“Blade for All,” is a project directed by Ken Endo of Xiborg, creators of prosthetic limbs enhanced with robotics. It aims to make blades for all children – not only those who aspire to be para-athletes – but also those who want to run freely on their own. The project offers affordable prosthetic legs in a variety of colors, which also come with user guides for easy set-up and replacement. The children wear MUJI clothes.

A trench coat designed for people with one arm. It comes with a gun flap flared sleeve to create a natural symmetry, changing the perception that the arm is “missing”. Features such as this were included as an outcomes of dialogues, when models shared their experiences and desires for their clothing options. This piece shows how customization can provide greater comfort and confidence, without the need to conform.

An inclusive kimono inspired by Hirotada Ototake who was born without limbs. The kimono, adjustable to different lengths, can be worn while walking with prosthetics or sitting in a wheelchair. That a single kimono can be worn in haori length or kimono length is a new concept in the kimono industry, marking progress in inclusive traditional wear.

A gender-neutral dress that can be worn during pregnancy or otherwise. Made by MIKAGE SHIN, a gender-neutral fashion brand, this dress is inspired by tulips, which symbolize unconditional love and benevolence, and irises for hope. It reflects Ryuchell’s progressive take on masculinity, fatherhood and fashion. The puff sleeves are fashionable yet easy-to-wear — a picture of elegance. Ryuchell dons the dress with a pregnancy belly suit, creating the image of a new era of humanity.

ANREALAGE is one of Japan’s leading fashion brands that focuses on incorporating technology. ANREALAGE has collaborated with ONTENNA, a stylish wearable device that allows you to feel sound with your body, to present accessories that are fashionable, functional and guarantee access to information. These include headpieces, earrings, and necklaces molded from thin, flexible fibers that allow light to pass through. They flicker in response to sound, “translating” auditory information into visual information.

In collaboration with OTON GLASS, glasses that vocalize text, beta post has designed a reversible coat with a blurry print inspired by the way the world is experienced by people with visual impairments. On the reverse, a map is printed on two layers of fabric. When the layers overlap, the image of the world rises up. Worn by Fumiya Hamanoue, a visually impaired free climber, this coat was designed with inputs from Fumiya. The result is a statement about how barriers between people and society can be overcome with consideration for others.

The Live Jacket designed by KANSAI YAMAMOTO is a visual representation of the experience of dancing to music and feeling vibrations. The jacket is made from a colorful textile collage of photographs of Shibuya, a dynamic and diverse city, and embellished with fringe and chains to represent vibrations and echoes. The textures are created by Hidehumi Kenmochi by combining natural and artificial sounds that are transformed into sound images that resonate throughout the body. It is worn by GenGen, a dancer with hearing loss, who lives for the beat.

01 BORDERLESS WEAR is a wheelchair that supports the body to keep challenging itself while fighting ALS. The project is produced by Masatane Muto, who continues to communicate with his own voice even after losing his voice, using the device called ALS SAVE VOICE PROJECT, which combines Toshiba Corp’s koestation technology and the eye input technology developed by Ory Research Institute. In this project, while pursuing coolness, he is focusing on making clothes that are easy for caregivers to put on and remove. This time, he will present a new reversible jacket with a print designed by Makoto Azuma.

A collaboration between Mari Azuma, a model in her 70s who started her modeling career at the age of 17, and WHILL, an electric wheelchair maker. The vision of Mari coming down the runway elegantly in her high fashion outfit on a WHILL overturns the image of the wheelchair as a tool only for people with disabilities. It becomes a personal mobility device that can be used by anyone for commuting, just as you would a bicycle.

Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive, a pioneer in adaptive fashion, makes clothes with adaptive functions and features such as magnetic buttons and Velcro closures for easy wearing. The collection is showcased on a model with a prosthetic leg, a YouTuber with Down syndrome, the mother of a child with disability, and a working adult with a prosthetic hand. Together, they represent a slice of the 15% of the world’s population who live with disabilities (not including the elderly), proving that adaptive fashion is definitely not a niche business.

This collaboration showcases the craftsmanship of kotohayokozawa and the labor of love of Kokone’s mother who decorates her wheelchair on a daily basis. The outfit worn by Kokone features thoughtful touches to maximize her comfort. On the runway, Kokone is accompanied by her sister. The dialogue between the family and the fashion brand opens up invaluable possibilities in the realm of adaptive fashion.