Real is adaptive fashion
By Debbie-Lyn Connolly Lloyd Adaptive fashion is real, and I know this from both personal experience and the growing recognition of its importance in the fashion world. Adaptive clothing refers to garments specifically designed to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities or those experiencing physical challenges, such as limited mobility, dexterity, or chronic pain. […]
MY NON-BINARY STYLE By Lindy Giusta
I did not start expressing myself through clothing or hairstyle until my 20s. My religious upbringing meant lacy dresses on Sundays and presenting myself with delicate, long blonde hair. When I recognized the effect of clothing style on gender expression, I gravitated towards cheap, second-hand shirts that nearly posed as vintage with their blocky scripts […]
LEARNING TO DRESS FOR A HAPPIER ME
By Katrina Robinson Style isn’t the same as fashion. The day you look in the mirror and think, ‘Actually, this top would look better on me if I wore it loose instead of tucking it into my waistband,’ is a style milestone. It is the day you stop being brainwashed by fashion and take your […]
DRESSING DOWN TO DRESSING GOWN
By Erica Crompton I used to walk from Stafford College to my parental home in Acton Trussell in spray-on Armani jeans and 5-inch heals. It took two hours and I never compromised comfort over style (if that is indeed what you’d call it in 1996 middle-England). Soon after I went to study in London, where […]
HOW I MERGED A CLOWN AND ROBOT INTO ONE
By Lavanda Contrabanda When I told my dad I was designing a robot and clown costume, his response was, “So, you’re making a CLOBOT?” And that, dear reader, is how the name for my most experimental costume to date was born. This is the story of how I brought it to life. As a conceptual designer, I thrive on […]
How fashion helps with my mental illness
Photo by Johnny Holden Living with a mental illness for two decades has not dampened ERICA CROMPTON’S desire to dress well. Here she explains how fashion helps her with managing her psychotic illness and staying comfy… Fashion boosts my self-esteem, helps me create an identity outside my diagnosis and I take great solace in my […]