Functional Fashion Club at UD

Functional Fashion Club at UD The Functional Fashion Club is a new RSO at UD. Our goal is to share tips and tricks for making fashionable clothing adaptable for exceptional children!

The objective of the Functional Fashion Club is to inspire creativity and individuality in children through fashion design. The goals of Sew Baby Sew are, as follows:
To design adaptive, on-trend clothing for children with physical disabilities or special clothing needs. To utilize the principle of co-design by encouraging each child and/or their family to contribute to the design process. To prov

ide accessible, fashionable clothing options to families unable to shop for mainstream clothing brands due to physical disabilities or special clothing needs.

02/28/2018

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High street London retailer, River Island, just released their new and inclusive Spring campaign!
02/27/2018

High street London retailer, River Island, just released their new and inclusive Spring campaign!

We are so here for diverse advertising.

This is an awesome TED Talk by Mindy Scheier. Her son inspired her to make history by designing the first mainstream ada...
02/23/2018

This is an awesome TED Talk by Mindy Scheier. Her son inspired her to make history by designing the first mainstream adaptive clothing line. Watch how she did it below!

Do you have a favorite T-shirt or pair of jeans that transforms you and makes you feel confident -- makes you feel like you? That's because what you wear can affect your mood, your health and your self-esteem, says fashion designer Mindy Scheier. Inspired by her son, who was born with a degenerative...

Target's new clothing line, Universal Thread, will hit stores on February 4th and will carry clothing for women of all s...
01/19/2018

Target's new clothing line, Universal Thread, will hit stores on February 4th and will carry clothing for women of all shapes, sizes, and disabilities. Check it out below!

Universal Thread will be size-inclusive from the get-go—a first for a Target brand.

Check out Sinéad Burke talk about connecting fashion to the wider world by designing for disability on Business of Fashi...
12/13/2017

Check out Sinéad Burke talk about connecting fashion to the wider world by designing for disability on Business of Fashion's VOICES stage!

Disabled people have long been ignored by the fashion industry, but it’s high time for reform, argued Sinéad Burke on the VOICES stage. Watch now.

Here are some pictures from our last meeting of the fall semester. It's been a great semester and we can't wait to see w...
12/13/2017

Here are some pictures from our last meeting of the fall semester. It's been a great semester and we can't wait to see what next semester has to offer!

11/12/2017

Tonight's event has been moved and will happen at tomorrow's meeting at 6pm in Alison 310. This will be our last meeting of the semester. We will be making cards while enjoying some pizza, cookies and music! All current and prospective members are welcome at this event. Hope to see you there 😃

Come hangout with Functional Fashion at our Fall Festival on Sunday, November 12th, in the Redding lounge from 5-7pm. We...
11/09/2017

Come hangout with Functional Fashion at our Fall Festival on Sunday, November 12th, in the Redding lounge from 5-7pm. We will be making bracelets, writing cards, and enjoying some food and music. Hope to see you there in your best fall spirits!

10/31/2017
Target has officially launched an adaptive clothing line for children with disabilities on October 22nd! Check out the C...
10/31/2017

Target has officially launched an adaptive clothing line for children with disabilities on October 22nd! Check out the Cat & Jack collection here.

With a new adaptive clothing line, Target's designers hope to take the challenge out of dressing kids with special needs.

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