circular fashion

[ sur-kyuh-ler fash-uhn ]

noun

1. a type of sustainable fashion that promotes minimal manufacturing through the ongoing reuse of garments and accessories or their components:

   The pairing of his casual polo shirts with his dad’s old suit jackets is his own brand of circular fashion.

   The blue ribbon for circular fashion went to her ensemble of a freshly tailored old blouse, a skirt created from thriftshop neckties, and a pair of earrings made from a broken necklace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of circular fashion¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

These proceed in circular fashion, as do the ripples upon the still surface of a lake into which a stone has been thrown.

From Project Gutenberg

When, in a circular fashion, he rotated his hand we thought he meant scrambled eggs.

From Project Gutenberg