also prancing along the stage with their … Continue reading Guest Post: The Unwritten Dress Code For Service Dogs at Graduation
When Nike released their heavily marketed shoes for disabled people in July of 2015, I was excited. All of the media (and there was a lot of media) proclaimed these shoes as being for disabled people. The thing was they really weren't. At the time of their original release they were only available in men's … Continue reading I Bought a Pair of Nike’s Shoes for Disabled People, They’re Not Really that Accessible: A Review
A headline from People proclaims "Nike's New Sneaker Will Solve a Very Important Problem for People with Disabilities". Similar headlines can been found from USA Today, Huffington Post, Glamour, and so many more. Another key article title comes from theshoegame.com it reads "Nike Designs Flyease to Improve the Quality of Life for Disabled Athletes". All … Continue reading Nike’s Shoe for Disabled People Doesn’t Include Disabled Women
I have never owned a pair of truly pretty shoes. All of my shoe purchases are generally based on whether the shoe works with my various orthotics or if I'm going for a dressier shoe (because I have yet to find a pretty shoe that works with even the least invasive orthotic) will they stay … Continue reading The Joy of Shoes that Fit: Fashion and Disability
My relationship to fashion is a rocky one. Mostly due being autistic. As a kid I was extremely sensitive to the texture of clothing. If I wore something that was even slightly uncomfortable, I would get so stressed out that I felt like I was physically turning inside out. Consequently, buying me clothes was a … Continue reading Fashion and Disability: Why are Adapted Bras so Hideous?
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