Source Fashion doubles down on circularity with groundbreaking WRAP and Reskinned partnerships

Source Fashion, the UK’s leading sustainable sourcing trade show, is making bold moves ahead of its July 2025 edition, announcing two pivotal partnerships that signal a new era of fashion responsibility and innovation. Teaming up with environmental NGO WRAP and circular fashion platform Reskinned, Source Fashion is not just talking about transformation, it’s engineering it.

Circularity in Motion: The Reskinned Catwalk

Reskinned is announced as headline partner for the Source Fashion catwalk, delivering a live demonstration of fashion’s future: pre-loved, restyled, and revalued. The entire runway will showcase curated looks made exclusively from second-hand garments, challenging the industry's reliance on virgin materials.

“Our key theme this year is about rethinking how we use materials,” says Suzanne Ellingham, Source Fashion Director. “By partnering with Reskinned, we’re not just talking about circular fashion – we’re showing it in motion. Reskinned’s model proves that garments don’t lose their style or relevance just because they’ve been worn before. In fact, with the right styling, they can be even more impactful."

The showcase complements a keynote by fashion editor and second-hand style pioneer Bay Garnett, who will unpack how resale, rental, and individuality are reshaping status and desirability in fashion. Together, the catwalk and content series are a clear invitation to retailers: circularity isn’t just ethical—it’s editorial.

Ross Barry, Co-founder, Reskinned

Strategic Thought Leadership: Partnering with WRAP

Simultaneously, Source Fashion launches a year-long strategic collaboration with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), embedding the environmental action NGO across its live and digital platforms. Kicking off at the July show, WRAP will lead key thought leadership sessions, including a headline debate from Textiles Programme Lead Mark Sumner, exploring a radical rethink of fashion’s foundational models—from price-led production to value-driven retail.

Another standout panel, “When Will Consumers Really Pay More?” will challenge the disconnect between consumer sentiment and spending, offering retailers practical insights into aligning purpose with price.

But the partnership goes far beyond the show. Over the next 12 months, Source Fashion and WRAP will co-create podcasts, social campaigns, infographics, and expert commentary aimed at translating sustainability theory into retail action. Sumner also joins the Source Fashion Advisory Board, reinforcing a long-term commitment to progress.

Mark Sumner, Textiles Programme Lead at WRAP said, “WRAP’s collaboration with Source Fashion is about equipping more organisations to take meaningful climate action. WRAP’s UK Textiles Pact is already driving change, but this union takes our expertise beyond sustainability circles to inspire more people across the sector towards Circular Living.

Mark Sumner

A Unified Vision for Responsible Fashion

Together, these partnerships illustrate Source Fashion’s evolving role, not just as a trade event, but as a changemaker. By integrating pre-loved fashion on the catwalk and embedding expert sustainability insight at every level, the show is helping the industry reimagine its future, ethically, creatively, and commercially.

Source Fashion returns to Olympia London from 8–10 July 2025. Registration is now open at source-fashion.com.

Further reading: Inside Source Fashion July 2025: Future-focused insight and global innovation in responsible sourcing

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