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I am usually pretty rude about adaptive wear but there is one glowing exception to the rule that all adaptive wear is … (fill in your own blank). The only, so far as I am able to see, adaptive wear site that is comprehensive in its’ scope, thoughtful in design, considerate of style and presentation […]
MoreAs a plus-size, wheelchair using, woman, I am used to being inspired by a look and then adapting it to suit me. No different, in fact, to the approach most women take to the extremes of fashion and style imagery that we are bombarded with from every direction. I am currently feeling pretty inspired by […]
MoreThis style of cape is ideal for me in my wheelchair … you will be able to find it with fake fur if you wish … and so totally forgiving for the less than conventionally sized. I have one just like it to swathe myself in on the coldest of winter days. I don’t bother […]
MoreFlipping through the December issue of UK Harpers Bazaar, I thought this Marchesa dress, worn by Marion Cotillard was just breathtakingly beautiful. Like most people, I imagine, I would have no cause to wear such a garment myself even supposing I had the body – and I do not – to carry it off and/or […]
MoreThere’s nothing like criticism to focus the mind, is there? Describe the woman who is interested in the +Black concept. How many times have I been asked that … and failed to provide a succinct answer? Too many times for my own comfort so, let me try to be clear. The +Black demographic includes: Grown-up […]
MoreI’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about providing goods and services to women with changeable physical needs, I have become horribly aware of the wide and varied skill-set required to: identify where existing product falls short provide creative input in finding palatable (I.e. normalised) solutions to said product gap, and, design and make […]
MoreIdly scanning the internet for plus-size sites – as I am wont to do in the spare minutes I spend waiting for people to arrive at my home – I came across Habibe London. Yes. This is my kind of design aesthetic with fabulous fabrics and so easy to wear. If you click into the e-store […]
MoreAt lunch, wearing my ugly, yet ludicrously expensive, bespoke shoes, I was, yet again, bemoaning the total absence of funky or stylish shoes for those of us with swollen feet, ankle and mobility problems. Why is there no equivalent of the beautiful Orange Moschinos, poor photo taken by me above, for us? Sure, sure, the […]
MoreAs a neurologically paralysed wheelchair user, I struggle to get in and out of jackets and coats and as for buttons … I’ve gotta say that I’ve given up trying. I need to be calm and in a good mood whenever I get where I’m going! To keep warm, I simply swathe myself in beautiful […]
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