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At last, a swimwear line specifically designed for women with disfigurement

María Luisa Mendiola – Although she loves fashion, from finance to fashion, she graduated from the prestigious design school Central Saint Martins, but fashion does not seem to like her or other people who are disfigured in some way. Mendiola has brachymetatarsia (or stunted tibia), in her case she has shortened the fourth toe on her foot. A few years ago, when a friend asked Mendiola what was wrong with her toes, she decided to solve the problem of fashion inclusiveness. “I was very uncomfortable and quickly changed the theme,” Mendiola said in an interview. “I remember thinking: How was …