How Your Health Aids Can Enhance Your Personal Style
The truth is that assistive devices aren’t just about function; they become part of your everyday life, which means they’re part of your look. Whether it’s glasses, hearing aids, braces, or a mobility aid, you should feel good about how you wear them. Style isn’t about hiding anything; it’s about embracing what makes you, you. Reflecting your personality. And if something’s going to be on or with you all the time, why not make put your own signature stamp on it?
Confidence is the Best Accessory
Glasses have this magical ability to change an entire vibe. They can be intellectual, playful, dramatic, or cool without even trying.
Forget everything else—if you don’t own your look, it doesn’t matter what you wear. Confidence makes anything stylish. Ever seen someone rocking something you’d never dare to try, and yet, somehow, it looks incredible? It’s not the outfit. It’s the attitude. So whatever assistive device you use, wear it like it belongs to you and your whole look.
Glasses That Make a Statement
Glasses have this magical ability to change an entire vibe. They can be intellectual, playful, dramatic, or cool without even trying. That’s the power of a good frame. If you need glasses, go all in. Find a pair that works with your face shape but also your personality. Love a classic look? Thin wireframes. Want something bolder? Thick, dark acetate. Cocoa Mint Glasses offer a stylish, vintage look; these modern frames feel less like a necessity and more like an accessory. And don’t forget—glasses aren’t just for seeing. They’re for being seen.
Braces and Orthopedic Supports with Style
Medical braces do not have to look like they came straight out of a hospital. There are fun and colourful options, sleek designs, and even custom patterns that turn them into something more than just… medical gear. And if you’re stuck with a standard brace, fine—work around it. Bedazzle it. Paint it. Add a few bold rings or a watch on the same arm. Style is about balance, and there’s always a way to make it work.
Braces can enhance your signature look. Don’t shy away from experimenting with colourful prints and bold hairstyles.
There are fun and colourful options, sleek designs, and even custom patterns that turn them into something more than just… medical gear.
Hearing Aids as Fashion Statements
Tiny, beige, and trying to disappear? No thanks. Hearing aids are getting cooler by the year, and they deserve their moment. Metallic finishes, jewel tones, or even clear casings that show off the sleek tech inside—there’s a way to make them look intentional. Some people match their hearing aids to their hair colour, while others go for contrast. There’s no wrong way to do it. And if you want to go all out, you can even find decorative covers that add a little extra flair.
Pic Credit. www.samanthabaines.com. Comedian Samantha Baines has launched a range of decorative hearing aid jewellery.
Decorative covers for your hearing aids can add a little extra flair.
pic credit: @henry_ellie via Instagram. Actor Ellie Henry twins her walking cane with this statement outfit.
Signature Canes, Wheelchairs, and Walkers
A cane doesn’t have to look like it belongs to your granddad. A wheelchair isn’t just a piece of equipment. These aids go where you go, so they might as well reflect who you are. Painted frames, patterned wheels, stylish grips—there’s no reason they can’t feel stylish. Some people even match their mobility aids to their outfits, like coordinated handbags or shoes. It’s about making it yours and showing up in style.
Make It Yours
At the end of the day, no one else gets to define how you look. Not society. Not outdated ideas of what’s ‘normal.’ Not even the companies making these devices. It’s yours. So embrace it. Have fun with it. Make it an extension of who you are, not just something you need. Because style isn’t about fitting in. It’s about standing out—and doing it in a way that feels right for you.
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