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circular fashion

[ sur-kyuh-ler fash-uhn ]

noun

  1. a type of sustainable fashion that promotes minimal manufacturing through the ongoing reuse of garments and accessories or their components:

    The pairing of his casual polo shirts with his dad’s old suit jackets is his own brand of circular fashion.

    The blue ribbon for circular fashion went to her ensemble of a freshly tailored old blouse, a skirt created from thriftshop neckties, and a pair of earrings made from a broken necklace.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of circular fashion1

First recorded in 2010–15
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Example Sentences

Among the record number of 585 official affiliated events: Breath work to build resilience within the climate movement, workshops on ecologically friendlier wine, an ice cream giveaway to highlight “climate risks to the flavors we love,” and at least five sessions aimed at stemming the environmental ravages caused by the clothing industry, including a daylong circular fashion festival.

“This orbit is different than the orbit done during the Apollo program, in which the spacecraft and its crew orbited much closer to the lunar surface in a more circular fashion,” Jones said during the broadcast.

Livingston added: “Our dream for Hand Me Up is to be a part of circular fashion, leaving behind very little to no textile waste for the next generation.”

The industry also grouped together to form the Global Fashion Agenda - with brands signing up to a number of 2020 sustainability goals, as well as the Circular Fashion Partnership, working to find green solutions to offset the impact of the pandemic.

From BBC

On a recent summer hike, a group of boys pushed one end of the rusty girder, swinging it in circular fashion.

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