Fashion from Waste, Built to Last

At the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP Fashion Show, three students stunned the crowd with garments crafted entirely from discarded textiles — a bold experiment born from a powerhouse collaboration tackling fashion’s waste crisis. Partnering with Goodwill, Standard Textile, Sew Valley, and Flywheel, the CIRCLE initiative reimagined textile waste as raw material, proving circular fashion isn’t just a trend — it’s a scalable system. With 5,000 pounds of fabric dumped in U.S. landfills every second, this project flips the script: turning trash into trend, and community partnerships into the blueprint for a greener, more creative future. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e57fe22b5962e189