Welcome to my Substack, Unclenching by Chris L Vaughan. This is my first post on cerebral palsy, fashion and parenthood. Fashion has been a way to both celebrate and obscure my body when I didn’t have the words to talk about disability for more than thirty years.
Trying to wear comfortable clothes with scoliosis is a trip! The muu-muus I wear make me look like a granny in a house dress but at least they don't pull in odd directions. Dress codes were always the bane of my existence and I avoided jobs that demanded them like the plague. BTW, they now have sneakers with little tabs in the back that enable wearers to slip the shoes on without using hands. Would that work for you?
Thanks, Sheri! Totally! I ended up wearing a fun floral shirt over the weekend for the first time in a while and it was a good reminder to keep them in rotation.
Trying to wear comfortable clothes with scoliosis is a trip! The muu-muus I wear make me look like a granny in a house dress but at least they don't pull in odd directions. Dress codes were always the bane of my existence and I avoided jobs that demanded them like the plague. BTW, they now have sneakers with little tabs in the back that enable wearers to slip the shoes on without using hands. Would that work for you?
Thanks for sharing this, Chris. I say, wear the floral shirts even if you're not going to the office!
Thanks, Sheri! Totally! I ended up wearing a fun floral shirt over the weekend for the first time in a while and it was a good reminder to keep them in rotation.