Adaptive fashion is more than simply altering an existing garment to enable disabled people to more easily wear it. It’s about offering something that gives people the confidence to embrace who they are, live the lives they want to live, and feel good in their bodies at the same time.
Since founding Amor Binders — my size inclusive, sensory-friendly brand of gender-affirming shapewear — I’ve come to learn that adaptive fashion requires a lot of thinking outside of the box.
]]>'A Melbourne artist and designer has launched Australia’s first line of chest binders, designed to fit diverse bodies and be sensory friendly.
Typically used by trans men and some non-binary people, binders are tight tank top–like garments that help give the appearance of a flat chest.'
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Learn More]]>"For a lot of autistic people, and people with sensory processing issues, reducing some of the things that unnecessarily cause discomfort can be the difference between whether they will be able to wear a garment or not."
"I aim to be as inclusive as I can, by designing clothing that considers those who fall outside of ‘the norm’ that the mainstream fashion market caters to – [including] people with disabilities, trans and gender non-conforming people, and people who experience size discrimination."
Learn More]]>'Andy is on the cusp of launching their sensory-friendly binder collection designed to fit diverse bodies. For those of you new to the idea of chest binders, they are compression garments that can look like sports bras or tank tops. They are usually worn by trans masc or non-binary people to help give the appearance of a flatter chest.'
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