while we have the luxury of choice when it comes to deciding what to wear or what to pick up for the next outing people with special needs dont quite have the fortune of choosing their outfits and why is that simply because they dont have a choice well things are certainly changing for the better in this world with things becoming more speciallyabled friendly fashion world is too moving towards designing clothes that are more utility based adaptive clothing is exactly thatwhat is itto explain it in a better way adaptive clothing comprises clothes designed for people with special needs or disabilities adaptive clothing basically provides front open designs and rearclosure designs so that an individual can be dressed more easily by a carer it features flat seams to reduce friction discreet adaptations to make the clothing look as consistent with fashion norms as possible including easy access snaps velcro stretchy fabric roomy design to accommodate incontinence aids longer rise in the back to accommodate sitting in wheelchairs magnetic closure and elastic waist for increased comfort and easier dressingwhats rather interesting is the fact that big design houses and labels have started pushing for adaptive clothing and you need not necessarily be a differentlyabled person to wear this type of clothing but can also try it if you believe in breaking the rules of fashion and opting for sustainable fashionwho all can it benefitthe clothing is designed to help people with a disability where they mostly need carers or individuals who are immobile to some extentadaptive clothing can benefit people of all ages with disorders or natural ageing but is mostly beneficial for people suffering from arthritis cerebral palsy multiple sclerosis motor neurone disease oedema incontinence alzheimers parkinsons disease and so onwhere is it availableunfortunately most of the adaptive clothing lines are only available abroad but a lot of international websites offer shipping to india and thats the only saving grace until these clothes become localised