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23 Feb

Better Brand Edit: 14 Fashion Brands That Offer Repairs

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Making your clothes last longer is the most sustainable thing you can do for your wardrobe, and repairs are key to that. Happily, more brands are now directly offering repair services to help you extend the life of your wardrobe. Read on to discover our favourites.

Why repairing your clothes matters

We often emphasise that the key to a more sustainable wardrobe is prolonging your clothes’ lifespan and wearing them until they are worn out. It saves you money in the long run, and Orsola de Castro, co-founder of Fashion Revolution, says that extending wear from one to two years slashes your clothes’ carbon footprint by 24%.

And whether you’re handy with a needle and thread or prefer professional assistance, there are plenty of options available for mending your clothes. Your local tailor, menders, and needleworkers are often able to repair most garments. But to make circular choices easier, many brands are rolling out convenient repair services or programs that help you work with local artisans. Here, we’ve curated a list of top-rated brands committed to reducing fashion’s impact, stitch by stitch. Let’s dive in!

Why you can trust our recommendations

At Good On You, we provide trustworthy recommendations that align with your values and needs. Our mission is to simplify informed choices while embracing the “buy less, buy better” motto.

To ensure credibility, we aggregate comprehensive, transparent information on fashion sustainability—assessing brands using our leading methodology developed by diverse experts. Our ratings directory of over 5,000 brands employs a simple five-point scale, curating a list of “Good” or “Great” brands making significant contributions to sustainable fashion.

Our editorial team, driven by expertise and passion, carefully reviews and approves each recommendation, upholding high standards of quality, longevity, and trend-transcendence.

While we recognise the value of reusing, mending, and second hand shopping, our expert ratings system guides you toward new brands aligned with your values and sustainability goals.

Brands that help prolong the life of your garments

Citizen Wolf

Rated: Good

Citizen Wolf uses revolutionary AI tailoring technology to give you high quality custom-fit t-shirts. It’s so confident in its t-shirts that it guarantees they’ll be the best you’ve ever worn. After capturing your customisations, the brand hand makes each tee in Sydney from certified lower-impact fabrics like cotton, hemp, and Merino wool milled in Melbourne.

The brand will repair any item you’ve bought from them for free, and for life, you only need to pay to ship the item back to them. “Because the longer we wear the clothes we already own, the better it is for the planet,” says the brand.

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Shop Citizen Wolf.

O My Bag

Rated: Good

O My Bag merges style and a responsible approach, creating vintage-inspired bags using high quality, lower-impact materials. The Dutch label also uses non-toxic dyes in its products.

“Our products are designed to last a lifetime, therefore we guarantee everything we make. If your O My Bag needs a repair, we’ve got you covered,” explains the brand. O My Bag can walk you through DIY repairs and reimburse you if you get your bag fixed by a local artisan, or you can simply send the item back to the brand’s HQ for repair.

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Shop O My Bag.

Shop O My Bag @ Wearwell.

Fanfare

Rated: Good
people in white tops and recycled jeans by Fanfare

Fanfare is a UK-based, more sustainable brand that creates modern, contemporary womenswear and unisex clothing, aiming to bring change to the fashion industry. As a leading circular label, it transforms vintage pieces into unique designs using recycled materials.

The brand partners with Clothes Doctor to repair broken or damaged items.

Find most items in UK sizes 4-18.

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Shop Fanfare.

MUD Jeans

Rated: Great
A man wears navy jeans and a blue top

Dutch denim brand MUD Jeans is all about sustainability. Not only does it offer a repair service, but it also provides a rental service where you can lease a pair of jeans for up to a year. MUD Jeans uses a combination of GOTS certified organic cotton and post-consumer recycled cotton.

The brand offers free repairs for a year for leased jeans, but do not hesitate to get in touch with the brand if an item you’ve bought is damaged.

MUD Jeans are available in a range of sizes, usually from W25 L30-W33 L32 for women and W28 L34-W36 L34 for men.

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Shop MUD Jeans.

Mother of Pearl

Rated: Good
Someone in maxi dress by Mother of Pearl.

Mother of Pearl is a more sustainable luxury womenswear and accessories brand from the UK that celebrates individuality and authenticity. It uses a high proportion of more responsible materials, including organic cotton, and ensures the payment of a living wage across some of its supply chain.

Mother of Pearl aims to help you wear your items for longer, so if your garments have any issues, simply contact the brand so they can help you out.

Find most products in UK sizes 6-16.

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Shop Mother of Pearl.

Shop Mother of Pearl @ Rêve en Vert.

Shop Mother of Pearl Pre-Owned @ Vestiaire Collective.

LANIUS

Rated: Good
People in white knitted sweater, bottoms, coat and beanie, and pale lavendar top, coat and light coloured bottoms by LANIUS.

“Love fashion, think organic, be responsible” are the maxims of LANIUS. The German brand uses lower-impact materials, like GOTS certified cotton. All LANIUS facilities are SA8000 certified, and it is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation.

Its EU-wide repair service is in partnership with professional Cologne tailor Plissee-Becker, which has accompanied founder Claudia Lanius since the beginning of her fashion career.

LANIUS’ clothes are available in EU sizes 34-44.

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Shop LANIUS.

Beaumont Organic

Rated: Good
Someone perched on rocks by the sea wearing a blue jumpsuit by Beaumont Organic.

Beaumont Organic is a UK-based slow fashion brand that blends simple style with responsible production practices. Founded by Hannah Beaumont-Laurencia, the brand also has its own charitable foundation, which supports people in Fiji.

Beaumont Organic offers free repairs for customers based in the UK, and they’re working to roll out the service to international customers in the near future.

Find the range in sizes XS-L.

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Shop Beaumont Organic.

E.L.V. Denim

Rated: Good
Someone in upcycled denim jacket and jeans by ELV Denim.

E.L.V. Denim transforms discarded denim into modern, sophisticated, and even made-to-measure jean jackets, pants, and accessories.

The brand offers free repairs and minor alterations service to all its customers. The service includes minor waist adjustments, hem cropping and mending small rips, tears and general wear and tear.

Find most jeans in UK sizes 24-32.

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Shop E.L.V. Denim @ Rêve en Vert.

Shop E.L.V. Denim.

Artknit Studios

Rated: Good
Someone dressed in top and bottoms by Artknit Studios.

Artknit Studios’ timeless knitwear is made responsibly by Italian makers using 100% lower-impact materials. Its partners are committed to anti-waste practices using only certified and locally sourced fibres, staying true to the brand’s motto of “buy less, buy better”.

Arknit has a couple of solutions to help you prolong the life of your garments: a €15.90 DIY repair kit for minor issues such as a pulled thread or an unstitched label, button, or seam; or you can send your items back to be repaired by the brand for €18.90 to €28.90.

Find items offered in sizes XS-L.

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Shop Artknit Studios.

Shop Artknit Studios @ Urbankissed.

Nudie Jeans

Rated: Great

Nudie Jeans designs 100% organic cotton denim and is transparent about its production. The brand also offers free repair service and has repaired over 400,000 pairs of jeans since it started mending in 2008. It also resells second-hand garments and recycles ones that are worn out.

Find the perfect fit with the Virtual Size Guide on the product pages.

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Shop Nudie Jeans.

Shop Nudie Jeans @ Farfetch.

Shop Nudie Jeans Pre-Owned @ Vestiaire Collective.

Neem

Rated: Good

British menswear brand Neem exists to make clothes with care through a transparent supply chain and safeguarding of our environment.

Neem also has a policy of continuing to take responsibility for its garments even after they’re sold, which means it has an end-of-life take-back service, and, like Fanfare, it has partnered with Clothes Doctor to offer free sleeve alterations, body length shortening, and repair.

Find most items in sizes S-2XL.

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Shop Neem.

Patagonia

Rated: Good

Patagonia lives and breathes the great outdoors, making clothes for trail running, climbing, mountain biking, surfing, skiing, and snowboarding. The brand has “Good” labour practices and uses recycled—rather than virgin—polyester. It has also committed to reducing its energy use and emissions.

Patagonia has several repair options. Through its Worn Wear program, you can find more than a hundred care and repair guides for its gear, or simply take or ship your item back to Patagonia to get it fixed. According to the brand, its Worn Wear program has helped keep 583,000 items out of landfills.

The brand stocks size 2XS-3XL.

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Shop Patagonia.

Shop Patagonia @ LVRSustainable.

Shop Patagonia Pre-Owned @ Vestiaire Collective.

Mashu

Rated: Good
Peach mashu mini tote

Mashu is a British, more sustainable vegan accessories label specialising in handbags. Its environmental rating is “Good”, because it uses vegan leather alternatives to make its bag exterior, while the linings feature vegan suede made from recycled polyester, ensuring you never have to sacrifice your morals for style again.

“A Mashu bag is for a lifetime, not a season. To ensure that you can enjoy your bag for as long as possible, we offer free repairs on all bags for life,” says the brand. If your bag needs to be fixed, simply fill in a quick form on the brand’s website to get started.

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Shop Mashu.

BEEN London

Rated: Good
People wearing a yellow shoulder bag and large, dark tote by BEEN London.

BEEN London is a London-based brand turning waste into timeless accessories you’ll want to use every day. All its products are made from materials that have been something else in a previous life, including recycled leather offcuts and plastic bottles.

BEEN London partners with The Seam, a care and repair service that will make your bags look new. The Seam links you to a community of trusted experts in your area who can help fix broken straps or a stuck zip or even revitalise leather.

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Shop BEEN London.

Shop BEEN London @ Cerqular.

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