Circular fashion: stealing or recycling?

‘We need less of pretty dresses and draping and getting any fabric & we need more of designers stepping out, going into laboratories, going into greenhouses, going into these real places and looking for ways that we can find our common problems and our common solutions together.’

Fashion is trendy, fashion is glamorous, fashion is expressive. But have you thought about how fashion can be more? When we look beyond our individual style and what fashion means to the Earth, the words that come to mind might not be as exciting. As an industry, the fashion world is one of the most environmentally damaging in the world. Yet, the trillion-dollar industry remains one of the most profitable, publicised and alluring. 

So… how do we reconcile the fashion world and the environmental interests? 

Join us in today’s episode with the incredible Ms. Silvia Acién,, founder and creative director of ACIEN, a regenerative fashion knitwear brand that is challenging the status quo of fashion production. Together, we explore the fundamental changes that we must start implementing collectively to enjoy fashion without penalising the planet. 

We reflect on past cases where fashion giants have clashed with eco - friendly initiatives, and Silvia shares her own practices, journey and values, persuading us to find inspiration all around us. Sometimes, all it takes to imbibe sustainability in our industries is a shift in mindset - and a little teamwork!