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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.
Leading the $400B Adaptive Clothing Market
The adaptive clothing market is tipped to reach $400B US by 2027, according to Fashion Writer & Commentator, Glynis Traill-Nash. Christina Stephens is thrilled to be one of the pioneering adaptive fashion labels in Australia.
Fashion moves forward to embracing people with disability
The importance of providing realistic and inclusive fashion options to people with disability.
A moment in history for adaptive fashion
Australia’s iconic adaptive fashion brand Christina Stephens headlined the first-ever adaptive clothing runway at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week.
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.
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)
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.
AirRobe Founder chats to Christina Stephens about circular fashion
Hannon Comazzetto is the Founder and powerhouse behind the circular wardrobe movement, and we had a little chat with her to find out more about this female-founded company making big waves in ecommerce.
What Clare brings to the adaptive clothing table
If you're reading this, you've probably read some other stuff from Clare, like a Christina Stephens email, or a social media post or three on adaptive fashion.
