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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Quadruple Amputee Walked The Runway At New York Fashion Week
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicaprobus/a-quadruple-amputee-walked-the-runway-at-new-york-fashion-weFashion designer Carrie Hammers mission is to make stylish workwear for underserved professional women.
Her efforts arent just focused on the design aspect; in her runway shows, she started a campaign to use Role Models Not Runway Models, including accomplished women of different sizes and abilities with empowering stories....
In February, Karen Crespo, a 30-year-old from Los Angeles, contacted Hammer to tell her how inspired she was to see a woman in a wheelchair at the designers spring 2014 show....
On Sept. 5th, Crespo became the first quadruple-amputee to walk in New York Fashion Week.
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A Quadruple Amputee Walked The Runway At New York Fashion Week (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2014
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progressoid
(49,991 posts)1. Rec!
hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)2. I'm very proud of that woman... What a wonderful example she sets!
malaise
(269,054 posts)3. Well time to support Carrie Hammer
Orrex
(63,216 posts)4. Well that's about the coolest thing I've heard in weeks
k/r!
secondwind
(16,903 posts)5. how AMAZING is that? wow!
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)6. Great!
A big shout out to all who helped make this happen.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)7. I have to admit I am a cynic
or at least a bit jaded, or something, because my first thought on reading the title was "Well, I guess that's one way for a model to drop weight".
But seriously, this seems very cool. From the pictures in the article, it looks like she is making normal clothing, as fashion. And using normal people as models. Ive never understood fashion as a cultural phenomenon, but if its going to be a thing, that seems like the most worthy thing for it to be.
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)8. K&R
She is so beautiful.