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Jess chats to Marie Claire about "work"

Jessie sat down with Bron Bates from Marie Claire to chat about how she abandoned her high flying corporate gig, in favour of work with meaning. The secret? It all starts with making THE list.

Bringing disability-friendly creations to the Runway for Fashion Week

For the first time in Australian Fashion Week history, a runway show has been created by and for people with disabilities, and modelled by people with disabilities.

Emotional standing ovation for adaptive fashion show at Fashion Week

This year’s Adaptive Fashion Show at AAFW saw two fashion labels, JAM the Label and Christina Stephens showing off their latest pieces, as models in wheelchairs, models using assistive walking devices and models with prosthetics took to the catwalk wearing the designs.

Adaptive fashion for people with disability showcased in Australian first

The history-making show featured 10 models with disability from across Australia, including disability advocate Lisa Cox, actor and disability advocate Chloe Hayden and Queensland Australian of the Year 2021, Dr Dinesh Palipana.

Here’s what it was like to be in Fashion Week’s first adaptive show

‘Unexpected’, ‘unbelievable’ and ‘unreal’ were all words I heard to describe the Adaptive Clothing Collective at this year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW).

Adaptive Clothing Collective runway makes an emotive case for universal design

Awash with innovative, inclusive designs and bold colours, JAM and Christina Stephens’ collections make clear people with disability deserve to be seen and have their needs met. (Harpers Bazaar)

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Join Christina Stephens at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week

Carol Taylor is joining Australia’s adaptive fashion success story, Christina Stephens, as a partner and the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer – with the aim to shake up the global ‘mainstream’ fashion industry.

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Making adaptive fashion mainstream

In celebration of 2022 International Women’s Day, UQ Contact Magazine sat down with our Founder, Jessie Sadler, a fashion innovator on a mission to make clothing more inclusive.

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How to Bring Your Business Idea to Life with Jessie Sadler

Business Chicks sat down with our Founder Jessie Sadler on how she bought the Christina Stephens idea to life, and what's next for us in the adaptive clothing world.

Adapting Fashion to a New Market

Australian clothing label Christina Stephens is pioneering the adaptive fashion movement, offering people with disabilities and changing bodies beautiful and functional wardrobe choices.

Christina Stephens celebrates IDPwD with three big announcements

The brand has today announced its expansion into menswear, revealed a new limited-edition printed t-shirt range and introduced new colours to its womenswear range.

From Hi-Vis To The High Street: How Jessie Sadler Used Her MBA to Create a Successful Fashion Label That Is Causing Waves On The Iconic

After more than a decade rising up the ranks of the oil and gas industry, Jessie Sadler had no idea a shopping trip with her mother would turn into a highly successful adaptive fashion business that is on the path to global expansion.