“The prospect of starting over at 33 was really daunting but I couldn’t just sit around and do nothing. I needed a creative outlet”. Tammy is a former actor/singer. Six years ago, when she could no longer perform, she decided to start a new career. Through her unique perspective, she delves into her own experiences of disability and discrimination to make clothing and pieces that have a story to tell. Being disabled isn’t easy. Most people know that, but the reality is no one can really understand the pain and discomfort that disabled people go through on a daily basis. With that in mind, this collection aims to help the able-bodied understand what it’s like to face physical limitations, by creating pieces that impede and restrict movement, in order to give an experience of what it’s like to be a disabled person in an ableist world. If able-bodied people understood, maybe they’d think twice before parking in a disabled parking space or moving seats on the bus so we can sit down. We don’t want pity or sympathy, just some consideration. According to the UN “…the fashion industry is widely believed to be the second most polluting industry in the world.” Everything in the collection has been made with either reused fabrics - the leather she uses is from a sofa; or is “deadstock” - a term used in the fashion industry for fabric that has been produced but no longer wanted - thus nothing is new, except threads and trimmings.