Shop Ethical Fashion

Written by Kezia Rogers and Hayley Zukerberg

Fast fashion focuses on two major areas: quick production and low cost production. Fast fashion is intended for short-term use and is to only be worn a couple of times. Due to the mass production and waste coming from fast fasion lines, the fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity’s carbon emissions, as well as being the second-largest consumer of the world’s water supply. Sustainable fashion focuses on addressing these issues by cutting back on water usage, trying to use non-toxic chemicals, making clothes durable to last longer, limiting the waste of the clothing by repairing damaged pieces or making new pieces from recycled material, and using organic cotton, linen, and other available fibers. Although there are many sustainable brands, we have decided to review a couple of our favorites! Take a look below and check out these companies next time you are looking for a new piece for your wardrobe!

Everlane ReNew

Everlane has created a new line called ReNew that is perfect for coats and professional work clothes. They have made a commitment to not work with any new plastic in their supply chain by the year 2021. In this new line, they replaced all synthetic fabrics with renewable materials, and replaced their packaging with reused plastic.

Pact

Pact focuses on comfy dresses, clothing, and pajama sets. Their entire manufacturing process follows organic guidelines and is Fair Trade Certified, meaning they focus on ethical factors like wages and working conditions. All of their cotton garments are organic, as well.

Reformation

Reformation is great for new dresses, t-shirts, and statement pieces! Reformation helps to understand and lower their environmental footprint by calculating the carbon dioxide emission, water usage, and produced waste of each garment they create. Their goal is to bring sustainable fashion to everyone. Their sustainability goals are intended to influence the product, consumer, planet, and progress.

Lara Intimates

Lara Intimates is a sustainable lingerie brand based in London that focuses on environmental safety. Their fabric is zero-waste because they save and shred their extra cuttings so that they can be used to create new Lara products. P.S. We interviewed the CEO of Lara in our last issue, so check that out to learn more!

Matt & Nat bags / backpacks

Matt & Nat has the cutest purses, backpacks, shoes, belts, and other accessories. The company focuses on vegan leather, and the linings inside all Matt & Nat bags are made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles.

Girlfriend Collective

The Girlfriend Collective focuses on making sport bras, leggings, and long sleeve sets perfect for working out. They invest in green building infrastructure to minimize their waste, water, and energy footprints. Their website points out, “old water bottles and fishing nets look better on you than they do clogging landfills and polluting oceans.”