{"id":9185,"date":"2021-10-01T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/?p=9185"},"modified":"2021-10-01T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:21:08","slug":"the-misconceptions-behind-circular-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/the-misconceptions-behind-circular-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Misconceptions Behind Circular Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class='custom-post-tags'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/tag\/circular-fashion\">Circular Fashion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.27)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Frame-2-3.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; height=&#8221;327px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px|0px|80px|0px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_color_phone=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.26)&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; background_enable_color_phone=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Frame-2-3.jpg&#8221; background_image_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Frame-2-3.jpg&#8221; background_enable_image_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_image_phone=&#8221;on&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; alt_phone=&#8221;Gucci Dionysus 101&#8243; title_text_phone=&#8221;Gucci Dionysus 101&#8243; alt_tablet=&#8221;Gucci Dionysus 101&#8243; title_text_tablet=&#8221;Gucci Dionysus 101&#8243; alt=&#8221;The Misconceptions Behind Circular Fashion&#8221; title_text=&#8221;The Misconceptions Behind Circular Fashion&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6>VIDEO<\/h6>\n<h1>Find your fit:<br \/>\nthe birkin<\/h1>\n<p>By Koyaana R. 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Here are 10 myths about one of fashion\u2019s buzziest terms, and how it helps reduce the 92 million tons of fashion waste that\u2019s generated annually.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1641px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;56px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;10px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;34px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.0&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;62%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1641px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||31px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.0&#8243;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/circular-fashion-101\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read Circular Fashion 101&#8243; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;MaisonNeue-Book|||on|||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||-2px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|67px|12px|67px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|60px||60px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;MaisonNeue-Book||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.44px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Canela-Thin||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;56px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Canela-Thin||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1.5px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Canela-Thin||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1.5px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;MaisonNeue-Demi||||||||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;1.5px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;23px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||21px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.\u00a0 Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling plastics into usable materials is a good way to help save the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some brands have built whole identities on the fact that their fabrics are made from recycled materials (such as plastic bottles, or recycled nylon fabrics), the reality is that materials like polyester made from recycled PET bottles or polyester can also contribute microplastics to the global water systems. In order to recycle these materials, high temperatures must be used, and this processes off gasses suspected carcinogens into our atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By creating capsule collections made from recycled materials, some companies are fully embracing a circular fashion business model.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most environmentalists feel that this is a \u201cfair-weather friendship\u201d\/marketing ploy to appeal to their customer base. The only way to truly embrace the circular fashion movement is to produce better quality products and prolong the life of manufactured items by buying \u201cgently used\u201d resale items or for the companies to promote repairs by the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By donating your clothing to a charity, its life will be prolonged because it will be bought by people in need who shop at their stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America has donated way more clothing to the needy that can possibly be used\/absorbed, and most of those items are fast fashion that are not made well, and tend to not last longer than one season. Charities will take what they can from your donation and then sell the rest to a recycler who will further break it down to rags or insulation \u2014 or even sell items to developing countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only wealthy people can participate in circular fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth: <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can donate and shop second hand. By buying gently-used items,\u00a0 you can help to support small businesses, and find high quality, lasting clothing for a decent price. By doing this you are giving the item a second chance at life and keep it in the sustainable fashion cycle \u2014 saving it from ending up in the landfill. By not shopping for new clothing you have also helped to save resources that would have otherwise been used to manufacture new products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Misconception<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brands that promote sustainability are sustainable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always do your homework when shopping labels that claim to be sustainable. An item might not be 100 percent organic, and even though the manufacturer says something is recyclable, it may not be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clothing made from natural materials is better for the environment and can be composted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the item is completely natural \u2014 not dyed or processed with chemicals, this is completely false. Silk, cotton, wool and other natural materials are heavily processed\/washed with chemicals, dyed and then usually processed in a final rinse of chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable\/circular fashion is just another way to say \u201crecycling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circular (or sustainable) fashion is just that \u2014 circular, while a more linear fashion model is a straight line. Circular fashion keeps items in the world for longer than one use, and in circulation for as long as possible before it is discarded or repurposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable fashion is ugly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many trendy and stylish things to be found in second hand stores and websites. Fashion and trends come and go throughout the years, and what comes around goes around. That choker you were thinking of buying? People wore that in the \u201890s! If it\u2019s not fashionable now, give it a few years and you will see your entire wardrobe flash before your eyes as a trend on instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fashion brands that have committed to reducing their carbon footprint in the last year will be able to immediately pivot from current linear business models in order to participate in circular fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it seems like easy changes, there is a lot that needs to be done. It will take years for the technology to be developed in order to build the systems needed to accomplish this goal, and drastically change their business models.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Misconception:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers dtrgdon\u2019t have the power to affect change in the fashion industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Truth:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! We do! 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