In this case study, we will explore and discuss why Patagonia designs their products to last, and encourages care and repair for longevity.

As designers, there is a real opportunity to partner with manufacturers and other industry partners to design out waste within the supply chain and through to consumer use. In the Circular Redesign Challenge with TAL Apparel, we challenged our Redress Design Award Finalists to create an outfit using defective shirts, ​​inspired by an exclusive circular design collection from The R Collective x Garcia Bello.

This guide explores opportunities to build a sustainable fashion business, and discusses the importance of sharing your values both internally and externally to strengthen your brand identity.

In this case study, we ask tonlé founder, Rachel Faller, about her biggest challenges, successes, and top tips for building a circular fashion business.

Watch this video to deepen your knowledge about the carbon impact across the supply chain from fibre choices, manufacturing processes, through to tracking carbon emissions. To better understand the impact your choices make, try out their denim carbon calculator for yourself: MyBluPrint.

Digital technology is on the rise, with 3D design and video conferences among the most promising trends not only because of the reduction of time and distance for a global industry, but also for the practical advantage of minimising sampling.

This guide focuses on factors that contribute to physical and psychological longevity with examples to guide you how to extend the active life of clothing through design.

Kay Wong from Hong Kong-based Fashion Clinic shares how they prolong the lifespan of garments through high-end repair, alteration, and redesign services.

On this interactive website, create your very own pair of jeans and see its environmental impact while learning about innovations that are transforming fashion sustainability.

Find out how Eileen Fisher is applying a holistic approach to circular fashion: from building on user feedback, to educating consumers, offering repair service and revaluing used garments.

Explore how Classics Anew Academy’s courses and workshops are enabling consumers to develop emotional links with garments and to recognize the skilled work that goes into making clothing.

Explore how Avery Dennison’s digital tools are powering brands to engage with their customers, providing solutions to design products that will last longer.

In this video, learn about the physical and psychological factors which contribute to a garment's longevity and the way to approach design for longevity.

Discover the Higg Index, an important industry tool that empowers brands, retailers and manufacturers to measure and make informed decisions regarding the environmental and social impacts of their products.

Explore how Selyn is driving innovation within the handloom sector and providing sustainable employment, whilst preserving and developing Sri Lankan handloom heritage and craft.

Walden Lam, from on-demand fashion technology brand Unspun, shares how digital technology and innovative manufacturing power his company’s 360 approach to circularity.