Cerebral Palsy Association create zero-waste fashion designs
A zero-waste fashion brand has joined forces with the Taiwan Cerebral Palsy Association and a e-commerce platform to launch an inclusive employment training program. Through a series of creative workshops, participants produced paintings, beadwork, and fashion accessories that are now showcased in a special exhibit in Taipei, and on the runway at Tokyo Fashion Week. FTV reporter Stephany Yang has the story.
Participants engaged in creative workshops, producing paintings, beadwork, and fashion accessories. Their artworks are featured on various denim garments. This is part of an employment training program launched by a zero-waste fashion brand, a global e-commerce platform, and the Taiwan Cerebral Palsy Association to empower youth with cerebral palsy through sustainable fashion and e-commerce training.
Fang hsuan
Cerebral Palsy Association
I think this event gave me the opportunity to express myself because it involved creative work, and I really enjoy painting. The journey of pursuing a dream is difficult, but like I just said, as long as you’re willing to give it a try, there’s always a chance. I made beadwork and paintings, and also learned how to run a business through e-commerce.
Kuan Chen
Founder
The Cerebral Palsy Association NGO is actually part of our maker. A lot of accessories are made from them. They help us to disassemble the jeans and make it into bags, and now their kids are growing up so we are trying to give a solution for their kids to have a job. So, this time, we work with the NGO really closely, from training them to draw and to make products. And also, to manage an e-commerce platform so that they can sell their products on the platform and then they can have income.
Chen Tzu-chun
Cerebral Palsy Association
People with cerebral palsy need more time and support, but there are many opportunities for them to shine. I believe children with cerebral palsy face challenges in the workplace, but through this kind of collaboration, we can discover their true potential.
The collaborative works are showcased at a sustainable concept store in Taipei called House of Story Wear for a year, and at Tokyo Fashion Week. Founded in 2018, this brand is Taiwan’s only zero-waste fashion brand, known for up-cycling denim and other discarded textiles into sustainable apparel.
Kuan Chen
Founder
The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world so we wish to use our zero-waste design skill to give people a solution about sustainable fashion. Upcycyed material is really difficult. That is why we are the only ones doing it. For example, for recycled jeans, we need to wash it first. There is no factory willing to disassemble for you. It is really hard to mass-produce, so for us we are lucky. We work with around 10 different NGOs already so they willingly disassemble the jeans for us to make it into garments.
Their brand actively collaborates with individuals with disabilities. Looking ahead, they plan to expand their social impact by partnering with an animal welfare NGO to support causes related to rescue, rehabilitation, and ethical treatment of animals.
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2025-11-06
