Design for Longevity

This guide focuses on factors that contribute to physical and psychological longevity with examples to guide you how to extend the active life of clothing through design.

Zero-Waste

This guide provides an overview of the zero-waste design technique. You will learn different methods and approaches from planning the pattern to final execution.

What Actually Happens When Textiles are Recycled

Discover the different types of textile recycling, which are not all equal in their created output value, and how upcycling and reconstruction belong in different categories of fashion material recovery.

The Realities of the Secondhand Clothing Trade

Shopping secondhand for clothing is a good practice and growing in popularity, but doesn’t fully solve the problem of textile waste, as not all secondhand items can be resold.

How circular fashion addresses the climate crisis

Discover how the fashion industry contributes to the climate crisis by using dirty energy, clearing land, and creating waste, and how circular fashion offers solutions to reduce negative environmental impact.

Buying Less & Buying Better 

Learn how to be a more conscious fashion consumer by only buying what you really love or need, considering cost per wear, and doing your research on brands and products.

What is Circular Fashion?

Discover what it means to transition from a linear to circular fashion system, and how both designers and consumers play important roles in creating a more sustainable future for fashion.

Sustainable Material Directory

Discover places, products, and services to build your community and network with those suppliers and resources who make it their business to work with better materials.

Upcycling & Reconstruction

This guide provides an overview of upcycling and reconstruction design techniques. Explore the use of different types of textile waste, waste streams, and ways to develop reconstructed designs.

Reverse Resources: circulating textiles

Discover how Reverse Resources address the sheer volume of textile waste that is produced before products even hit the shelves.