Circular fashion aims to eliminate waste and pollution from the fashion industry by creating a closed-loop system where materials are reused, recycled, or upcycled.

Circular fashion aims to reduce overconsumption and waste, so encouraging overconsumption is not a key principle.

Upcycling involves transforming waste materials into products of higher quality or value.

Circular fashion business models include renting, leasing, selling secondhand clothing, and offering repair and alteration services.

Thrifting, consignment, and reselling are all terms used to describe the practice of buying and selling used clothing.

Recycling involves breaking down clothing and textiles into their original materials so that they can be used to create new products.

While circular fashion can have many benefits, increased profits for fashion companies is not a direct benefit of the circular economy model.

Design for circularity, sustainable design, and eco-design all refer to the practice of designing clothing and textiles with circularity in mind.

Circular fashion faces challenges such as high cost of recycled materials, lack of consumer awareness, and difficulty in collecting and sorting used clothing.

Clothing care, garment maintenance, and fashion longevity all refer to the practice of extending the lifespan of clothing and textiles.

While recycling facilities are important in the circular economy, they are not directly involved in the circular fashion ecosystem.

Secondhand fashion, vintage fashion, and resale fashion all refer to the practice of buying and selling clothing and textiles that have been previously owned.

Fast fashion is a linear business model that is not part of the circular fashion economy.

Design for disassembly, circular design, and sustainable design all refer to the practice of designing clothing and textiles with disassembly and recycling in mind.

Circular fashion aims to reduce waste production, so increased waste production is not a benefit for consumers.