According to Zheng Liangsong, founder of sustainable materials company Recyctex, there are three main types of recycled fibers that are widely used commercially, including recycled polyester made from plastic bottles and discarded textiles, recycled nylon made from used carpets, parts of fishing nets and discarded textiles, and recycled cotton made from pre-consumer discarded textiles.

In recent years, bio-based synthetic fibers have also made great breakthroughs at home and abroad.

It makes effective use of renewable biomass raw materials, including starch, polysaccharide, vegetable oil, etc., to make fibers.

However, one thing to note is that China emphasizes the use of non-food crops as sources for bio-based materials to avoid "competing with the people for food."

Of course, there are still a lot of imaginative new materials on the market, such as peel, straw, seaweed, mycelium, coconut shell, etc., but these distance from mass production is still to be discussed, we will wait and see.

The next step is to turn the fabric into clothing, which requires a lot of design considerations.

People's misunderstanding of the circular economy is that the circular economy is equal to the recycling economy, but in fact, recycling is only one part of the circular economy model, and it is the last part that will be considered.

In contrast, we often hear about Reduce, Reuse, and other approaches that are simpler and more powerful in terms of circular value.

Imagine that the cost of wearing a piece of clothing for an extra year is not on the same order as the cost of manpower, material and energy used in recycling, breaking and recycling.

As Lucie says, "Quality is at the heart of our thought process because quality products stand the test of time and stand the test of use."

In view of this, designers should focus on the durability and versatility of the product to extend the service life of the product.

Wear resistant, easy to clean and wrinkle resistant fabrics are used to design classic, simple styles to suit the needs of different occasions and seasons.

In addition, circular fashion emphasizes the regeneration of clothing to produce new value, rather than one-time consumption.

When designing this cloth, we should take into account its diversity and versatility, so that it can be used in different occasions.

If the fabric is designed to be removable and combined, then it can be transformed into different ways of wearing, adding more possibilities to our wardrobe, while also making it easy to repair and update.

Ding Hanqing, an independent designer in China who has a knitting research and development laboratory, shared with us that the knitting technology of integrated molding can directly weave the shaped pieces through the computer knitting machine, reducing a lot of fabric waste due to cutting; The brand's bead weaving thread focuses on exquisite craftsmanship, increasing the collection value of clothing in addition to wearing, extending the life of clothing itself, and advocating the real value brought by slow fashion.

As in her latest Autumn/Winter 2023 collection, she weaves transparent dazzling beads and autumn/winter plush yarn together, which has rich visual effects, but also takes into account light and warm performance.

At the same time, this season, she not only selected a lot of stock yarns from the past season, but also continued to explore the use of natural fiber yarns, degradable fibers such as cashmere wool and recycled fiber blended yarns.

When sustainable ideas, innovative technology and sophisticated design are combined, clothes will last longer.