Vestiary Series
Virtual Conversation
Wearers Rocking their Disabled Bodies
Wednesday 28th July 2021
37 participants
Guest speakers: Monika Dugar, Usha Dugar Baid, Caprice-Kwai and Andrea Ruano.
Moderator: Dr. Chantrise Sims-Holliman
Dr. Chantrise Sims-Holliman
Dris an award-winning former educator, motivational speaker and author Since becoming partially paralyzed and a bilateral amputee in 2018, she’s made it her life’s work to help women overcome obstacles and one of her biggest challenges right now is finding clothes that are both cute AND accessible!
Andrea Ruano
Andrea is a Spaniard who moved to Manchester in 2018 to pursue a career in Graphic Design and Photography. In 2007 she survived an Ewing Sarcoma, and recently underwent a leg amputation. She advocates for cancer survivors across Europe. She’s passionate about fashion, proving that being disabled doesn’t mean having to look boring.
Caprice-Kwai
Caprice is a 20 year old fashion student and model from London. She has lived with a disability since the age of 10, which has shaped who she is today. Growing up in a society where disabilities and mobility aids are not seen often within the fashion industry, Caprice-Kwai wanted to challenge the status quo and became a model to show the world that everyBODY is beautiful.
Monika and Usha Dougar
Monika Dugar graduated from her BA (Hons) in Fashion Design & Development at London College of Fashion in 2018. She interned at Mary Katrantzou and Paul Smith where she learnt the basics of realizing her skills in fashion and her interest in research for adaptive clothing.
Usha Dugar Baid is CIMA qualified and completed her Executive MBA from Said Business school at Oxford University. She has held multiple roles in strategy, finance, and mentoring for start-ups.
Monika & Usha founded [R E S E T], where design is inspired by the unique experiences that people with disabilities have. The collection reinvents conservative adaptive clothing by providing a sense of freedom and a new vision.
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