Bridge 3 Cut and Sew

My approach to this project was a bit of a special one, I saw a discrepancy in the clothing market for people who have disabilities and need certain tailored clothes. And for this I wanted to create a piece that stood out and also fit their limitations. I drew inspiration from a pair of jeans I had already owned that were missing a leg due to another project and how Oscar Pistorios changed the view of disabled people for ever when he was the first uniped in the Olympics. I focused mainly on wanting to  help “unipeds” or people with a singular arm or leg. To do this I wanted a piece of clothing that would stand out from the crowd! So I decided to go with a half jhort on the left leg half cut and sew leg on the right. I took another pair of jeans and cut up and then resewed onto the right leg, to give the pair of pants a more unique and more intentional look. To make the jeans also look more intentional I also frayed/distressed them at the bottom of the left and right legs. Instead of a disabled person having to hid their disability from the crowd using their clothing, I wanted the clothing to help them stand out from the crowd and hid their disability in plain sight by embracing that, and I think that is what I did!

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