Katherine Perry
Katharine Perry co-founded Cornwall, Ontario’s Adaptt Apparel with William Lecky. Three sisters. Fifty years of Texas heat, cowboy boots, memories. The adaptive clothing line came from her time caring for her aging parents. Adaptt makes functional, accessible pieces for people with mobility and cognitive challenges. Perry and Lecky appeared on NPR’s *How I Built This*.
Katherine Perry's Bio
Katherine Perry joins the HIBT Podcast as the Canadian co-founder of Adaptt Apparel, a Williamstown, Ontario adaptive clothing brand launched in 2022. The line is designed for people with mobility and cognitive challenges, a focus born from her firsthand experience caring for aging parents who struggled with standard clothing fasteners and restrictive fits that didn’t accommodate their limited range of motion. She co-founded the brand with William Lecky, and the pair operate out of nearby Cornwall, ON.
The brand’s work has already caught national attention, with features in the Vancouver Sun and CBC spotlighting its accessible design ethos. Perry’s personal history stretches back 50 years to Texas, where she grew up as one of three sisters navigating sweltering heat and. Cowboy boots, a childhood she’s tied to the brand’s emphasis on durable, comfortable, lived-in clothing that works for real daily life..
On the podcast, Perry breaks down the small, often overlooked design tweaks that set Adaptt apart: magnetic closures instead of buttons, adjustable hems, tagless construction for users with sensory sensitivities, and flexible fabric blends that work for people seated for long stretches. Her LinkedIn profile frames the brand’s mission as designing functional clothing for everyone, regardless of mobility level, a promise that’s guided every collection since launch. The brand’s early Instagram spotlights have highlighted its origin story, rooted in the gap Perry saw between mainstream fashion and the needs of disabled and aging communities.
