Tommy Hilfiger's adaptive clothing welcomed by disability groups

Disability advocates have welcomed Tommy Hilfiger's plans to design an adaptive fashion line for disabled adults.The American designer launched a similar line for disabled children last year (16), which was created in collaboration with Runway of Dreams, a group that works with the fashion industry to adapt mainstream clothing for disabled people.

He's now venturing into the adult disability market, and the line will be made up of designs featuring adjusted seams and openings, magnetic and Velcro closures, magnetic zips and adjusted leg openings.

Philip Connolly, the Policy and Development Manager at Disability Rights UK, has welcomed the fashion venture, telling The Telegraph: "(I) think it makes absolute sense." "I myself have lost some sensitivity in my fingers as a result of Parkinson's and I find buttons and cufflinks more difficult than I used to," he continued.

"The best part of this is that Tommy Hilfiger has not designed a collection that looks any different to his other ranges, he's simply adapted them to offer this choice of fastenings and shapes." The line officially drops on Friday (20Oct17), with 34 womenswear offerings and 37 in the menswear category.

"Inclusivity and democratisation of fashion have always been at the core of my brand's DNA," Hilfiger said in a statement.

"These collections continue to build on that vision, empowering the differently abled community.

It developed the adult lines following the incredible response to the children's collection." Various disability groups have also shared news of the collection on their social media pages.