A call for more inclusive children’s fancy dress has hit the press as a concerned parent launches a campaign to ask supermarkets and toy shops to make fancy dress costumes more accessible for children who wear glasses.
Kelly Hughes, who is spearheading the campaign, said her five-year-old son Alfie struggles to find costumes with masks which fit over the glasses he has worn since he was three.
“It is coming to a point where parties are quite popular, especially superhero parties,” she said. “We buy the outfits from high-street brands and a lot of them come with a mask, but they aren’t made to wear with glasses.”
Kelly realised there was a ‘gap in the market’ as increasing number of children are now wearing glasses for a whole range of eye-related issues.
In a proactive move, Kelly has already contacted a number of shops and brands to see what can be done about creating masks that can be worn over glasses.
“I think it’s going to be a long, drawn-out process and I’m not sure anything will happen,” she admitted. “It’s just a shame really. I’m sure it can’t be that hard to make some adaption to the masks.”
