The scheme was piloted with Burberry earlier this year, which created a centralised logistics process for donations to act as a blueprint for other brands and colleges to work together.

Caroline Rush, chief executive of BFC, said: “One of the BFC‘s priorities is to encourage the industry to move towards a circular fashion economy while supporting excellence in fashion design. Being able to help students in need while managing to offset waste is an important example of the power of industry-wide collaboration.” 

Brands taking part include Asics, Barbour, Paul Smith, River Island, Roksanda, Simone Rocha and Victoria Beckham.