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Week six of The Great British Sewing Bee welcomed a very special judge. The incredibly talented and successful Victoria Jenkins joined Esme and Patrick to judge the contestants’ adaptive children’s dungarees.
No one is more qualified to talk about adaptive fashion than Victoria. Her brand, Unhidden, is at the forefront of beautiful, adaptive fashion, with her designs setting the standard for a more inclusive fashion industry.
Since her guest appearance on the Sewing Bee, social media has been flooded with praise for her work and admiration for her advocacy. As she shared on her Instagram: “My phone has been melting since last nights episode aired… So happy and proud to have been asked to guest judge and be a small part of an iconic institution on TV.”
Get to know Victoria and learn all about her impact on the fashion industry with these ten facts…
10 facts about Victoria Jenkins
- Victoria is the founder and CEO of Unhidden, a hugely successful adaptive fashion brand.
- After experiencing life-changing surgery in her 20s and living with chronic pain, she became a disability activist, working to introduce adaptive fashion into the high street and catwalk.
- Unhidden officially launched on Victoria’s birthday in 2020!
- Vogue included Victoria in their round-up of 2023’s most Influential Powerhouse Women.
- She was also named the second most influential disabled person in the UK by the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List!
- Victoria designed the very first adaptive collection for Primark.
- She wrote the brilliant ‘The Little Book of Ableism’, aiming to open up the conversation about ableism.
- Before Unhidden, she was a garment technologist for brands such as Tesco, Jack Wills, AllSaints and Victoria Beckham.
- In 2022, Unhidden was the first adaptive clothing brand to walk at London Fashion Week.
- Unhidden’s best-selling pieces are their black twill trousers and wrap sleeve t-shirts.
Bonus fact: Victoria appeared as a guest judge on Kids’ Week of the Sewing Bee! Catch up with the episode over on BBC iPlayer.
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