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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.

Carol Taylor: Never Say Never

How a romantic getaway for Carol catapulted her to a new life - from lawyer, to artist, to fashion designer, to co-owner of adaptive clothing label Christina Stephens.

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.

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Transforming ‘mainstream fashion’

Award-winning designer and disability advocate Carol Taylor has announced she will partner with fellow adaptive fashion designer Jessie Sadler.

‘It’s a revolution’: Adaptive fashion leaders team up in world-first

Online adaptive fashion label Christina Stephens has offered clothing that is both stylish and easy-to-wear for men and women with disabilities since launching two years ago.

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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.

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.

Jessie Makes the Power 30 List in Ragtrader's Top Influential Fashion Leaders

Jessie Sadler has made it her mission to create inclusive clothing, after witnessing the difficulties her mum had dressing herself after a fall. She's now just made #24 on Ragtrader's Power 30 list of influential fashion leaders.

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.

THE ICONIC’s New Adaptive Edit is ‘Inclusive, Accessible and Empowering’ for Shoppers

Almost 20 percent of the Australian population live with a disability and access other needs, and despite this growing need to service and accommodate shoppers, many consumers are left out. THE ICONIC is hoping to change that with the launch of its new Adaptive Edit.