Cerebral Palsy Association create zero-waste fashion designs

Cerebral Palsy Association create zero-waste fashion designs

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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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腦麻協會攜手零廢棄時尚品牌推共融就業培訓計畫

2025-11-06

一家零廢棄時尚品牌與台灣腦性麻痺協會及電商平台攜手合作，推出一項共融就業培訓計畫。透過一系列創意工作坊，參與者創作了畫作、串珠工藝及時尚配件，這些作品目前在台北展出，還曾登上東京時裝週的伸展台。

腦麻患者的創作，包括畫作、串珠工藝及時尚配件，被現在各式牛仔服飾上。這是由一家零浪費時尚品牌、電商平台與台灣腦性麻痺協會會共同發起的就業培訓計畫，透過永續時尚與電商平台訓練，讓腦性麻痺青年一展長才。

[[腦麻青年方萱]]
"我覺得這次活動就是因為有出創作，所以讓我有發揮的空間，因為我也滿喜歡畫畫的。追尋夢想過程很困難，但是就像我剛才說的，只要願意試試看，都還是有機會的。我有做手串跟畫作，跟學習如何用電商經營。"

[[創辦人陳冠百]]
"腦性麻痺協會這個非政府組織其實是我們製作團隊的一部分，許多配件都是由他們製作的。他們協助我們拆解牛仔褲並將其製作成包包。現在他們的孩子逐漸長大，我們希望能提供一個解決方案，讓這些孩子有工作機會。因此這一次，我們與這個非政府組織密切合作，從教導他們繪圖、製作產品，到協助他們管理一個電子商務平台，讓他們能在平台上販售自己的產品，進而獲得收入。"

[[中華民國腦性麻痺協會監事陳子淳]]
"我們腦麻需要更多的時間給他們，有很多的機會可以發揮出來，我相信腦麻小孩在職場的困難，透過這種合作，可以知道他們的潛力。"

這些合作作品在台北的永續概念店「Story Wear」展出為期一年，並於東京時裝週亮相。Story Wear創立於2018年，是台灣唯一的零費時尚品牌，以升級再造牛仔布和其他廢棄紡織品製作永續服飾而聞名。

[[創辦人陳冠百]]
"時尚產業是全球第二大污染源，因此我們希望運用零廢棄設計的專業技能，為人們提供一種永續時尚的解決方案。升級再造的材料非常難處理，這也是為什麼目前只有我們在做這件事。以回收牛仔褲為例，我們首先需要將其清洗乾淨，然而沒有工廠願意幫忙拆解這些布料。這使得大量生產變得非常困難。對我們來說很幸運的是，我們已經與大約十個不同的非政府組織合作，他們願意協助我們拆解牛仔褲，讓我們能夠將其重新製作成服裝。"

Story Wear積極與身心障礙者合作，未來也將擴大社會影響力，與動物保護非營利組織合作，支持動物救援、復育及善待動物等相關倡議。

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