Fashion has taken strides to become more inclusive in recent years. However, there was still a gap in the market for adaptive fashion. That is until the arrival of Australia’s adaptive fashion success story Christina Stephens.

Founded by fashion-designer Jessie Sadler in March 2020, Christina Stephens creates beautiful, high-quality, and on-trend adaptive clothing for women and men living with disabilities. Offering universal fashion-forward designs that look beautiful on every body, the core principle of the label is that it’s designs can be worn by anyone.

And the pioneering brand is gearing up for the next leap forward, having recently welcomed the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer, Carol Taylor, onboard as partner and head designer. And in another world first, the label’s new collection will be launched at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney later this month as part of the Adaptive Clothing Collective runway, marking the first time that a quadriplegic designer will showcase a collection of adaptive clothing anywhere in the world.

With an aim to shake up the global ‘mainstream’ fashion industry, the label’s new elevated collection comprises eye opening, unexpected and provocative designs that blend the two women’s unique styles, with Taylor bringing her colourful, assertive and feminine glamour.

“The next collection feels like an evolution of the Christina Stephens label,” said Sadler. “We’ve worked on some completely new, exciting, and thought-provoking pieces. Christina Stephens’ classic style is still front and centre of our design philosophy, but now Carol weaves the colour and glamour into our designs that our customers have been asking for. We’re also giving more consideration to people with specific conditions and abilities.”

Christina Stephens is also releasing the next Menswear Collection, set to be the label’s most stylish release to date. Featuring easy-fit tee, dress shirts, and more formal pieces, the collection is for men with a range of abilities, to move freely and feel stylish, for a versatile range of occasions.