Platforms.

They are Fashion Revolution. They are people from all around the world who make the fashion industry work. They are the people who wear clothes. And they are the people who make them. They are designers, academics, writers, business leaders, policymakers, brands, retailers, marketers, producers, makers, workers and fashion lovers. They are the industry and they are the public. They are world citizens. They are you. And their vision is a global fashion industry that conserves and restores the environment and values people over growth and profit.

AIMS

• An end to human and environmental exploitation in the global fashion industry

• Safe, dignified working conditions and living wages for all people in the supply chain

• Redistributed and more equal balance of power across the global fashion industry

• A bigger and stronger labour movement in the global fashion industry

• A global fashion industry that works to conserve precious resources and regenerate ecosystems

• A culture of transparency and accountability across the value chain

• An end to throwaway culture and shift to a system where materials are used for much longer and nothing goes to waste

• Heritage, craftsmanship and local wisdoms are recognised and valued

HOW THEY WORK TO ACHIEVE CHANGE

Cultural Change

• Raise public awareness and educate people about the systemic challenges facing the global fashion industry

• Build a diverse movement, mobilise communities and bring people together around the world to take collective action

• Help people understand the impacts of their clothes and how they can influence the global fashion industry

• Collaborate with artists and activists to reframe powerful narratives embedded in the culture of fashion

• Create tools for people to use their voice and make changes in their personal lives and work

• Inspire people to consume less, value quality and take better care of their clothes

• Provide a platform that enables more visibility and fewer barriers between consumers and producers

Industry Change

• Conduct research that shines a light on the social and environmental impacts of the global fashion industry

• Highlight where the industry is moving too slowly and push for faster change

• Influence brands and retailers to change through consumer pressure

• Incentivise and promote transparency and accountability across the supply chain

Policy Change

• Advocate for policy changes and influence governments to play a more active role in better enforcing laws and regulating the industry

 State of Fashion is an international fashion platform that connects pioneers in fashion design, research and business, and shares their ideas and innovations with the world. They stand for critical reflection on common positions and models in the fashion industry. With a biennial, discussion programs, labs for design research, exhibitions and publications, they bring visionary ideas from the Netherlands and abroad together. Together with designers, companies, scientists, educators, consumers and other stakeholders in fashion, they actively explore an urgently needed new fashion system.

State of Fashion explicitly connects fashion to the social issues and to challenges of our time: inclusivity and fair practice, the impact of globalization, and the climate crisis. How can fashion contribute to a solution to these problems and to a better world? They examine how the fashion behaviour of people worldwide can bring about change, in such a way that fashion plays a meaningful, positive role in the lives of all people, anywhere in the world, whether you are a fashion designer, a textile worker, a retailer or a citizen in a shopping street.

State of Fashion works closely with partners from the Netherlands and abroad to increase awareness of the current challenges in the fashion system and to bring about actual change.

 As a thought leader in sustainable and ethical fashion practices, Remake World aims to lead a global movement for climate justice and workers’ rights. Through a coalition of activists, business leaders, brands, and partnering organisations, they support a shared goal of building a transparent and accountable fashion industry. With the help of their allies, they will bring much-needed systemic change and create a more ethical and sustainable industry. Together, they believe that we can turn fashion into a force for good.

How They Make a Difference

• Educate + Empower: They educate and empower the next generation of workers’ rights and climate justice activists through our worldwide ambassador program. They produce articles and short films highlighting garment makers and amplifying their voices, and share these with the broader community through intensive educational workshops as well as outreach via social and traditional media.

• Drive Transparency: They investigate supply chain integrity, environmental impact, and corporate diversity and hold brands accountable by offering their Seal of Approval to those businesses which meet their standards. They alert consumers to brands which don’t and engage in dialogues with brands about how they can do better.

• Advocate: They lead their community to rally, campaign, and advocate on behalf of garment makers and the environment. Current and past campaigns include demanding fair wages for garment workers via petitioning state governments, holding brands accountable with the #PayUp Fashion movement, and inspiring greater environmental and ethical consumer awareness through the #NoNewClothes challenge.

 circular.fashion is a sustainable design agency creating product and system innovation for a circular economy in fashion and textiles. circular.fashion is developing services for circular design and closed-loop recycling. With the sleek traceability solution of the circularity.ID®, a transparent flow of information between material suppliers, fashion brands, consumers and recyclers is enabled. This allows them to collaboratively realize a circular economy for fashion and textiles. In addition, circular.fashion offers consultancy, training and hands-on support to encourage fashion brands to integrate circular design principles, strategies and circular materials into the core of their business, in order to optimise products for future recyclability.

circular.fashion was initially founded as ‘Design for Circularity’ by Ina Budde in Berlin 2012 with the mission to drive sustainable change in the fashion industry and support fashion brands in their transition towards a circular economy. In 2017, Mario Malzacher joined as co-founder and the company was rebranded to circular.fashion with further development of tech and software tools taking place. Today, the team consists of around 12 people with interdisciplinary backgrounds in sustainable fashion design, circular business models, design thinking, process management, textile engineering and software development. As a social business, the team shares the vision of a circular future of fashion and aims to research, develop and spread solutions that accelerate the transition towards such a future. circular.fashion is based in Berlin with global cooperation partners and clients.