circular fashion

American  

[sur-kyuh-ler fash-uhn] / ˈsɜr kyə lər ˈfæʃ ən /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of circular fashion

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

“These consumers are accelerating the shift towards circular fashion through social-driven shopping behaviors,” eBay CEO Jamie Ianonne said on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, referring to the practice of making clothing last longer.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Livingston added: “Our dream for Hand Me Up is to be a part of circular fashion, leaving behind very little to no textile waste for the next generation.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

On a recent summer hike, a group of boys pushed one end of the rusty girder, swinging it in circular fashion.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

They just kept talking in a circular fashion and if I hadn’t again picked for them, we would never have gone on any hike.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

She turned the nose of the thing around till the front wheels were an eighth of an inch from the sidewalk, backed again in circular fashion, and swept off towards the avenue.

From A Top-Floor Idyl by Van Schaick, George