ADAPTIVE GARMENT

DRESS SHIRT FOR DISABLED

This project is intended for coming up with new adaptive garment design for people who have disabilities. Redesign the garment in order to provid them a better life. This Design is a long-sleeve woven men’s dress shirt. It is easy to put on and take off with one hand, designed for young male stroke patients. It helps stroke patients during the recovery stage, continue to engage in daily activities physically, socially and emotionally.

Concept Design / Industrial Design / Fashion
Hongxuan Wu
Designer
2021
New York, United States

Current “adaptive clothing product” market

Hidden magnets

Hidden magnets behind each decoration button

Zipper

Zippers for chest access, typically for support surgery, chemotherapy and Dialysis

A small number of existing adaptive shirts on market, from companies including Tommy Adaptive, Juniper, Buck & Buck, Ovidis, Lands’End, etc., allow users to don and doff with ease. These functional shirts increased lower and upper arm mobility by special replacement of traditional buttons with hidden magnets, snap fastener, zipper, or velcro. However, these existing products in the market are designed for customers over 60 years old. there is an opportunity for a design that increases the stroke recovery stage patients’ mobility and accommodates needs that have not been met, with a target on middle-aged consumer groups, which fills market gaps for what current businesses aren’t serving.