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61: Episode 60 - Fashion for Every Body: Izzy Camilleri on Style, Function, and Inclusion
Episode 61
Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with internationally recognized fashion designer Izzy Camilleri, a true pioneer in adaptive fashion. She shares how her successful career in high-end fashion took a transformative turn when she began designing clothing for people with disabilities and partnered with Silverts—work that helped ignite today’s adaptive fashion movement. Izzy shares how to balances style with function, the importance of universal design, and the meaningful progress that the fashion industry has (and hasn’t) made toward true inclusion. Izzy shares her experiences, expertise and advice when it comes to what the future holds for adaptive apparel, customization, and technology as she shines a light on the power of fashion to help people feel seen, confident, and fully themselves.TranscriptAs an additional treat for you, our friends at Silverts and IZ Adaptive are offering a limited-time 15% discount on purchases over $50 for the MDA community! For Silverts, shop here, and for IZ Adaptive, shop here for your discounts. Thank you, Silverts and IZ Adaptive!Guests:Izzy Camilleri is one of Canada’s leading and most celebrated fashion designers, and a pioneer in adaptive clothing. Izzy first ventured into the world of accessible clothing after initially doing custom work for a wheelchair user in 2004. It opened her eyes to the huge necessity for this type of clothing in the world. In 2022, Izzy received 2 awards for her adaptive line. She won the Innovation Award from the Women’s Empowerment Awards and the Fashion Impact Award from the CAFA Awards. In 2006, she received CAFA’s Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Her adaptive line has been featured in the Royal Ontario Museum. For more than 39 years, she has designed custom clothing for an international clientele, crafted gorgeous collections featured in fashion magazines from Vogue to InStyle, and dressed celebrities like Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Wahlberg, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, and David Bowie. Since 2009, Izzy has focused on inclusive fashion through her brand IZ Adaptive, with the mission to make great looking and well-fitting clothes accessible to everyone.Connect with Izzy: Website- https://izadaptive.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/izzy.camilleri.9/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/izzy.camilleri/?hl=en Host:Mindy Henderson is MDA’s Vice President of Disability Outreach & Empowerment, Editor-in-Chief of Quest Media, and the host of this podcast. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2, when she was 15 months old and has been a life-long partner to MDA. Mindy is also a motivational speaker and a writer, and author of the book, The Truth About Things That Suck.Connect with Mindy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendersonmindy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindyhendersonspeaks/
