circular fashion en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined in 2014 by Anna Brismar, the owner of Green Strategy, and another expert in Sweden.
Meanings
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(neologism, uncountable) Clothes that are designed and made in such a way that they will last for a long time, can eventually be repaired or redesigned instead of being thrown away, and cause little or no damage to the environment.
Circular fashion is the intersection of the circular economy (a model that exchanges the typical cycle of take-make-waste in favour of reusing and recycling as much as possible) and sustainable and ethical fashion.
2022 September 19, Madeleine Hill, “What Is Circular Fashion?”, in Good On You: