State of Fashion 2025 with accessibility innovation

State of Fashion 2025 cover report

The State of Fashion 2025 The State of Fashion 2025 report highlights a pivotal shift in the fashion, luxury, and sportswear industries, forecasting a period of intense transformation and adaptation. As brands face a rapidly changing landscape, those agile enough to adapt and capture consumers’ increasing demand for value and functionality will thrive. Ageing society … Read more

Feedback Workshop on the Textile Label Regulation (TLR)

Rut in front of EU building in Brussels

I had the opportunity to attend the final feedback workshop on the TLR last 18th October 2024. before the European Commission begins drafting the new legislative framework for textile labels. The revised regulation will address both physical labels and the introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) to enhance transparency for consumers and professionals alike—covering … Read more

Managing Diversity: Challenge or Opportunity?

El poder de la accesibilidad. Imagen gráfica: iconos en negro de personas diferentes, con y sin discapacidad, alrededor de una camiseta. Cada persona tiene una flecha apuntando a la camiseta.

Diversity in business is more than a trend: it is an opportunity to innovate.   However, many organisations are not making the most of this valuable resource. Gender equality and cultural representation initiatives are essential, but few companies take the next step: integrating diversity into the design of their products and services. Have you ever … Read more

How do you link business growth and sustainability in fashion?

Post Junio 2024

Many companies face this dilemma. The need to create sustainable models is associated with the reduction of production. This means implementing sustainable strategies such as: – Circularity: based on the concept of zero waste and avoiding the extraction of virgin raw materials. – Servitization model: Offering customer services such as rental, repair or product warranty. … Read more

Designers’ weaknesses when designing inclusive fashion

Blog. Designers’ weaknesses when designing inclusive fashion

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

MovingStick: An accessibility solution for industrial sewing machines

Blog MovingStick

MovingStick is an innovative adaptation designed to make industrial sewing machines accessible to people with physical disabilities. The traditional use of pedals is replaced by arm-activated levers. The system is easy to attach, detachable, and there is no need to leave a machine set up all the time.   Adaptation of education centres Accessibility in … Read more

Inclusive fashion rental, an opportunity for the fashion industry

Blog. Renting inclusive fashion

Is renting Inclusive Fashion a new opportunity? Worldwide Market Report has recently produced a report on the inclusive fashion rental market.This report investigates the geographic landscape, industry size and revenue estimates, while segmenting the market study based on key regions driving commercialisation.  It also highlights the challenges hindering the growth of the market and the … Read more

Rethinking labels: Policy Recommendation for Accessible Textile Labels

Imagen de unos vaqueros cubiertos de etiquetas textiles. El texto en rosa brillante dice: Repensar las etiquetas. Logotipos de Movingmood y Boutique Badia en la esquina superior derecha.

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

Inclusive fashion and diversity the ‘leitmotiv’ of 080 Barcelona Fashion

Blog. Catwalk at Barcelona fashion week

The commitment to diversity has been the driving force behind this 31st edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion Week. In a world that is increasingly inclusive and open to new possibilities, we have seen proposals from 25 designers focused on diversity in capital letters. Clothes and models that represent society as a whole: gender diversity, people … Read more

5 reasons why you should design for accessibility

Blog. Reasons why you must design accessibility.

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