Post by Tiina Nyman

What has happened in circular fashion during the past two weeks? 🔗 Read the full recap from the link in the comments. ▪️ RE.UNIQLO launched an upcycled collection in collaboration with two designers from Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London. ▪️ Reflaunt launched a resale service for personal shoppers and stylists. ▪️ Vinted expanded to Australia just 6 months after starting the US expansion. ▪️ Lithuania-based fashion brand Balsais launched its SS26 collection. Balsais creates pieces from plant-based materials, using and experimenting with next-gen materials like Savian, Oleatex, Bananatex, and Pyratex. ▪️ Circulose announced four new brand partnerships: EILEEN FISHER, Marimekko, Samsøe Samsøe, and King Louie. ▪️ Around 4,200 tonnes of textile waste were illegally shipped from Italy to Turkey. The textiles in question contained a high percentage of acrylic fibers, which are subject to strict and expensive recycling rules. ▪️ French used textile collector Le Relais will remove almost 4,300 textile collection containers by the end of the year due to unsustainable business conditions in the textile collection market. This cut will reduce annual collection volume by around 15,000 tonnes and affect 60 jobs. ▪️ WRAP published a “best practice” report for implementing textile Extended Producer Responsibility. #circularfashion #sustainablefashion #fashionresale #fashionupcycling #textilewaste #extendedproducerresponsibility Emilija Balsytė