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Werable founder Claudia Poh talks adaptive clothing, growing a business and the future of fashion

For many, when it comes to fashion, says homegrown designer Claudia Poh, “you change your body to fit the clothes, not the other way around”. That relationship gets infinitely more complex for people with disabilities, with details we might not always notice — such as straps and buttons — posing challenges with

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Claudia Poh Empowers People With Difficulty Dressing Themselves

A pioneer of adaptive clothing in Singapore, Claudia Poh’s fashion brand Werable allows people with mobility challenges to get dressed easily. As part of her studies at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, she and her classmate Amy Yu Chen had the opportunity to work with

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本地服装设计公司和慈善机构合作穿上时尚又便捷衣服中风患者重拾信心

一次穿上特别为她设计的衣服时，张苗懿感慨万分。她没有想到，自己中风后还能穿上这么漂亮的衣服，重拾自信。张苗懿（40岁）2019年底中风，让她一下子失去了自由行动的能力。坚持了漫长而艰苦的复健之后，她的肢体功能逐渐恢复，但穿衣服的时候仍是很大的考验。 “我的四肢还不能完全舒展或发力，很多衣服都不方便穿上，需要别人帮助。为了省事，我顾不上形象，只能穿宽松的衣服。”

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Meet the contestants of this year’s Vogue Singapore x TaFF Innovation Prize

The Innovation Prize aims to support and hone Asian entrepreneurial talent in the areas of sustainability, technology and design. And Werable is one of the 10 chosen fashion label.

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The Singaporean adaptive fashion designers changing the way we dress, design and age

In a bid to destigmatise and demystify adaptive fashion, Singapore labels Werable and Will & Well are changing the way we dress and design, one garment at a time.

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Meet two female founders creating solution-based designs that put adaptive needs first

Claudia Poh from Werable is changing the game and raising the bar when it comes to inclusive fashion.