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CHRONIC APPAREL
THESIS
To live in chronic pain is to live
without access to a part of yourself.
Pain has changed every aspect of my life, I move differently, I take care of myself more, I have to watch out for bodily dangers and pain triggers at every corner. Every movement must be thought about ahead of time.
As my pain progressed, I found myself in a dysphoric state, I am not
outwardly seen as who I am. Clothing is my biggest pain trigger, because of that my options for dress are extremely limited, there is minimal choice in what I wear and how people see me through clothing.
There are many losses when one becomes disabled, one of the hardest to overcome is expression, or even experimentation, of selfhood.
This collection aims at bridging the gap between adaptive fashion and mainstream design styles and methods. I want to help others access different parts of themselves through style and dressing, while also noting that the people wearing these garments may find themselves in doctors appointments and have certain needs around accessing parts of the body and material needs