Circular Fashion: Keeping garments in use and out of landfill

Circular fashion is a regenerative system designed to keep clothing and textiles in continuous use through resale, rental, repair, and recycling, rather than following the traditional linear model of make, use, discard. The approach extends product lifecycles by returning garments to the market multiple times before materials are ultimately recycled into new fibers or products. For resale businesses, circular fashion represents both an operating philosophy and a market opportunity: platforms like Vinted and Depop function as critical infrastructure in circular systems by facilitating peer to peer clothing exchange. The model reduces environmental impact by decreasing demand for virgin materials and diverting textile waste from landfills, while creating economic value from existing inventory. Brands increasingly adopt circular principles through takeback programs and owned resale channels.