AdaptiveShirt

AdaptiveShirt is a long-sleeve woven men’s dress shirt, that is easy to put on and take off with one hand, designed for young male stroke patients, during the recovery stage, continue to engage in daily activities physically, socially and emotionally.

The product used laser cut on non-stretchable fabric, but looks invisible. This laser cut is important to the stretchability of the shirt. It allows more space for arm movement. The experiment of using laser cut patterns in garments to solve a real problem is a novel experience. Most stroke patients learn about how to dress through their therapists, they are able to wear a stretchable knit garment by themselves after many times of practice. However, they are not able to wear an unstretchable woven shirt with buttons on it due to limited mobility. In order to help them reduce the steps of dressing, especially button up and button down the dress shirt, the stretchable side of AdaptiveShirt that has been laser cut is able to give a stroke patient enough stretchability to dress it on without unbutton.