Many people in wheelchairs have to be very careful of seams and wrinkles that can cause pressure sores on their butt (back pockets are right out), and can wear assless chaps (I know, that’s redundant) as far as anyone knows, so that’s one area they need to think about.

Selma is awesome, and if any designer could make it fashion, it’s Siriano.    I’m a bigtime proponent of the elastic waist!  I just feel like so many clothes are just painful. :/

My best friend is T1 and the “dresses w/ pockets” trend in the mid aughts was huge for her.  Now we’re both pregnant and she’s screwed basically.  VERRRRY few maternity pants have real pockets, forget skirts/dress/leggings, etc.  She’ll have a good long while of stuffing her pump in her bra...

Canadian designer Izzy Camilleri specializes in adaptive clothing.

It just occurred to me that fashionable clothes for the disabled would be an awesome Project Runway challenge. (Maybe they’ve already done that, but they could certainly do that more than once.)

I heard about the molar extraction years ago (and she was hardly the only one). I can't say whether it's really true, but I can say it's been a generally accepted rumor for 80 years.

Did Joan Crawford really have some of her back teeth removed so her cheekbones would appear to be higher? I saw that in Feud and wondered if that detail was true. I figured you, of all people, might know - since you are the old hollywood expert in these parts :)

God I hope so. I have to wear either t shirt, dress or tunic, with leggings and the same zip thru hoodie in order to be able to dress myself. I’m 27 and it’s ridiculous that so much stuff I see is marketed at people my age, yet so far out of my capabilities I can’t wear it. I’m determined that I can dress myself, so I…

I’m sorry to hear about all of your surgeries, but I’m glad they worked, and you’re here sharing your well-informed and well-thought-out comments with us all. It’s always a pleasure.

That’s the one thing I think most people don’t think about when it comes to the very different needs of people with... different needs... It’s when design meets engineering. I do have a particular love of form+function.

There IS growth in this area at least for children’s apparel. Prosaic though it may be, Target’s Cat & Jack line has an adaptive clothing specialty within it; side closures, tagless and special seams for sensitive or sensory-dysfunctional, magnetic closures, vents and pockets for devices (insulin pumps, iliostomy bag,…

Yes! I saw an ad for Tommy Adaptive in my FB newsfeed and was very impressed with the considerations put into the designs.  I am an able-bodied person and I have never been a fan of TH clothing, but this ad campaign definitely gave me a reason to reconsider buying from this company.

Good for Selma! There’s a huge market for this and she clearly has great taste. I was unable to manage buttons and zippers for nearly 6 years due to hand and elbow injuries (all since repaired through 22 orthopedic and neurological surgeries and years of rehab). I had a tailor sew velcro into clothes so I wasn’t stuck…

Dad is a cool, cool dude.

I love this. I hope it does come to fruition.

Most people think of Tommy Hilfiger as a 90s relic, but they are changing the game for major label adaptive clothing that is focused on finding clever solutions to facilitate independence while looking as close to the mainstream version as humanly possible. https://usa.tommy.com/en/tommy-adaptive

That’s pretty goddamned cool. 

I love her.

My Dad hand made a cane for me once. It’s a treasured possesion. I would legit buy that rabbit head cane though. It’s cool as hell!

My dad is old now, he’s going to be 91 in July. He uses a cane, and would never want to look ‘old’. So when he was cane shopping, he found something wonderful.