Kayna HobbsPh.D.

Designer, patternmaker and researcher specializing in diverse and disabled bodies.

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Design research, from athlete interviews to the finished garment.

Adaptive sportswear · Design research

Paralympic shooting jacket

Developing a custom jacket with a wheelchair athlete, from understanding her needs to body scanning, virtual prototyping and a finished garment.

Finished shooting-jacket prototype, back view — Finished prototype · Back

Finished shooting-jacket prototype, front view — Finished prototype · Front

Front and side views of the virtual jacket prototype — Virtual prototype · Hobbs & Morris, 2020

Master’s research · CSU. Virtual prototype from Hobbs & Morris (2020), CC BY 4.0.

In conversation

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Featured · TEDxCSU · 2020

Making the Clothing Industry More Inclusive

A TEDxCSU talk by Kayna Hobbs.

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TEDx Talks

Research & writing

Adaptive apparel, body measurement and the design of protective clothing.

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Adaptive apparel · 2024

A Case Study of Developing a Paralympic Shooting Jacket for Disabled Athletes

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Respirator fit · 2025

Demographic differences in facial anthropometric data from 3D scans and implications for respirator fit

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Kayna among garments at J. Mendel — From Kayna’s studio archive

About Kayna

Kayna Hobbs, Ph.D.

From ready to wear patternmaking at J. Mendel to research in adaptive apparel and protective clothing, Kayna’s work brings garment construction and the study of fit together.

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President’s Leadership Award, AIHF · 2022
ITAA Paper of Distinction · 2020

Education & recognition

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Garments, research & collaborations

Custom garments · Alterations · Repairs · Garment reproduction · Consulting

Consultations in Fort Collins and online. Garments accepted by shipment.

kayna@drfashion.net

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