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Sep 2021
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16) What is Circular Fashion?

Conscious Life & Style
About this episode

Circularity is a big topic in sustainable fashion, and it's only getting bigger. But circularity has many layers to it, which can make it confusing for individuals and easy to be misused by brands.

 

That's why the second season of the Conscious Style Podcast will be all about circularity in fashion. 

 

There's much to come on this, but before we get into the interviews with changemakers in circularity, this episode is establishing the foundations. It covers:

 

  • What circular fashion is,
  • What some of the different approaches to circularity are,
  •  What it will take for the linear fashion ecosystem to become circular,
  • Some common greenwashing schemes going on with circular fashion,
  • And more.

 

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/circular-fashion/

 

 

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