Written by Ines Karu-Salo, Sign2Act. First published at Medium.
As the apparel manufacturing is one of the most harmful and damaging industries to the planet, the issue of sustainability has became a trending topic. Receintly it has been at the forefront of many fashion design conversations, events and I have made your research easier by gathering top slow fashion clothing online brands and marketplaces under one blog post. Hopefully that is useful source to all environmentally-conscious shoppers like me.
Image: Ines Karu-Salo wearing KiRiVOO.com
“According to Business of Fashion, 66% of global millennials are willing to spend more on brands that are sustainable. Thankfully, more companies are shifting to more environmentally conscious practices."
WOMENSWEAR BRANDS:
Aiayu — organic cotton, Yak, llama, zero waste clothing €€€-€€€€ Ally Bee — British Alpaca knitwear €€-€€€ Antiform — recycled clothing €€ Armedangels — organic cotton & wool, recycled polyester clothing €€-€€€ Bamboo Clothing — bamboo, merino bamboo clothing €€ Bamford — organic cotton, Irish tweed, yak, natural clothing €€€-€€€€ Baserange — organic cotton, cashmere, raw silk, natural clothing €€-€€€€ Beaumont Organic — organic cotton, linen, bamboo, lyocell natural clothing €€-€€€ Bleed — different eco fabrics, upcycled clothes €€-€€€ Bibico — natural, organic cotton, tencel clothes €€-€€€ Birdsong — khadi, recycled fabrics, bamboo clothing €€-€€€ Boob Design - maternity & brestfeeding apparel €€-€€€ Boody — rayon, bamboo active wear, lingerie, socks €€ Byem — organic cotton & sateen clothing €€-€€€ By Signe — organic cotton, bamboo clothing €€-€€€ Chaykra — organic cotton yoga wear €€ Christopher Raeburn — recycled polyester, organic cotton, merino wool clothing €€€-€€€€ Cecilia Hammarborg —coats made from min. 65% of recycled wool €€€-€€€€ Celtic & Co — organic cotton & wool, lambwool, natural clothing €€-€€€€ Cloth Project — sustainably sourced cotton basic t-shirts €€ Colorful Standard - organic loungewear, sweatpants and shirts €€ Coltrane Works — linen, organic cotton and silk, organic hemp and banana clothing €€€€ Cus — organic cotton, tencel, natural clothing €€-€€€ Dagny — organic cotton and linen, viscose, modal, tencel, natural clothing €€€-€€€€ Dai — ethical production, eco-dyed office wear €€€ Deadwood — Recycled leather €€€ Dedicated — organic cotton clothing €€ Dimmbla — banana silk, peace silk, organic cotton apparel €€-€€€ Ecoalf — recycled materials clothing, outerwear €€-€€€ Eco Wolfe — organic and recycled materials clothing €€ EKO — tencel, organic cotton clothing €€
Ethical Collection — natural, organic cotton, linen, rayon clothing €€-€€€ Everlane — cashmere, cupro, natural clothing €€-€€€ Farrah Floyd — organic cotton, recycled polyester, cupro, natural clothing €€€-€€€€ Finisterre — merino blend, organic cotton and fluorocarbon free waterproof, recycled polyester clothing €€-€€€€ Fonnesbech — organic cotton and wool, merino wool, natural clothing €€€- €€€€ Fool Dost — organic cotton, banana fiber clothing €€-€€€ Freitag — linen, modal, hemp, natural clothing €€-€€€ From — organic cotton, merino wool, bamboo, tencel yoga wear €€ Gossypium —organic cotton, beechwood, natural active wear €€ Green Fibers — organic cotton, organic silk and wool, natural wear €€ Gudrun Sjöden —organic cotton and natural clothing €€-€€€ Hessnatur — organic cotton, modal, cashmere clothing €€-€€€ HoodLamb — Hemp, organic cotton clothing, outerwear €€-€€€ Honest by — Organic, recycled materials clothing €€-€€€€ Here Today Here Tomorrow — dhaka, wool apparel €€-€€€ Howies — organic cotton, recycled and natural clothing €€-€€€ JannJune — Organic cotton, recycled cotton and polyester, tencel €€-€€€ Jeanerica — organic cotton jeans €€€ JungleFolk — Organic cotton, organic linen clothing €€-€€€ Katharine Hamnett — organic cotton, merino and alpaca wool, natural clothing €€-€€€€ Karin Rask Design *- upcycled clothing €€€ Kemp Gadegard —organic cotton and linen, natural clothing €€-€€€ Kitty Ferreira — ethical production, eco-dyed clothing €€€- €€€€ Kings of Indigo — recycled materials, organic cotton, tencel clothing €€-€€€€ KiRiVOO *— organic cotton, organic silk, bamboo, hemp clothing €€-€€€ Komana — organic cotton, natural clothing €€€ Komodo — natural, recycled polyester, merino wool, rayon, tencel, organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ Kuyichi — organic cotton denim and other clothing €€-€€€ Lana — Organic cotton, organic linen, tencel clothing €€-€€€ LangerChen — organic cotton blend, natural outerwear €€€-€€€€ Lanius — natural, organic cotton, virgin wool, merino wool, tencel clothing €€-€€€ Lara Intimates — natural, reclaimed, luxury surplus materials €€ Les Sublimes — natural, organic cotton, merino wool, modal, recycled , clothing €€-€€€ Lifegist — organic cotton, natural clothing €€-€€€ Lovjoi — Organic cotton, tencel clothing €€-€€€ Luva Huva — natural, organic cotton, bamboo lingerie €€-€€€ Marimekko — viscose, lyocell, natura clothing €€€-€€€€ Maska — tencel, viscose, organic cotton, natural clothing €€-€€€ Mayamiko — organic cotton, upcycled materials, eco-printed clothing €€ Ma Ra Mi — viscose, natural apparel €€€-€€€€ Mila Vert - organic cotton and vegan apparel €€€ Miss Green — organic cotton and wool, tencel, modal, bamboo clothing €€-€€€ Monkeegenes — organic cotton, rayon blend clothing €€ Mother of Pearl — selected items are made of organic cotton, organic wool €€€-€€€€ Mud Jeans — recycled and organic cotton €€-€€€ Nancy Dee — bamboo, organic cotton, modal, upcycled fabrics clothing €€-€€€ Noballs — bamboo active wear €€ Noctu *— organic cotton nightwear €€ Nomads — natural, organic cotton, fair trade clothing €€-€€€ Noumenon — organic cotton, viscose, PES clothing €€€-€€€€ NVK Daydoll — mainly micro-modal apparel and beachwear €€-€€€ Organic Basics — organic cotton basics €€ Oramai London - organic cotton and linen luxury womenswear €€€-€€€€ Outsider — milk, peace silk, bamboo, organic cotton and wool, hemp, recycled, natural clothing €€-€€€ Patagonia* - recycled outerwear, organic cotton casual wear €€-€€€
Pearls of Laja — organic cotton denim clothing €€€ People Tree — natural, wool, organic cotton, hand knitted cotton €€-€€€ Phannatiq — organic cotton, organic cotton blend, bamboo clothing €€-€€€€ Phil & Lui — organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ P.i.C Style — organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ Reet Aus — upcycled clothing €€-€€€ Rhumaa — lyocell, cupro, cashmere and merino wool, other natural clothing €€-€€€ Riyka — organic cotton, bamboo clothing €€-€€€ Recolution — organic cotton, tencel clothing €€ Saint Basics — tencel lingerie €€ Silvia Giovanardi — hemp, organic cotton and silk, natural dry printed clothes €€€-€€€€ Skall Studio— organic cotton, natural clothing €€€ SKFK - organic cotton casual wear €€ Skunkfunk — organic cotton, lyocell, recycled wool & polyester clothing €€ Soster — bamboo, tencel, organic cotton, natural apparel €€€-€€€€ Starseeds — organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, recycled polyester, natural clothing €€-€€€ Stella McCartney —organic cotton, virgin wool and other natural clothing €€-€€€€ Studio Jux — natural, viscose, organic cotton, tencel, hemp, recycled materials clothing €€€-€€€€ Stronger *- recycled polyester activewear €€ Sveekery — organic hemp and linen, organic merino wool, peace silk, natural clothing €€€-€€€€ Swedish Stockings — recycled hosiery €€ Tauko — Recycled clothing, wool, €€-€€€€ The Acey — natural, organic cotton, linen, tencel clothing €€-€€€ The White T-shirt Co — organic cotton t-shirts €€ The Outdoor Boutique — organic cotton, recycled cotton and polyester, merino wool, natural apparel €€ Thinking Mu — organic cotton, organic hemp, merino wool, cashmere, recycled polyester, banana organic fabric clothing €€-€€€ Thought *— organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, tencel, viscose, natural clothing €€-€€€ ThokkThokk *— organic cotton, tencel, natural clothing €€ Uma Nomad - 100% recycled, upcycling, deadstock fabrics €€ Underprotection — recycled polyester, lyocell, organic cotton, milk under-, lounge- and swimwear €€-€€€ Yours Again — Upcycled denim €€ Zazi — vintage clothing €€€€ Zola Amour — organic cotton, bamboo, modal €€-€€€ Wintervacht — Recycle, outerwear €€-€€€ Woron — modal, organic cotton, recycled polyamide under-, lounge- and swimwear €€-€€€ WÖÖ — bamboo unisex clothing €€ 16seven — organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ 31chapellane — linen or Donegal tweed clothing €€-€€€€ 78stitches — unisex clothing from leftover and natural fabrics €€€-€€€€
MENSWEAR BRANDS: Armedangels — organic cotton & wool, recycled polyester clothing €€-€€€ Bamboo Clothing — bamboo, merino bamboo clothing €€ Bamford — organic cotton, Irish tweed, yak, natural clothing €€€-€€€€ Bleed — Eco fabrics, upcycling €€-€€€ Boody — rayon, bamboo active wear, lingerie, socks €€ Celtic & Co. — organic cotton & wool, lambwool, natural clothing €€-€€€€ Christopher Raeburn — recycled polyester, organic cotton, merino wool clothing €€€-€€€€ Cloth Project — sustainably sourced cotton basic t-shirts €€ Colorful Standard - organic loungewear, sweatpants and shirts €€ Deadwood — Recycled leather €€€ Dedicated — organic cotton clothing €€ Eco Wolfe — organic and recycled materials clothing €€ Everlane — cashmere, cupro, natural clothing €€-€€€ Finisterre — merino blend, organic cotton and fluorocarbon free waterproof, recycled polyester clothing €€-€€€€ Freitag — linen, modal, hemp, natural clothing €€-€€€ Gossypium — organic cotton, beechwood, natural active wear €€ Green Fibers — organic cotton, organic silk and wool, natural wear €€ Hessnatur — organic cotton, modal, cashmere clothing €€-€€€ HoodLamb — Hemp, organic cotton clothing, outerwear €€-€€€ Howies — organic cotton, recycled and natural clothing €€-€€€ Jeanerica — organic cotton jeans €€€ Katharine Hamnett — organic cotton, merino and alpaca wool, natural clothing €€-€€€€ Kings of Indigo — recycled materials, organic cotton, tencel clothing €€-€€€€ Komodo — natural, recycled polyester, merino wool, rayon, tencel, organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ Kuyichi — organic cotton denim and other clothing €€-€€€ LangerChen — organic cotton blend, natural outerwear €€€-€€€€ Monkeegenes — organic cotton, rayon blend clothing €€ Mud Jean — recycled and organic cotton €€-€€€ Noctu* — organic cotton nightwear €€ Nomads — natural, organic cotton, fair trade clothing €€-€€€ Organic Basics — organic cotton basics €€
Patagonia* - recycled outerwear, organic cotton casual wear €€-€€€ Phannatiq — organic cotton, organic cotton blend, bamboo clothing €€-€€€€ Reet Aus — upcycled clothing €€-€€€ Rhumaa — lyocell, cupro, cashmere and merino wool, other natural clothing €€-€€€ Recolution — organic cotton, tencel clothing €€ Riz Boardshorts — recycled polyester swimwear €€ Saint Basics — tencel lingerie €€ Silvia Giovanardi — hemp, organic cotton and silk, natural dry printed clothes €€€-€€€€ Starseeds — organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, recycled polyester, natural clothing €€-€€€ Stella McCartney — organic cotton, virgin wool and other natural clothing €€-€€€€ Studio Jux — natural, viscose, organic cotton, tencel, hemp, recycled materials clothing €€€-€€€€ The White T-shirt Co — organic cotton t-shirts €€ The Outdoor Boutique — organic cotton, recycled cotton and polyester, merino wool, natural apparel €€ Thinking Mu — organic cotton, organic hemp, merino wool, cashmere, recycled polyester, banana organic fabric clothing €€-€€€ Thought *— organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, tencel, viscose, natural clothing €€-€€€ ThokkThokk *— organic cotton, tencel, natural clothing €€ Uma Nomad - 100% recycled, upcycling, deadstock fabrics €€ 16seven — organic cotton clothing €€-€€€ 31chapellane — linen or Donegal tweed clothing €€-€€€€ 78stitches — unisex clothing from leftover and natural fabrics €€€-€€€€
KIDSWEAR BRANDS: Armedangels — organic cotton, organic wool, recycled polyester (affordable) Bebe BomBom — organic pima cotton, baby alpaca, pima cotton (luxury) Bebe Organic *— organic cotton, natural clothing (luxury) Boody — rayon, bamboo active wear, lingerie, socks (premium) Celtic & Co. — sheepskin baby boots and slippers (affordable) Dadamora - organic cotton (affordable) Frugi — organic cotton apparel (premium) Green Fibers — organic cotton, organic silk and wool, natural wear (affordable) Hessnatur — organic cotton, modal, cashmere, virgin wool clothing (affordable) Joha *— organic cotton, merino wool (premium) Kingdom of Origin — ethically sourced fabrics such as cotton, linen, viscose, polyester (luxury) Konges Sloejd — organic cotton clothing (luxury) Lana — Organic cotton, organic linen, tencel clothing (premium) Lea & Jojo — recycled polyester outerwear (premium) Little Green Radicals — organic fairtrade cotton clothing (premium) Mini Rodini — organic cotton, recycled polyester, modal, upcycled clothing (premium) Newbie *— organic cotton, natural clothing (affordable) Noctu *— organic cotton nightwear (affordable) Organiczoo — organic fairtrade cotton clothing (premium) Peacheyboo — organic cotton, natural clothing(premium) Pippins Denim - organic cotton jeans (premium) Piupia — organic cotton, natural clothing (premium) Skunkfunk — zero waste, organic cotton, lyocell, recycled wool & polyester clothing (premium) Stella McCartney — organic cotton, virgin wool and other natural clothing Studio Jux — organic cotton clothing (affordable) The Bonnie Mob — organic cotton clothing (premium) The Bright Company *— sleep & loungewear (affordable) The Little Green Sheep — sleepwear (affordable)
The Outdoor Boutique — merino wool outdoor clothing (premium) ThokkThokk *— organic cotton clothing (affordable) Toby Tiger — organic cotton clothing (affordable) Uma Nomad - 100% recycled, upcycling, deadstock fabrics €€
Wooly Organic *- organic cotton clothing (affordable)
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SYMBOLS: * Brands that I love & have bought €€ Affordable prices, below 100€ €€€ Premium item prices, between 100–300€ €€€€ Luxury item prices, over 300€
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