Mindy Scheier

Mindy Scheier (born 1971) founded the Runway of Dreams Foundation in 2014, a fashion nonprofit for people with disabilities.[1]

Career

Scheier is a graduate of University of Vermont.[2] She spent more than 20 years working as a designer for the INC collection. She also worked as a stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.[3]

Scheier’s son, Oliver, was born with muscular dystrophy.[4] His requests for jeans and clothing like his peers had Shceier using her experience in fashion to modify garments to his needs- including magnetic closures, adjustable waistbands, varying pant and sleeve lengths, and more. Scheier then realized that apparel and fashion served as a significant part in building self-confidence and that every person, of all abilities, deserved to have that. That is when she established Runway of Dreams Foundation- an organization working with retailers to adapt clothing to all consumers’ needs.[5][6]

In 2016, Scheier announced her first partnership with Tommy Hilfiger to design a line of adaptive clothing for the Spring collection.[7][8] She has also consulted with Target, Zappos, and Nike on adapting their products for consumers with special needs.[9]

In 2018, Scheier secured Runway of Dreams participation in New York Fashion Week.[10] The 2019 Fashion Week included an adapted line done by Scheier and Kohl’s.[11]

Scheier has worked with Jillian Mercado, a model who has muscular dystrophy, who starred in Diesel’s campaign and Madeline Stuart, an Australian model who has Down syndrome, who was signed by a cosmetics firm and walked in Fashion Week.[12]

Personal life

Scheier lives in Livingston, New Jersey with her husband Greg and three children: Stella, Oliver, and Beau.[13]

References
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  5. "My Runway of Dreams Story By Mindy Scheier". Don't Hide It, Flaunt It. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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  9. AM, ON January 16, 2019 12:51 (2019-01-16). "Mindy Scheier". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  10. "NEW CLIENT: RUNWAY OF DREAMS - The Bromley Group". www.the-bromley-group.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  11. "'Mom, I'm sick of you helping me put my clothes on!' It's not natural to do this at my age.': Young woman describes 'frustration' with dressing after being paralyzed, helps others 'find independence'". Love What Matters. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  12. "'I Launched a Nonprofit to Empower People with Disabilities Through Adaptive Clothing'". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  13. "Spotlight on the Runway of Dreams Foundation". New Jersey Monthly. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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