The first thing you notice about Emma-Jane is her bright orange pixie cut. She looks great. But because she is a wheelchair user, she can’t find a dance outfit that works for her. Enter The Unique Boutique, Channel 4’s new show that brings together designers, stylists and body-confidence experts to offer up gorgeous outfits for people routinely failed by high-street brands.
We think we are used to the format of shows like this: a hard-up person in need of a makeover comes to be rescued by some glamorous TV personalities. But The Unique Boutique feels different, because we are so unused to seeing disabled people and their bodies catered for, and indeed celebrated, by the fashion world. Yet here they are, front and centre.
