The circular economy (CE) agenda is gaining traction within the fashion industry and increasingly within fashion education (Ghisellini, Cialani and Ulgiati 2016:11). It provides a connective, interdisciplinary framework that offers a roadmap for transition towards a sustainable economy. As business ecosystems realign to meet new standards of ethical and sustainable practice for the fashion industry, a new agenda for fashion education emerges: one of circularity (Junyent and de Ciurana 2008:764). This article evaluates Amsterdam Fashion Institute's (AMFI) Reality School concept; examining how circular economy education is being embedded within it and the levels of integration achieved. It argues that a CE approach to curriculum design can motivate deep learning, through experimental practice, deep-dive research and systems thinking. It provides a structural framework of a CE agenda to fashion education curriculum, establishing a novel approach that could be applied to other specialist fashion education institutions.