01What it is

CIRQLE is a digital wardrobe and circular-fashion platform for India. It owns no clothes: it connects local rental shops, individual owners and designers with people who need an outfit for an event, and provides the software, the trust layer and the transaction.

02How it works

Every garment supports four actions: wear (log what you already own), rent (for weddings, festivals, shoots and interviews), buy (second hand, or what you rented) and care (clean, repair, store and fit). Only renting is seasonal, which keeps the platform busy all year.

03Where it came from

It began as research. The earlier subscription model became a lead-authored paper, AI-Driven Circular Subscription Fashion for Smart, Sustainable Urban India, presented at IEEE CODE-2K26, OIST Bhopal, on 18 April 2026. After market research, the current model replaced it.

04Where it is now

In build as a team major project, July to December 2026. It is not live yet, so the only link is the paper’s certificate.