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Comfortable but stylish clothes

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Katrinawaves · 19/10/2025 20:47

I have a 25 year old daughter who lives in supported accommodation. She has severe learning difficulties and needs help with day to day care. Buttons and zips are hard for her. She is interested in her appearance and likes to look stylish.

Her carers have increasingly been putting her in tracksuits and hoodies and have asked me to buy her some more of these. I’m sad at the thought of her wearing clothes which will not bring her any joy.

Does anyone have any ideas for easy to wear clothes which might be suitable but not excessively frumpy? She’s about 5’5” and a curvy size 12 (in other words has boobs and hips but a smallish waist). She wears her hair long and has natural beachy waves

OP posts:
1apenny2apenny · 19/10/2025 20:54

Is the first step is to identify items that would woek
for her eg:

-jeans without a zip
-pull on dresses/jumpsuits
-caridgans/jumpers both long and short sleeve

M&S do jeans with elasticated waist/pull or jeggins

There are lots of pull on jumpers/tops that are easy, perhaps some nice scarves?

What does she like?

Uniqlo another good option for lovely staples also TKMax always good for reasonable items

UpMyself · 19/10/2025 20:57

Try Robell trousers. M&S and Tu also worth a try.

CatrinVennastin · 19/10/2025 23:34

Primark have a range of adaptive clothing too

www.primark.com/en-gb/c/women/collections-and-collabs/collections/adaptive-clothing

BitOutOfPractice · 19/10/2025 23:38

There are so many stylish pull on trousers now - and hurrah For that!

how about some wide leg trousers and a boxy jumper in a great colour? Primark has loads of great jumpers in now. I got stopped in the street today by a young woman saying she loved my pink jumper.

CryptoFascist · 20/10/2025 00:14

Depending on her tastes, Popsy has nice things, are stretchy and sensory friendly and can be tailored to fit.

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