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Scroll here for major Christina Stephens updates and events, incredible stories and profiles from our community, as well as articles that have been featured in the media.
Nobody Solves a Problem Like Christina
The ground-breaking label has gone from strength to strength; listing on Australia's biggest online retailer THE ICONIC, launching a range of menswear, and co-chairing panels on diversity and inclusion. Jessie and Carol’s story has appeared on the ABC, 7 News, SBS, Studio 10, and featured in Women's Weekly, The Australian, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue Magazine - the list goes on.
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.
Adaptive fashion's disruptive duo
Good adaptive design doesn’t end with magnetic buttons and zips. “When designing for someone in a wheelchair, it’s not just about designing for someone in a seated position, there’s so much more to be considered”
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)
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.
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.
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.
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