American designer Tommy Hilfiger has
launched a line of clothing for children with disabilities, a collaboration
that started after a mother couldn’t find jeans for her son who wears leg
braces.
The 22 pieces, which include jeans, khakis, dresses and button-up shirts,
look exactly the same as those on the pre-existing TH Kids line and are also
priced the same, Tommy Hilfiger said in a statement posted on its website
Tuesday.
The difference is magnetic closures and Velcro in the place of buttons and
zippers, to make it easy to get in and out of garments.
Buttons are still sewn on the front, so there’s no difference in the look.
Dresses and t-shirts can be opened completely in the back, while the length
of the bottoms can be easily adjusted with a loop and button system.
The line was created in collaboration with Runway of Dreams, a group that
works with the fashion industry to adapt mainstream clothing for disabled
people, Tommy Hilfiger said in its statement.
Founder Mindy Scheier was quoted as saying that she had to alter jeans to
fit her son Oliver, who has muscular dystrophy and wears leg braces.
She then went to school during lunch to help him undress to use the
bathroom.
The new clothing line came after Scheier was introduced to Tommy Hilfiger
Americas CEO Gary Sheinbaum, the company said. (AFP)
Photo: Tommy Hilfiger launches clothing line for disabled children