"If you put your hands out and run your fingers along this skirt, you'll feel that there are soft feathers appliqued on to it, says the fashion designer Chet Lo. The skirt is emerald green in colour with black panels on the side and it is designed to be very fitted on the body."
"The opportunity to feel each piece is crucial for the group standing in front of Lo: each person has low vision or is blind. This touch tour has been organised by Making Fashion Accessible, an initiative from the non-profit Hair & Care founded by the celebrity hairstylist Anna Cofone in 2019, which aims to foster more inclusivity in the fashion and beauty industries."
"I am fully blind so I got so much out of it, says Jane Manley. As someone with no usable sight, I am all about feeling the energy in the room and hearing people umming' and ahhing' as a model walks by. I can connect that energy with the swatch booklet and the audio description to create a picture of each look in my mind."
Making Fashion Accessible, an initiative by Hair & Care founded by hairstylist Anna Cofone, creates inclusive fashion experiences for blind and low-vision attendees. Designer Chet Lo hosted a touch tour where guests felt garments directly, including an emerald green feathered skirt and textured jackets. Participants then attended the London Fashion Week show with audio descriptions and fabric sample booklets. This multisensory approach allows blind attendees to engage fully with fashion presentations by combining tactile exploration, auditory information, and physical fabric samples to construct mental images of each look.
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