About IZ Adaptive

IZ Adaptive was launched in 2009 after fashion designer Izzy Camilleri spent a few years creating custom clothing for a client who was a wheelchair user who lived with paralysis. This experience opened her eyes to the clothing challenges people face while living with a physical disability.

After years of creating these custom pieces for her, and then a second seated client, Izzy realized that if they had all these problems and limitations with clothing, there must be many others with the same issues. Izzy began researching the market and held a focus group meeting where voices were heard about their challenges, likes, and dislikes around clothing. With all this listening and learning, the seeds of creating a line of adaptive clothing were being planted.  After doing online research on the market, she saw that there was very little out there for this demographic of people.  Most of what was available was for the elderly or for people living in long-term care facilities. Izzy saw this as an opportunity to create a line of clothes, starting with modern wardrobe basics.  Pieces that most of us have in our wardrobes. In June of 2009, IZ Adaptive was born.

Izzy Camilleri was a trailblazer and pioneered the category of adaptive clothing in the form of fashionable, functional pieces. Her work was being called revolutionary. The path since that time has been long and hard, but one that Izzy kept on life support, knowing the importance of what she was creating and how many lives it positively affected. At the beginning of the pandemic, Izzy also created the first ‘Seamless Back Pant’ which helps to reduce the risk of life-threatening pressure sores.  This patented technology is the most important work Izzy has done throughout her long career. These pants have become an important staple in many of her customers' wardrobes.

Today, Izzy is seen as the Thought Leader in this space. IZ Adaptive has a global reach with its online store. Major media outlets have featured IZ, and museums have also displayed this work. Universities and colleges reach out as well to learn about this new and exciting category of clothing for their studies.

IZ Adaptive continues to lead in innovation and is looking to the future with big growth plans.

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