Episode 02: Circular Fashion

This episode we move between laboratory and catwalk diving into the relatively new world of circular fashion testing the hypothesis: ‘All fashion could be circular in the future.’

We’ll discover more about more about the concept and challenges of circular fashion, how science is helping to advance the industry, and finally tackle the potential for circular fashion to strut into mainstream markets.

Australians throw away, on average, 6000kg of clothes every 10 minutes. Most of this simply ends up in landfill. Our fashion appetites are choking the planet. Overconsumption is putting pressure on both supply chains and the environment. Despite the gloom, groups of scientists working with designers are providing hope. They are working together on new circular ways of doing business, where waste and pollution are designed out, materials are kept in use for as long as possible, and the Earth’s natural systems are regenerated.

Guest experts featured in this episode:

Dr Nolene Byrne, materials scientist, Deakin University Geelong;

Dr Stacey Konash, circular economy technology leader, Swinburne University of Technology;

Courtney Holm, founder of the circular fashion label ABC.H;

Josh Handcock, research and technology leader, HARA The Label.