Christian Siriano Sent Textile Waste Down the Runway at New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2025 [Video]

Christian Siriano has never played by the archaic fashion rules. The designer has long championed size inclusion in his collections despite the industry standards lagging slowly behind. This season, he’s added another innovation to his collection with Circ. Two looks in his RTW Spring 2025 show were made entirely with Circ Lyocell, a recycled textile that had the look and feel of silk.

“I’ve never actually used a fully sustainable fabrication, and I felt like it was really needed,” Siriano told Teen Vogue in an exclusive backstage interview about the partnership. “I think what I did with it was try to show how it can feel luxurious and feel evening-like and elegant. And it’s not just for day wear. I think sometimes when people think of recycled fabric they don’t think of evening.”

Circis a technology system that takes textile waste and turns it back into raw materials to be used again. The technology has never …