Page 52 of Design for our future selves 2001 Awards by Helen Hamlyn Research Centre - Royal College of Art

50 Georgina Bartlett/Fashion Textiles clothing project A range of clothing that incorporates style and desirability with ease of wear. It utilises a new knitting technique that allows almost any fabric to be woven, to allow stretching to fit any body shape. Combined with innovative ideas for fastening and pattern cutting, the range is ideally suited to wheelchair users or young people with limited dexterity. The range includes able bodied people, forming a link between individuals regardless capability. The project redresses the balance by boldly designing for a socially invisible group outside mainstream fashion.

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