As a former (yet still somewhat active) fashion stylist and current co-founder and jewelry designer, my perception of the ultimate bastions of luxury fashion has always revolved around the grandeur of European cities, occasionally punctuated by the inimitable allure of New York. However, my recent relocation to the sun-kissed expanse of Florida (if I am to judge the chronology through my ever-fuzzy post-COVID sense of time) was accompanied by a humble hope rather than a definitive expectation – that Miami would possess an artistic tapestry pulsating with vibrant sartorial offerings, albeit not necessarily a nucleus of elevated luxury fashion and style.
The Huge Underserved Market for Accessible Fashion
Disability fashion styling expert Stephanie Thomas argues that “you can’t design for people you can’t see, and you can’t see people you don’t value as consumers,”…