Alterist is an upcycled fashion marketplace connecting designers and sellers with customers, offering limited‑edition, upcycled and reworked clothing and accessories. It enables resale and upcycling to extend garment life and reduce textile waste.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Site explicitly describes itself as an "UPCYCLE FASHION MARKETPLACE", indicating core focus on circular/upcycled fashion rather than incidental sustainability features Source: Alterist, 2025.
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Operates a consumer‑facing marketplace that directly lists and sells upcycled garments from designers and sellers (hosts transactions) Source: Alterist, 2025.
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Products
• B2C
Structured multi‑seller ecommerce marketplace for physical fashion products; sellers (designers) list items to sell to consumers. Features include 'Become a designer', seller profiles and product shop Source: Alterist, 2025.
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R7 - Repurpose
Primary strategies are reuse (R3) and repurpose/upcycling (R7) - website emphasises upcycled, reworked and second‑hand garments. Explicit claims of upcycling support R7; marketplace resale supports R3 Source: Alterist, 2025.
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand, Upcycling
Platform facilitates selling of upcycled and reworked garments (resale/second‑hand) and promotes upcycling as a core activity (upcycled product listings, 'Become a designer' for sellers) Source: Alterist, 2025.
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Operates a commercial ecommerce marketplace with product listings, cart and contact emails consistent with a for‑profit marketplace model Source: Alterist, 2025.
Sector
Fashion & Textiles
Website header and homepage repeatedly label the site as an upcycle fashion marketplace and show categories for apparel and accessories Source: Alterist, 2025.
Geographical Reach
International
• Unknown
Homepage banner states pieces are "NOW SHIPPING TO UK + EU", indicating cross‑border operations beyond a single country Source: Alterist, 2025.
Hardware Component
None
No evidence that specialised hardware is supplied or required; platform functions as an online marketplace for physical garments rather than hardware provisioning Source: Alterist, 2025.
Tech Map Relevance
Website explicitly describes Alterist as an "Upcycle Fashion Marketplace" and operates a live shop; meets inclusion criteria as a digital enabler of circular fashion Source: Alterist, 2025.
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