Flic Jackson: The outfit is the armour
Flic Jackson grew up surrounded by couture. Then chronic illness changed everything, and clothing became something she began to use again as a form of self-expression.
Flic Jackson grew up surrounded by couture. Then chronic illness changed everything, and clothing became something she began to use again as a form of self-expression.
Keegan Julius describes Instagram as a personal scrapbook, a place where they share their eye for fashion and photography. Their feed combines vivid colour, vintage pieces, camp references and carefully chosen locations.
Reine-Herminione Etalle did not enter modelling because she wanted to disappear into beautiful clothes. She entered because she needed to see herself differently.
Robert Essel arrives with pattern, confidence and purpose. For the Ghanaian model and advocate, the world of fashion transcends the mere wearing of clothes. Fashion has become his language.
Fashion loves to talk about revolution, but real change rarely walks the runway. That’s why Dr. Ben Barry, Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, is turning the industry’s glossy buzzwords on their head by placing disabled creatives at the center of fashion’s future.
There are still too few publications where fashion, disability, and genuine self-expression sit comfortably in the same conversation.
This is an editorial storytelling series inspired by real access, style and disability experiences. Each piece uses a first-person voice to explore how clothing can shape confidence, independence and self-perception.
Look for magnetic closures, flip lids, or products with larger grips. These reduce strain for people with limited dexterity, arthritis, or tremors.
Adaptive fashion is often discussed in terms of function: magnetic closures, hidden zippers, seated tailoring, stretch fabrics.
Marisa Conners has been fluent in fashion since she was about six years old, when she discovered fashion design games on the family computer and knew immediately that this was her world.