Little Beans got it’s start as an Undergrad Thesis.

Every person should have clothing that works with them, not against them. What if wearing the simplest of garments meant you had to struggle to do the everyday, basic things in your daily life? What if in order to simply eat, you had to get undressed completely or at least hike your top up? We would all find it rather strange to see a football player out on the field in a long skirt because, even if it was their size, it would decrease their movement and their ability to do what they are expected to perform during the game.
There are a number of reasons why readily available clothing could hinder a child’s life. Thousands of Children various disabilities and/or special needs that change the way their bodies work. Clothing that is on the market today just simply doesn’t fit their lives. Readily available clothes can add to things like anxieties, everyday struggles, and hinder the way that these children thrive. These are the exact things that I wish to combat with my collection.
— "Outfitted for Function" by Susie Herbster

Thesis Abstract -

This paper explores a lost section of children’s clothing, which includes clothing that is useful for children with medically implanted devices. More broadly this will cover the idea of what “normal” is, where this idea of normal comes from, and what problems have arisen due to this use of the idea of normal and abnormal. After exploring this idea of what is considered normal, and things that challenge these ideas, I will be proposing my own line of children’s clothing that will benefit children with three of the most common types of medical devices that change their ability to benefit from the normalization of children’s clothing.

 

For more information, or to read the full paper, please send an inquiry to susieherbster@yahoo.com