While the concept is relatively new to the fashion industry, it’s not new to Hammer. The designer has been making headlines since her first New York Fashion Week show in February 2014. Since then, she has featured the first woman in a wheelchair on the runway, the first person with Down syndrome, and the first woman with prosthetic legs. By combining social change with fashion, she is sparking a conversation and changing the game in a way that was so unexpected, but so needed.