She said it was a huge moment seeing models wear her clothing at The Inclusive Fashion Tour in Manchester and the feedback was “overwhelmingly positive”.
“Seeing the models’ faces when they got to try something on, and it being easy for them to get into, was the highlight for me,” she said.
“It’s so simple how to include the adaptions needed and I think people are finally starting to feel seen by clothing, which I think is really powerful.
“It’s allowed me to meet an amazing community of people with disabilities and learn about their struggles with fashion and how they want the industry to start including them.”
The community interest company behind the tour reached out to Ms Gauntlett to take part as they were “so impressed with her use of unapologetic colour, and fun, funky designs”.
“Fashion for disabled people is often overlooked, and some adaptive designs available can be very plain,” the company said.
“We love the concept of disabled people who love to have fun with their fashion, being able to do that through May Marigold.”