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Salma Azam is an innovator dedicated to addressing the fashion industry’s wasteful, exploitative, and linear model. She is developing a solution that combines circular production—transforming textile waste into luxury apparel through repair and upcycling—with behavioral change, positioning reuse and rental as aspirational choices. By focusing on this work, she aims to empower local artisans, drive textile recycling, and redefine sustainability as the new status symbol. This mission is deeply personal to her, as she seeks to prove that profitability and regeneration can coexist, and that fashion can be reimagined for both people and planet. With determination and vision, Salma is paving the way for sustainable solutions that make a real difference.

Project stage
Idea stage
Fellowship status
Foundation Year
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