A designer is launching the world’s first underwear range designed especially for transgender children.

Carmen Liu, from London, launched the label, GI Collection, back in February after realising there was nothing on the market for trans women like herself.

After unveiling boundary-breaking underwear designed to target that segment of the population, the 27-year-old is now expanding her range for children.

Carmen hopes the comfortable undergarments will allow trans kids to feel like they belong within their own body at a young age - as well as highlighting that transgender people of all ages deserve to be treated the same as everyone else.

Carmen Liu, 27, launched the label, GI Collection, back in February after realising there was nothing on the market for trans women like herself. Pictured, modelling the range in London

The 27-year-old is now launching the world’s first underwear range designed especially for transgender children

Studies have found that between 1-3% of the population’s children are affected by gender dysphoria, making them feel isolated and confused during their formative years.

Set to launch one underwear range for trans girls, the cutting edge children's range will feature patented technology designed especially for the unique needs of trans girls and their bodies.

Carmen, a former ballet dancer who had no experience of designing prior to launching the previous collection, aims to fuel a shift in the way transgender people grow up by tackling identity issues from a young age.

While other brands design garments which are ill-fitting and uncomfortable for transgender people, the collection will consist of revolutionary, fashionable items which promote body-confidence and high self-esteem.

Before the boundary-breaking range for transgender women was launched, the only existing underwear option was a 'gaff' underwear, made of swimwear fabric and commercial elastic, which is used to tuck in genitalia

GI Collection’s original launch for transgender women in February 2019 sold out globally within days, proving just how needed their products are by the trans community.

The only existing underwear option prior was a 'gaff' underwear, made of swimwear fabric and commercial elastic, which is used to tuck in genitalia.

In contrast, Carmen's designs are made from an Italian satin and cotton gusset.

As somebody who understands the difficult path that trans people tread to find themselves, the designer believes everyone should be offered the basic right of unrestrictive clothing - and transgender children are no exception.

In a previous interview with HuffPost, Carmen called on brands to do more to accommodate transgender customers.

She said: 'They'll [brands] put us on the runway to say that they're inclusive, but then they're not actually making any products that are specifically for trans women, because we do have specific needs when it comes to clothing.

'We do sometimes have different bodies – the shape of our bodies doesn't always work with cis female clothes – so it would be nice to see some brands go a bit further to help us.'