Reflections on inclusive clothing: contributions to development

• Autor(a) principal: Marteli, Leticia Nardoni
• Data de Publicação: 2025
• Outros Autores: Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos, Silva, Fernando Moreira da, Trigueiros, Paula
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/44741
• topic: Clothing design; Inclusive design; Wearability; Usability; Dressing; Difficulties

Clothing designs have been flagged as insufficient in their development, negatively influence wearability, and represent a marker of disability and exclusion of users. This article aimed to present the contexts of use, issues of wearability, and situations experienced by people who had dressing/undressing difficulties. Based on quantitative and qualitative design doctoral research, this article systematizes concepts for clothing design, presenting the contexts and problems of usability and scenarios. The results discussed the considerable levels to benefit the users through pertinent contributions of design studies and interdisciplinary areas. The possibility of applying inclusive concepts is not a complex task and does not necessarily require innovations but requires strategies that do not differ from the usual. It is noticeable that in designer classes, such concepts need to be presented and problematized not only in teaching and extension but also as multidisciplinary ways of carrying out the work developed in the disciplines. Future studies can develop inclusive clothing and analyze the symbolic relationships that bring satisfaction in usability. Thus, improvements can be made to inclusive clothing development, but it is necessary to improve the designer’s education to get familiar with that and understand the applicability of the inclusive design principles.