Fashion Fix: Adaptive Fashion with Jillian Mercado
What exactly is adaptive fashion and how does the industry still need to adapt? Charli Howard meets the model and activist remodelling fashion for people with disabilities.
Model Charli Howard meets the activist remodelling fashion for people with disabilities.
Jillian Mercado: Teen Vogue and Gay Times cover star, L Word actor and New York Fashion Week catwalk queen.
She's also worked with the United Nations on reducing inequality and modelled a groundbreaking adaptive fashion collection for Tommy Hilfiger. But what exactly is adaptive fashion?
In a pre-lockdown chat, Jillian tells Charli why adaptive fashion benefits everyone and how the whole industry needs to adapt to become truly accessible and representative.
Presenter: Charli Howard
Producer: Kirsty McQuire
Editor: Rebecca Stratford
Image: Jillian Mercado models for The Blonds catwalk show at New York Fashion Week, February 2020 Credit: Alex Cruz
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