The idea for these new clothing options came to Stacey Monsen, Target designer, whose 7-year-old daughter has autism. Monsen was faced with challenges when it came to shopping for clothing for her daughter.
"For pants or shorts, I either size way up, or buy pieces that are all function, no style," she said, according to a press release. "I’ve met lots of other parents who face similar challenges, including many of our guests and team members. After talking with some of my internal design colleagues I thought, why not create pieces that address some of these problems? So we formed a volunteer team outside our normal roles, and began to research and build our proposal."
Hannah Abrams is the senior content editor for Promo Marketing. In her free time, she enjoys coming up with excuses to avoid exercise, visiting her hometown in Los Angeles and rallying for Leonardo DiCaprio to win his first second Academy Award.