Adaptive Fashion

Adaptive Clothing Brands

  • Able2Wear: A UK-based brand specializing in adaptive clothing for people with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users. Their range includes trousers, jackets, and accessories designed for comfort, practicality, and ease of dressing without compromising on style.
  • Alter Ur Ego: A fashion brand that designs stylish and functional adaptive clothing for wheelchair users. Their apparel prioritizes comfort, accessibility, and modern style, empowering individuals to express themselves while meeting their unique mobility needs.
  • Anthro Adaptive Styles: Anthropologie’s adaptive collection offers stylish and functional clothing designed to accommodate individuals with disabilities, featuring thoughtful designs like magnetic closures and adjustable fits.
  • Care + Wear: Designs healthwear and adaptive clothing in collaboration with clinicians and patients—stylish and functional for people undergoing treatments or living with chronic conditions.
  • Bombini Tribe: A adaptive clothing company. Their clothes are designed specifically for people who use wheelchairs but don’t want to sacrifice style for comfort.
  • Christina Stephens: An Australian adaptive fashion brand that creates stylish, comfortable, and functional clothing for people with disabilities. Their designs focus on inclusivity and accessibility, offering fashionable options that promote confidence and independence.
  • Etsy Adaptive Clothing: Many independent designers selling adaptive clothing and accessories with a focus on disability inclusivity.
  • EQL Threads: Brand founded by an occupational therapist and a designer, that creates stylish, eco-conscious adaptive clothing with features like magnetic closures, discreet zippers, and stretch fabrics to empower individuals with disabilities to dress independently and comfortably.
  • JAM the Label: An inclusive fashion brand that creates stylish, functional, and easy-to-wear clothing designed specifically for people with disabilities, co-founded by two occupational therapists.
  • JCPenney Adaptive Clothing & Accessories: JCPenney’s adaptive clothing and accessories collection provides stylish and functional apparel designed for individuals with disabilities. The range includes easy-to-wear options featuring modified closures, sensory-friendly fabrics, and adaptive fits, making dressing easier and more comfortable.
  • June Adaptive: An online store offering stylish and functional adaptive clothing and accessories designed for individuals with disabilities, focusing on comfort, independence, and ease of dressing.
  • Intotum: An inclusive fashion brand that designs stylish, functional clothing for people with disabilities, focusing on comfort, accessibility, and adaptive features without compromising on trend-forward aesthetics.
  • IZ Adaptable: This line of adaptable men and women’s clothing are designed for fashion and comfort in the context of a wheelchair. The website features tops, skirts, pants and jackets in a variety of styles.
  • Kinetic Balance: Kinetic Balance designs and produces premium adaptive clothing and apparel for wheelchair users. The products are specifically designed to wear and use in wheelchairs.
  • Kohl’s Adaptive Collection – Budget-friendly adaptive options.
  • Koolway Sports: Koolway Sports is dedicated to revolutionizing outerwear for individuals with disabilities, crafting cutting-edge designs that seamlessly merge style and functionality.
  • MagnaReady: A line of adaptive clothing, specializing in shirts with magnetic closures instead of traditional buttons, making dressing easier for individuals with limited mobility. Their clothing collection includes both casual and business wear, providing stylish and functional options for people with disabilities.
  • MAI adaptive clothing: Comfortable, fashionable and highly-functional clothing that makes your life easier
  • Mos by Alicia: Offers stylish, adaptive clothing designed for people with disabilities, featuring functional designs that prioritize comfort and accessibility. Their collections include a range of clothes, from casual wear to special occasions, making it easier for individuals with mobility challenges to dress independently.
  • No Limbits: an adaptive clothing brand that designs stylish, functional apparel for people with disabilities, including amputees and wheelchair users, with a focus on comfort, accessibility, and confidence.
  • ​Primark’s Adaptive Collection a  line of affordable, on-trend clothing to meet the needs of people with disabilities, featuring functional adaptations like magnetic zips, stoma access, and seated-fit designs.
  • Redd’s Denim: A clothing brand focused on stylish, adaptive denim wear designed for individuals with disabilities. The brand aims to combine fashion with functionality, ensuring comfort, accessibility, and inclusivity in every design.
  • Rolli Moden: A German fashion brand specializing in adaptive clothing for wheelchair users, offering stylish, comfortable, and functional apparel designed for seated positions. Their collection includes jeans, jackets, and accessories that prioritize ease of dressing, durability, and modern aesthetics.
  • Seven7 Adaptive: Adaptive denim for seated and standing frames so that everybody can find the perfect pair of jeans. Adaptive features include lower pockets and fewer seams to prevent bunching, all available in every cut from skinny jeans to straight leg and washes that go with any style.
  • Silverts: An online store that specializes in adaptive clothing and footwear designed for individuals with limited mobility, offering stylish, functional, and easy-to-wear options for people with disabilities.
  • So Yes: Offers fashionable adaptive clothing designed for individuals with physical disabilities, including wheelchair users and those with conditions like multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. Their collection features innovative garments such as trousers with side zippers, jackets with magnetic closures, and fully openable skirts, all crafted to enhance comfort and independence.
  • ​Spoonie Threads: An adaptive apparel brand that designs stylish and functional clothing and accessories for individuals with medical needs, such as feeding tubes, ostomies, diabetes devices, and post-surgical care, aiming to provide comfort and confidence.
  • The Able Label: UK-based brand offering adaptive, stylish clothing with discreet fastenings designed for people with limited mobility or dexterity.
  • Tommy Adaptive: A collection of adaptive clothing by Tommy Hilfiger designed for individuals with disabilities, focusing on ease of use, comfort, and style. Their products feature innovative solutions such as magnetic closures, adjustable waistbands, and seated wear options, allowing for greater independence and convenience.
  • Unhidden Clothing: A fashion brand that creates stylish, adaptive clothing designed for individuals with disabilities, focusing on comfort, inclusivity, and functionality.

Adaptive Accessories

  • FFORA (Fashion For All): A go-to for Instagram-worthy chair accessories that are as practical as they are adorable.
  • JanSport’s Adaptive Collection: offers a range of backpacks designed with accessibility in mind, featuring easy-to-use zippers, adjustable straps, and functional compartments.
  • Kinetic Balance: Offers Wheelchair bag representing a merge of functionality and fashion.
  • Patti + Ricky: An adaptive fashion online marketplace offering a wide range of stylish and functional adaptive accessories, gadgets and clothing designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other medical conditions.

Adaptive Footwear

  • Billy Footwear: Offers a unique line of adaptive shoes designed for people with limited mobility, featuring zippers that wrap around the shoe for easy on-and-off access. Their stylish footwear combines functionality with fashion, providing comfortable and accessible options for individuals with various needs.
  • Nike FlyEase: Hands-free entry, zippered or wrap-around closures, easy on/off.
  • Friendly Shoes: Wide openings with easy-access zippers, memory foam insoles, stylish and comfortable.
  • Zappos’ Adaptive Collection: Features a range of clothing and footwear designed for individuals with disabilities, focusing on comfort, ease of use, and style. The collection includes adaptive shoes, apparel, and accessories, with features like easy closures and adjustable fits to enhance accessibility.
  • Kizik: Step-in shoes with rear entry and no laces or zipper great for anyone with lower limb weakness or limited hand function.
  • Zeba Shoes: Hands-free shoes that slip on without bending down; great for limited mobility.

Custom Alterations

  • Adaptations by Adrian: Customizing individually made adaptive clothing for special needs.
  • Fashion Freaks is a Swedish-based website offering sewing patterns, instructions on how to alter ready made clothes so they fit someone in a seated position, style tips, and practical fashion advice specifically tailored for wheelchair users.
  • Sewn Adaptive: The first online and on-site adaptive alterations, and custom tailoring shop. They specialize in adaptive solutions for people with disabilities.
  • Simplicity Adaptive Collection: Offers sewing patterns designed for individuals with specific needs, featuring garments like wheelchair-friendly jeans and tops with easy-access closures. These patterns prioritize both style and functionality, ensuring comfort and accessibility.

Specialized Undergarments

  • Aerie’s Adaptive Intimates and Accessories collection: Offers stylish and functional lingerie designed for individuals with disabilities. The collection features easy-to-wear pieces with thoughtful adjustments, including magnetic closures and adjustable straps, providing comfort and accessibility.
  • Liberare: A fashion brand focused on creating adaptive and inclusive clothing for individuals with disabilities. Their collection includes stylish, functional pieces designed for ease of wear, promoting independence and comfort without compromising on fashion.
  • OstomySecrets: Provides stylish and supportive undergarments designed to help individuals with ostomies feel more confident and comfortable in their daily lives. Their products offer discreet coverage and security while allowing users to maintain an active and fashionable lifestyle.
  • SiiL Ostomy: Offers specially designed underwear for people with ostomies, providing comfort, discretion, and support.
  • SlickChicks: An online store offering adaptive, comfortable, and stylish underwear designed for individuals with limited mobility or physical challenges. Their products include easy-to-use undergarments, such as those with side fastenings, for a seamless and convenient dressing experience.
  • Spoonie Threads: An adaptive apparel brand that designs stylish and functional accessories for individuals with medical needs, such as feeding tubes, ostomies, diabetes devices, and post-surgical care, aiming to provide comfort and confidence.

Adaptive Fashion Guides

  • Adaptive Clothing Webinar: Mount Sinai SCI Adaptive Clothing Webinar offered a unique opportunity to delve deep into the world of adaptive fashion and explore the innovative clothing options available. From groundbreaking designs to functional and stylish solutions, our panelists shared their expertise and insights, focusing on how these clothing choices can significantly enhance individual independence.
  • Adaptive Clothing Resource Guide: Offers an extensive compilation of adaptive clothing brands, products, and services to support individuals with disabilities in finding functional and fashionable apparel.
  • Adaptive Fashion: This section of New Mobility magazine features articles and content focused on adaptive fashion and style for individuals with disabilities. It provides insights on clothing, accessories, and trends that cater to the needs of those with mobility challenges, highlighting innovative designs and inclusive brands.
  • Adaptive Fashion Guide: This FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) guide provides curated resources, articles, and tools focused on disability, accessibility, and inclusive design in fashion to support research and awareness in creating more equitable and adaptive clothing.
  • The Adaptive Clothing Resource Guide: This guide provides a comprehensive list of brands and organizations offering stylish, functional clothing and accessories designed to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Adaptive Fashion Organizations

  • Fashion Is For Everybody: An organization dedicated to promoting inclusive fashion and advocating for individuals with disabilities in the fashion industry.
  • Models of Diversity: an organization that promotes diversity in fashion and media, including disability representation and adaptive fashion.
  • Open Style Lab: Open Style Lab, an organization dedicated to creating functional wearable solutions for people of all abilities without compromising on style. They team designers, engineers, and occupational therapists to conceive and build accessible wearables that address the needs with and for people with disabilities.
  • The Parsons Disabled Fashion Student Program: A pioneering initiative by Parsons School of Design, aimed at supporting disabled students pursuing fashion design degrees.
  • Rebels with a Cause Foundation:  Their mission is to raise funds for custom, adaptive clothing solutions, medical devices and mobility aids for those in need.
  • Runway of Dreams: Runway of Dreams Foundation is a non-profit organization that works toward a future of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in the fashion industry for people with disabilities.
  • Trend-Able: is a lifestyle website that empowers people with invisible and visible disabilities by sharing fashion tips, adaptive style hacks, and resources to help them live more confidently and stylishly.

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