Fashion that works for you.
Adapted Trends is a UK-based start-up founded by Rachel Thompson, a former nurse, with a clear and personal origin. In 2023, Rachel was invited to take part in a fashion charity event for individuals with special educational needs and mobility issues. As part of the event, she was asked to upcycle a denim jacket and design a pair of modified trousers for someone with a disability.
The response to those trousers was immediate and overwhelming - people wanted them. Adapted Trends launched from that moment, driven by the recognition that in the UK, there are very few clothing brands designing genuinely accessible, on-trend clothing specifically for young people and adults with disabilities, special educational needs, or who use wheelchairs.
The brand's mission is straightforward: to make clothes that are both fashionable and genuinely fit for purpose - garments that make getting dressed, going to the loo, and living daily life easier, without sacrificing personal style or the freedom to choose what you wear.
Adapted Trends' current product focus is adaptive trousers and shorts, which have been developed through close feedback from users and carers over time, resulting in a V2 design that addresses the practical realities of everyday life as a wheelchair user.
Key design features include:
Adult sizes are currently available in the V2 cargo trousers and shorts with plans to return to children's sizes in future. Adapted Trends continues to develop new designs in collaboration with users and carers.
The original Adapted Trends Cargo Trousers are still available for Juniors and Young People in smaller the smaller sizes.
Their trousers also make a considered and practical gift for someone living with SCI or using a wheelchair.
SIA members can receive 10% off their order when using code SIA10 at checkout.
10% of income from the sale of this product will be donated to Spinal Injuries Association (Registered Charity No. 1054097).
