Imagine clothing made out of a disco ball, underwear that hides your unmentionables from the TSA, sweatshirts born out of a military think tank and work pants that could save your life.

That’s what you get from Betabrand, an online clothing company and the inventors of a corduroy technology that defies the known laws of the universe.

Having great clothes is a goal that should be easy for everyone to attain. But for people with disabilities, fashion poses special challenges, and finding clothes that fit well and make dressing and undressing easy can be difficult and frustrating. The Fashion Moves Project is staging a design competition that is aimed at providing solutions for the 15% of our population with disabilities.

We all like to feel good in our clothes. Challenger Brand Me to We Style wants us to also feel good about our impact on the world. Described as “custom apparel that fights poverty,” the clothes this company creates are responsive not only to environmental concerns but also to our social consciences.

In this economy, thrift shopping is trendy, with sales rising as retail spending plummets. Pittsburgh company ModCloth was inspired by secondhand before it was cool.