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Designing for accessibility is essential to ensure that all users, regardless of their physical, sensory or cognitive abilities, can use and enjoy an everyday product such as fashion. But why don’t we find more inclusive and accessible clothing in fashion collections?Here are some common weaknesses of designers: 1. Awareness and education.To start with, there is … Read more
Clothing labels are not well designed, The population cannot read the texts, do not understand the washing symbols and are not accessible for people with disabilities and seniors. They are uncomfortable because they scratch the skin. The most common solution among consumers is to cut them to improve comfort. As a result, 1. We lose … Read more
Accessibility is an attribute that benefits all people because we all use accessibility. When a product is accessible you get: 1- Innovation.Diversity drives innovation. Design a product focused on solving a specific challenge and that product will be useful for many more people. Design for 1 and extend the benefit to many. 2- Market growth.Resonate … Read more
Environmental sustainability is gaining a lot of weight within companies and governments, mainly because climate change is becoming more visible in developed countries, and because of new European and state legislation that every organisation must comply with. This means transforming production processes, services and products towards circular and ecological models. So far, so good! If … Read more
Colours and patterns play a key role in garments and fashion design, also influencing accessibility and inclusion. We choose to wear one colour or another depending on our mood, the mood we feel in the morning and the light of the day, whether it is sunny or cloudy, are factors that influence our decision. If … Read more
We have been talking about inclusive fashion, adapted fashion, inclusive design, design for inclusion, fashion for all, fashion accessibility, etc. for some years now. A list of hashtags and names appear on social networks combining these words to ensure that we communicate well and address our target audience. What is going on? We find a … Read more
Today, creating inclusive products is fast becoming an essential skill within companies and organisations. What about inclusive fashion? How can it be possible that in the 21st century there are so many new clothes, so many new trends, but fashion garments have hardly innovated? We still dress in the same way, but the needs of … Read more
This book is the result of the success of the Designing cities for all programme at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. After participating as a speaker at a round table entitled “Design from Inclusion: Products and Services” in May 202, I was asked to write an article about my research and experience in Inclusive Fashion, together … Read more
What is inclusive design? Inclusive design incorporates as many people as possible who can use a product or service without the need to adjust or adapt it. This means that it embraces all human diversity, taking into account aspects such as ability, language, culture, gender, age or any other form of human differentiation we can … Read more
At MovingMood, we’ve come a long way—from our beginnings as an adapted clothing brand to becoming a consultancy and training company specializing in Inclusive Fashion. We’d love to share our transformation story with you. The Early Days: Identifying the Need Between 2011 and 2014, we conducted in-depth research into the clothing needs of people with … Read more
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