Fashion Is For Every Body

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Fashion Is For Every Body
Formation2016;8 years ago (2016)
Founder Alicia Searcy
Type Nonprofit
Legal status Nonprofit organization
PurposeTo encourage interaction and inclusion versus segregation and exclusion in fashion
Location
Fields Fashion
Website fashionisforeverybody.com

Fashion Is For Every Body (FIFEB), founded in 2016 by disabled fashion blogger Alicia Searcy [1] , is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization promotes inclusivity in the fashion industry by hosting runway shows, events, and interactive fashion opportunities in the community.

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History

In 2017, Boundless was the first inclusive fashion event FIFEB produced, casting models of varying abilities, gender identities, sizes and races. [2]

Runway Shows

YearFashion Designer(s)
2017Opium Vintage, Sue Surdi Designs, Cat-Land Forever Couture, Ola Mai and Lilly Guilder [2]
2018A Lady of the Lake, Eric Adler, Black by Maria Silver and Any Old Iron [3]
2019
2021Any Old Iron, Suzanne Wade [4] [5]
2022Article X, A Lady of the Lake, Laura Citron, Any Old Iron's Andrew Clancey, Dahlia, Unhidden [6] [7]
2023

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