'It happened so suddenly....'
A woman whose son suffered a life-changing spinal injury has launched an adaptive clothing range in calls to expand the fashion industry.
“It completely changed every aspect of our lives," Caron told the Manchester Evening News. "It happened so suddenly and Emile's resilience has been unbelievable, but his clothes are constricting to able-bodied peers. The siblings made a prototype and added a polo top with magnetic openings to create a smart casual tracksuit that would be comfortable, practical and suitable to wear.
With over 1.2 million wheelchair users in the UK Caron began researching and talking to physios, carers and wheelchair users to design the adaptive clothes wear.
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