Cheap fashion often has a shockingly high cost, which is why purchasing secondhand clothing or up-cycling the clothes you currently own is so important. However, I don’t think it’s necessary to give up shopping altogether and thankfully there is an ever-growing amount of sustainable clothing brands popping up. Here are ten sustainable clothing brands from the UK:
Key:
£ | Average price of £25 or under per item
££ | Average price of £50 or under per item
£££ | Average price of £100 or under per item
Olive Clothing
Ethics: Olive is independently owned, uses sustainable fabrics and maintains a ethical production process.
Best For: Quality basics
Product Range: Men, women, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: One size
Price Range: ┬ú┬ú – ┬ú┬ú┬ú
Shop Olive
Nobody’s Child
Ethics: Nobody’s Child clothes are created by in-house designers, reuses/up-cycles fabrics and maintains a ethical production process.
Best For: Playful pieces
Product Range: Women, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: 6 – 16
Price Range: £
Shop Nobody’s Child
Lucy & Yak
Ethics: Lucy & Yak uses sustainable fabrics, maintains a ethical production process and have switched entirely to 100% biodegradable mailing bags.
Best For: Dungarees
Product Range: Men, women, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: XS – XL
Price Range: £
Shop Lucy & Yak
H&M (Conscious)
Ethics: H&M (Conscious) reuses/up-cycles fabrics, maintains a ethical production process and a strong code of ethics.
Best For: Everyday pieces
Product Range: Women, children, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: XS – XL
Price Range: £
Shop H&M Conscious
Boden
Ethics: Boden has responsible sourcing commitment, an ethical production process and a strong code of ethics.
Best For: Raincoats
Product Range: Men, women, children, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: 6 – 22
Price Range: ┬ú – ┬ú┬ú
Shop Boden
ASOS (Responsible Edit)
Ethics: ASOS has a long way to go, but there responsible edit has begun with reusing/up-cycling fabrics.
Best For: Wide-variety
Product Range: Men, women, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: 4 – 18
Price Range: £
Monsoon
Ethics: Monsoon maintains a ethical production process, committed to best practices in recycling and minimising waste and has a Green Action Programme which has already achieved significant reductions in our total energy.
Best For: Occasion wear
Product Range: Women, children, accessories and jewellery
Size Range: 8 – 24
Price Range: ┬ú – ┬ú┬ú
Shop Monsoon
