David Bowie, Adaptive Fashion & Putting People First Design with Izzy Camilleri

FashionTalks

Izzy Camilleri is a big deal. As one of Canada's most celebrated fashion designers she has dressed A list celebrities from David Bowie to Meryl Streep. In 2005 her world and career changed when a woman living with paralysis asked Izzy to design some custom clothing that would work with her power wheelchair. This entry into adaptive clothing pivoted her career in a profound way.

In this episode:

• Izzy shares her meeting and designing for David Bowie
• Her career shift to a focus on adaptive clothing, the fashion industry's reaction (spoiler, it wasn't great) and how she stayed the course of her vision
• Insight into the size, perspective and future of adaptive fashion
• Her proprietary innovation and how it is revolutionizing the adaptive fashion market and beyond

To watch Izzy's Ted Talks - https://www.izzycamilleri.com/galleries/ted-talk/

To learn more about Izzy and IZ Adaptive - https://www.izzycamilleri.com/

IG - https://www.instagram.com/izzy.camilleri/

Host Donna Bishop - https://thisisdonnab.ca/

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This episode was produced by Jason Perrier

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Thank you to Nick Craine for the amazing artwork - https://www.nickcraine.com/