MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology –  is known for producing some of the finest engineers and technologies wizards in the world. And the community that has sprung up around the campus is now home to some of the most successful “21 century” businesses anywhere.

What is surprising is the ways in which MIT has grown from its slide ruler image to developing some of the most compelling and creative labs in the country.  The MIT that we knew growing up in Boston was certainly no place to reinvent fashion design.

To set the scene, MIT is aggressively and with a spirit of inclusion, tackling some of the most difficult aspects of getting dressed and how to make clothes work for everyone….

” Fashion, a notoriously insider-centric industry, has been slower to engage with inclusive design. Traditionally, fashion is about manufacturing desire—selling the latest style, or a look that fits in with your sense of identity—and it operates on a schedule that deems last season’s styles out of fashion at a fairly rapid rate. In that sense, thinking about fashion as a tool to meet a certain need would require slowing down and incorporating elements that might be difficult to design or haven’t proven to be profitable.”

We salute the amazing work that is being done at MIT and if you know someone who needs clothing that is adaptable – please share this story.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3062726/the-mit-lab-thats-quietly-pioneering-fashion-for-everyone

Lucy and Claudia