ABOUT

Stephanie Alves Aniszfeld is the Founder, CEO, and designer of ABL Denim, an inclusive design business dedicated to providing clothing solutions for people with disabilities. Alves was inspired to create the company by her brother and stepsister, who have developmental disabilities and mobility issues, respectively. A fashion designer for over 25 years, Alves has extensive experience designing, managing, and implementing clothing collections produced around the world. As owner and proprietor of her New York collection with retail stores in the East Village and Soho, she sold her eponymous line to Seed Tokyo, Charivari, and Saks Fifth Avenue stores. She has also designed and has been a technical designer for prominent companies, including Limited Too, Gap Kids, Ann Taylor Loft in New York, and Harari in Los Angeles. Alves and her work were featured in publications, including The New York Times Fashion of the Times Magazine and WWD. Today, ABL Denim has been featured in media, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS2 News, Quartz.com, Medium, The Mighty, California Apparel News, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, New Mobility Magazine, Paralyzed Veterans of America’s PN News. In September 2016, she presented ABL Denim at the White House.

 

 

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