🌿International Circular Fashion Week Conference 2025 - Leeds

“It was easily accessible and everyone was welcoming open for a talk and shared the same interest in sustainable fashion. I enjoyed learning more about the industry through the eyes of those already pushing the boundaries.”

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Sean Jukes Rambling
Designer/Maker Entrepreneur/Startup founder

“How passionate everyone was and professional
The fashion show, especially hearing the testimony from the winner of the competition.“

Karen Williams Sanyan
Designer

“I liked everything.
Recycling is very important to me. I have received a lot of interesting information about it.”

Marta Pentek
Designer

“Well organised,marketing & branding informations
A highlight of attending the Circular International Fashion event was the inspiring exchange of ideas around sustainability and creativity in fashion. I also had the opportunity to introduce Coffeenah, my Sudanese coffee blend to attendees, which sparked great conversations and cultural connections over a shared cup.”
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Mashair Abdalmagid 
Coffee business owner

“The variety of speakers, designers and other creatives.
The highlight for me was to be asked to model on behalf of Friishirt, the winner of the international competition.”

Kevin Winkley
Model & Compère

“All was excellent. Organiser, Models Designers, Make-up Artist, And the whole crew
To meet and socialise, with new models and designers, also to network with others and to experience a great show.”

Timothy Robinson
Model

“The highlight or positive experience I had at the conference the runway time and the costume.”

Cynthia Zhang
Student/Model

“What did you like most about the International Circular Fashion Week Conference?
The discussion sessions
What was a highlight or positive experience you had at the conference?
The networking experience, Workshops”

Anthony Nwoke N.D.O.K.I
Designer

“What did you like most about the International Circular Fashion Week Conference?
The line up of speakers in the lecture theatre and networking with other designers.
It was wonderful how helpful everyone was from the organisers to the exhibitors.
The knowledge gained of how to become more sustainable in fashion, textiles and jewellery was positive and the talk from Seamless Source was extremely informative.”

Kiren Singh
Entrepreneur

“The amazing people and the displays. Meeting a wonderful Ukrainian/Armenian Jewellery maker and buying a handcrafted turquoise beaded choker made from vintage and charity shop found beads. Discussing the challenges and opportunities of circular fashion with incredibly talented people on the panel with me, and realising we are all agreed – it’s about people, community, and collaboration.“

Dr. Esther Pugh
Academic

“For me, it’s the supportive community that occurs inside the conference.
Casual conversations in between talk and fashion show.“

Rapee Wanaset
Entrepreneur

“Great panel and discussions and great speakers.“

Louise Reed
Pre-loved boutique owner

“A chance to meet lots of new people from diverse backgrounds
Listening to some of the fantastic speakers
Seeing other people’s amazing work”

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a Designer

“I loved interacting with the audience, who were knowledgeable and willing to grow.”

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Alan Thompson
Business Adviser

“What I liked most about the International Circular Fashion Week Conference:
I especially appreciated the discussions on emerging technologies and the shifts they’re driving within the fashion industry. These insights gave me a valuable opportunity to reflect on these developments from a legal perspective, particularly as an LLM student researching sustainable fashion and wearable technology. The conference helped me see how legal frameworks are often trailing behind innovation, which reinforced the relevance of my dissertation and inspired new angles for policy reform.
The opportunity to ask and build networks.
A key highlight for me was hearing from entrepreneurs who are actively building circular fashion businesses based on repair, resale, and digital storytelling. Their real-world experiences brought the challenges of sustainability to life and allowed me to connect theory with practice. As a law student, it was especially rewarding to see how these innovations exposed gaps in current regulation—prompting me to think more critically about how the law can evolve to support such impactful work.”

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a Student

“There was lots of opportunity for engaging with delegates and speakers which made for great networking!
The range of designers in the fashion show was really inspiring.“

Jax Temple-Smees
Designer

“All the professionals, industry people were really friendly and there was really amazing talks
Meet with a lot of people from the country huge opportunities.“

Héjja Timi
Designer

“Event was perfectly organised! I liked that we had plenty of time before the fashion show for networking with designers and photographers and between the models. I love that it was allowed to use clothes for photoshoot even if a designer was not involved in a fashion show! Final party and an amazing view from the roof top was unforgettable!
To meet and to talk with designers, to change the contacts. Usually at fashion shows there is no time for this. I really enjoyed networking!
I loved the venue, location is not far from train station, lovely caffe inside! I loved that we mixed Natalia accessories with different designers clothes!“

Liliia Molodetska
Model and fashion lover