“…In the circular economy, product performance (determined by its durability, recyclability and reparability) will be defined as early as the design stage. Decisions being made then will influence all the subsequent phases of a garment's life-cycle (from the specification of raw materials and the selection of dyes, solvents, finishing processes, garment construction, accessories, and labelling methods to the disposal of the garment by the consumer), thus determining the range of endof-life options [12,10,29]. They will also make garments last longer and be less likely to end up in landfills at the end of life [12].…”