Top Challenges for the Fashion Industry: Embracing Circularity

Circularity – Being circular in shape or form.

What better time to discuss fashion than now? The year 2020 is expected to be a watershed moment for the fashion industry as a whole. At every level, industry participants are addressing the issue, from “what to consume” to “how to consume.” Circularity is the current buzzword in the fashion business, trending even more than sustainability. 

Circularity is a philosophy as well as a new manner of doing business. Circularity is being adopted by fashion and apparel companies all around the world to achieve sustainability. When it comes to embracing Circularity, apparel manufacturers confront numerous hurdles, which are not as simple as they may appear.

Skin-deep and short-term pledges are no longer enough to get the industry back on track. It’s past time for businesses to commit to redesigning and rethinking their textile value chain on a fundamental and long-term basis. The introduction of high-quality industrial sewing machines has also brought an innovational change into the fashion industry. 

The economical model of circularity

“Clothes never become trash,” according to the circular economy idea. Fashion companies frequently find it difficult to transition from a linear economy to a truly circular economy model.

To find and define circular occupations, the circular economy collaborates with technology, government agencies, research and multinational organizations, and education.

It also dictates the environment in which they must be created and sustained, as well as the technologies that can help them progress. The fashion industry can start to release some of the $60 billion it presently loses because clothing is not used to its full potential before being destroyed and is rarely recycled by embracing techniques like Repair, Rental, Resale, and Recapture. Brands must think of fresh ways to suit the requirements of their customers. New generation fibers and good quality industrial sewing machines are also creating professional vibes for the fashion industry. A circular economy redefines growth by focusing on a positive environment and societal advantages, rather than the present take-make-dispose economic paradigm.

The journey to circularity has only just begun; the fashion industry has a long way to go before it can be considered sustainable and circular. Circularity is being implemented across the full value chain by small and medium-sized organizations. Circularity may be found in everything from clothing design to textile waste recycling. Brands are always looking for new ways to increase the quality of recycled fiber, but they still need to better align their design and manufacturing departments.