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Techstars '20Greer, US · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Authored Apparel designs and sells adaptive clothing engineered for people with physical disabilities, mobility constraints, or health challenges who face barriers when dressing. The company serves individuals in home care, assisted living, and medical care settings, focusing on classic, dignified alternatives to standard medical or adaptive wear.
Also known as Authored Apparel · Authored.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Authored.® is an adaptive apparel brand that designs and sells men's and women's clothing engineered for people who face physical or health-related difficulties with everyday dressing. Garments incorporate hidden accessibility features — repositioned closures, reduced or eliminated irritating seams, and zip openings at the waist and legs — intended to let wearers dress and undress safely, easily and with dignity, while also easing the task for caregivers. The company presents itself as an alternative to the bulky, ill-fitting clothing traditionally available in this category, emphasizing classic styling, durable premium fabrics and accessible price points.
The brand's catalog is compact, spanning roughly nine styles across both genders: women's tops and dresses (including the Irreplaceable Top, The Dress, the Perfected Polo Dress and a Kimono Top) and men's polos, a double-zip pullover, and waist-zip and leg-zip pants, priced from about $55 to $78. Authored Apparel is described on the company's site as a brand of Narrative Apparel. It is based in Greer, South Carolina, and is classified in the apparel, e-commerce and fashion industries.
Founding story
Founder and CEO Brenda Wilton spent four years in a corrective back brace, which restricted her mobility and limited her clothing options. Later, as a caregiver for a family member for whom daily dressing was painful and stressful, she encountered the problem again from the other side. Those experiences led her to design an alternative to the bulky, uncomfortable and often ill-fitting clothing available to people cared for at home or in medical care communities.
Business model
Direct-to-consumer sale of branded adaptive apparel through the company's own online store, with free shipping offered on orders over $75 and an email list used for promotions and new product announcements.
Revenue from unit sales of clothing items, with published prices ranging from roughly $55 to $78 per garment.
Traction
The online catalog lists nine adaptive styles across men's and women's lines. The company is categorized as pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees.
Latest developments
The company's storefront presents a contemporary collection of adaptive clothing across men's and women's lines, with featured items including the Womens Adaptive Irreplaceable Top, The Dress and the Perfected Polo Dress.
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Market position
Operates in the adaptive apparel segment as a small, early-stage direct-to-consumer brand with a limited catalog.
Positioning centers on combining accessibility features with conventional, timeless styling so that garments do not read as medical or adaptive wear, alongside an emphasis on construction quality, comfort, durability and affordability relative to other adaptive apparel alternatives.
Technology
Product development focuses on garment engineering rather than electronics or software: closures are positioned to reduce discomfort while improving accessibility, irritating seams are reduced or eliminated, and premium durable fabrics are used. Designs are refined through extensive development and testing, incorporating practical feedback from customers.
Go-to-market
Sells online via its own e-commerce storefront, using product collections for men's and women's lines, free shipping above a $75 order threshold, and an email subscription channel for promotions, new products and sales.
Individuals with physical constraints or health challenges that make dressing difficult, including people affected by Parkinson's, MS, ALS, Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, the after-effects of strokes, dialysis, other injuries and disabilities, and the typical challenges of aging; also the caregivers and care communities that dress them, whether at home, in assisted living, or in medical care settings.
Geography
Headquartered in Greer, South Carolina, United States, with locations listed as South Carolina and the United States.
History
The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Greer, South Carolina. Authored Apparel operates as a brand of Narrative Apparel and is listed at pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees.
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- Authored.®authoredapparel.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Authored.® do?
- Adaptive apparel brand making men's and women's clothing with hidden accessibility features for people with dressing challenges.
- Who founded Authored.®?
- Authored.® was founded by Brenda Wilton.
- Who are Authored.®'s investors?
- Authored.®'s investors include Techstars.
- Where is Authored.® headquartered?
- Authored.® is headquartered in Greer, US.