Senior Capstone | Anna Holland

SPRING 2025 | SENIOR CAPSTONE

Everyday People. Is a brand that aims to make clothes for those who are often a second thought. This specific 3-piece collection is a case study on how we can construct garments to meet the needs of people who use wheelchairs.

Everyone deserves to feel good in their clothing.

(Updates in Progress)

There are roughly 1.3 billion people in the world with some form of disability. That's approximately 16% of the world's population.

So why are we not designing for them?

World Health Organization (WHO), 2025

How can we construct garments to meet the needs of wheelchair users while
allowing them the freedom of self expression?

Everyday People. was created with the intent of making a space where fashion is a more inclusive form of self expression. Especially those who don’t often get to be the “target consumer” whether that be related to sizing, gender expression, skin color, disability, religious standards, etc. Everyone deserves to feel comfortable and confident in their clothes!

THE INSPIRATION

The everyday person is someone just living their life--flawed, real, and unique in their own way. It’s how they show up in life, no matter who they are or where they are from.

PAIN POINTS

These are just a few of the pain points that I found in my research. I decided to explore different ways of approaching them through my ideation process. While it wasn’t feasible to approach every single solution, it was an interesting thought process to work through.

ART COLLABORATION

Kaya is an artist from a local adaptive art studio, Jump The Moon. She uses her powerchair to paint. We collaborated on a piece to be used in my collection.

WATCH THE PROCESS

IDEATION PHASE

I wanted the design to be guided by Kaya's artwork and the feedback of those I interviewed. After compiling the most common issues and the final artwork I started to ideate. I wanted to play with form, material, and different ways I could approach alleviating these issues in a visually interesting way.

MATERIALS

When it comes to materials and construction of the garments, one of my biggest goals was to make it as comfortable, flat, and inclusive as possible. Soft fabrics, sensory friendly tags, stretch denim, durable threads, magnet closure for low dexterity, and flat felled seams.