Design garments that actually work in real use.
A 5-week live accelerator for fashion designers who want to reduce product mistakes, improve usability and make inclusive design decisions they can justify.
Small cohorts · 10 seats in English · 10 seats in Spanish · September 2026
Most garments are tested for how they look. Not for how they are used.
→ The garment looks good but is hard to put on
→ The fit works standing, but fails sitting or moving
→ Closures, fabrics or seams create avoidable friction
→ Designers make decisions by intuition, not by criteria
→ Accessibility is considered too late — when changes are expensive
Meet your guide
Hi, I’m Rut — a designer, trainer, and accessibility advocate with 25 years in fashion and 18 years of teaching experience.
I help independent designers and fashion teams build inclusive, future-ready collections by making accessibility a core part of their creative process.
More than 5,000 students have trusted me to guide their learning — through training that’s structured, practical, and empowering.
Together, we turn accessibility from a challenge into a design advantage, using real-world strategies that spark innovation and lasting change.
Now it’s your turn.
If you’re ready to design with clarity, confidence, and purpose — this course is for you.
What changes after the Accelerator
Clearer design decisions
Use criteria you can explain, defend and apply.
Fewer late-stage mistakes
Detect usability friction before sampling, production or launch.
A repeatable evaluation system
Apply the framework to real garments and future collections.
★ This Accelerator is for you if…
★ You design real garments (not just concepts)
★ You need criteria to justify decisions to clients or teams
★ You want products that hold up in real use
✗ This is not for you if…
✗ You’re looking for inspiration or awareness.
✗ You don’t work on real products
✗ You want theory without application
What you get
- 10 live training sessions over 5 weeks
- 2 hours of group coaching and review
- All sessions recorded — rewatch as many times as you need
- Templates, checklists and design tools you can reuse after the programme
- A repeatable framework to evaluate garments before production
- Certificate of completion
- English or Spanish cohort — you choose
September 2026 cohort
ENGLISH: Mondays & Thursdays at 15:00 (CET)
SPANISH: Tuesday & Friday at 15:00 (CET)
Course content
Understand where garments fail in real use and how to translate human needs into design criteria.
Session 1 – What Is Inclusive Design?
- From accessibility to universal to inclusive design
- Diversity in fashion: age, gender, culture and abilities
- Understanding all abilities: cognitive, sensory, and physical
- Case studies and live reflection
Session 2 – Design for Real Needs
- The 9 key accessibility challenges
- Translating needs into functions and design
- Testimonials interviews
- 🛠 Tool: Intro to the methodology for design.
Evaluate fabrics, fit, construction and usability in upper garments.
Session 3 – Fabrics, Performance & Adaptation
- How to choose inclusive materials
- Key performance factors in fabric selection
- Tool: Accessible fabric mood board
Session 4 – Inclusive Garment Breakdown: Tops
- Common design needs by garment type
- Detailed analysis of inclusive elements
- Worksheets and accessibility checklist
- Tool: Accessibility Moodboard
Analyse movement, sitting positions, layering, comfort and functional access
Session 5 – Inclusive Garment Breakdown- Outwear
- Common design needs by garment type
- Detailed analysis of inclusive elements
- Worksheets and accessibility checklist
- Tool: Accessibility Moodboard
Session 6 – Inclusive Garment Breakdown: Pants & Sitting Pants
- Inclusive design breakdown for trousers
- Design considerations for sitting positions
- Case comparison: Inclusive vs standard designs
- Tool: Accessibility Moodboard
- BONUS: Men’s 5-pocket pattern
Choose fasteners, graphics and visual systems that support real use.
Session 7 – Closures and fasteners
- Inclusive closures
Requirements and analysis of different closures types. Challenges and possible solutions.
Session 8 – Accessibility of colour, prints and graphics
- Colour perception, pattern, graphics and symbols
- Common needs
- Dressing guide.
Graphics: letters, numbers and symbols. - Tools
Turn inclusive decisions into production standards and apply the full framework to your own garment in a live group workshop
Session 9 – Production and Supply Chain
- Inclusive tailoring: seams, logos, and labels
- Label accessibility and EU compliance
- Tool: Worksheet for labels accessibility
Session 10 – Real garment review
- Apply the framework to a real garment or current project
- Detect the main usability risks
- Prioritise what to change first — and why
- Define clear next steps for improvement
Extra session, 11
- Mentoring session
- Final Q&A and next steps
- Certificate of achievement
Materials
- Mood boards and Inclusive templates
- Summaries
- Recorded Sessions, review as much as you want
Trusted by designers, educators and fashion professionals:
Rut helped me expand my knowledge about materials and the placement of certain adaptive elements. With their expertise and guidance, I’ve been able to design an inclusive collection that addresses the needs of individuals, with the hope that more fashion brands will do the same.
Claire Louise Thorn
Founder and Designer at Claire Louise Thorn. London.
The Accelerator was truly transformative. Rut created a space where every voice mattered, blending theory and practice with real-world insight. It gave me the confidence to push for meaningful change. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Kalina Kukielko
Szczecin, Poland
The Accelerator helped me move from instinctive design decisions to a more intentional and critical practice. I left with practical knowledge, industry insight and a much stronger sense of confidence and direction
Andrew McCrossan
Fashion Designer. UK
I had the honor of learning from Ms. Rut, whose expertise and unique teaching style transformed my growth as a designer. She’s the first mentor to offer truly valuable, constructive feedback, blending deep knowledge of adaptive design with real-world insight. Her support and strategic eye have deeply shaped my creative approach
Svitla Volka
Fashion and digital designer, founder of adaptive fashion SVD Denim
Investment
885 €
or 3 monthly payments of 295 €
Build a practical system to evaluate garments before production — so you can detect usability risks, prioritise changes and make design decisions with clear criteria.
FUNDAE processing available for eligible companies in Spain.
Application process
1. Apply
Send a short application about your work and current projects.
2. Fit review
I review each application to make sure the Accelerator is relevant, practical and useful for your stage.
3. Join the cohort
If it’s a good fit, you’ll receive the payment link and onboarding details.
Places are limited to 10 participants per cohort.
Applications close when the cohort is full.
Recommended application deadline: 31 July 2026
30-DAY FIT GUARANTEE
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
Eligible for 100% FUNDAE Reimbursement (Spain)
If the accelerator isn’t right for you, after giving it an honest try,
just email [email protected] (within 30 days for a full refund)
I don’t want price to be a barrier for your success.
No.
This is about why products fail in real use — and how to fix it.
Accessibility is used as a design lens to detect friction:
– movement restrictions
– poor fit in use (not in static fitting)
– dressing difficulty
– pressure and discomfort
If a product doesn’t work in real life, it doesn’t scale.
That’s what we solve.
Yes. This is not about creating a separate adaptive line. It’s about improving how any garment performs in real use — across bodies, contexts and abilities.
Independent designers, freelancers, small brands and fashion professionals who make or influence garment decisions and want clearer criteria before production.
This is not beginner content. You don’t need to be an expert in accessibility, but you do need to understand garment design, construction or product development. You’ll work on real decisions — pattern, construction, materials and usability.
Yes. The Accelerator is structured around real garment decisions, not abstract exercises. You apply the framework to your actual work throughout the 5 weeks.
No worries — all sessions are recorded and shared with participants. You can rewatch as many times as you need.
Sustainability doesn’t start with materials. It starts with use. A garment that isn’t worn becomes waste — regardless of what it’s made from. We focus on designing for real use. Sustainability becomes a consequence, not a claim.
Yes, For companies based in Spain, the programme can be processed through FUNDAE, subject to company eligibility and available training credit.
All Abilities Master course has shaken the concept of clothing and fashion that I had until now, it has given me the restlessness to give a new approach to my future creations. I recommend it 100%.
Mavi Torad
Professional designer
Working with Rut deepened my understanding of inclusive design. Her consultative approach showed me how to embed accessibility into every stage of the fashion process
Clara Mallart
PhD Fashion Sustainability.
Honestly, I thought it was brilliant. I really enjoyed it. You can feel the lived experience in how Rut delivers the course, it’s not abstract. It was a really good experience for me, and genuinely important for my work
Olivia Lavelle
Senior Marketing Professional | Adaptable Fashion | DEI
Working with Rut was an absolute pleasure. I highly recommend this training if you want to gain a different perspective from individuals with real-life experiences in accessibility.
Kat Paylor-Bent
CEO Seated Sewing, UK
Working with Rut means combining precision, empathy, and transformative vision.Her ability to guide with both warmth and professionalism makes every step a journey of insight and improvement. A key partner for anyone seeking purposeful innovation.
Carles Lopez
Creative Oversee director
Ready to design products that actually work in real use?
September 2026 · 10 seats English · 10 seats Spanish.
Applications close when the cohort is full.
English (UK)