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Founded by sustainable fashion industry legend Amy Powney, Akyn makes contemporary and timeless womenswear using lower impact materials.

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BEDI crafts high-quality, minimalist winter coats and bags using materials such as salvaged seatbelts and recycled nylon.

Find the range in sizes XS-XL.

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OMNES is a more responsible and more affordable UK-based brand creating high quality womenswear. “We created OMNES to help change the way you shop, wear and think about clothing. And to encourage the rest of the industry to do it, too,” says the brand.

Find most items in sizes 6-20.

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WE-AR4 is a New York-based brand using luxury deadstock and upcycled materials.

Find the range in sizes XS-L.

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Artknit Studios produces high-quality knitwear crafted in Italy.

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Innovative, responsible, and on-trend. Germany’s Armedangels gets a top score overall from us. The brand covers all the basics in womenswear and menswear. Armedangels’ quality and long-lasting pieces are made from lower-impact and certified materials, like Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified cotton. The brand also adopted the Fair Wear Foundation Code of Conduct to protect its workers abroad.

Its products are available in sizes XS-XL.

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A Melbourne-based outdoor apparel brand with sizing up to 5XL.

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WAWWA makes organic, fairtrade, and vegan-friendly clothing.

Find the range in sizes XS-2XL.

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Dedicated is a Swedish casualwear brand prioritising lower impact materials.

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ASKET has been creating timeless wardrobe essentials since 2015.

Find the range in sizes 2XS-2XL.

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UK-based BAM makes womenswear and menswear basics from bamboo-viscose. In line with its kindness-first ethos, the brand traces most of its supply chain and also offers clothing recycling to consumers to help address end-of-life textile waste.

Find most items in sizes XS-L.

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ZEROBARRACENTO is an Italian brand that creates zero-waste clothes that celebrate the personality of those who wear it.

You can find most pieces in sizes S-L.

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Wuxly Movement is a Canadian outerwear brand combining tech-based and recycled materials for elite performance. Drawing on Canada’s heritage in quality manufacturing, the founder saw an opportunity to innovate using more responsible materials—all while peacefully leaving animals out of the equation.

Find the range in 2XS-3XL.

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Canadian brand tentree plants ten trees for every item purchased to help regenerate ecosystems and provide planting jobs in communities around the world, and has already planted over 65 million trees. All tentree’s products are created with an Earth-first approach, meaning they’re made in fair, safe working conditions, and constructed using lower-impact and recycled materials.

tentree’s clothes are typically available from XS-XL.

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If you’re the kind of person who likes to wear their morals, look no further than Swiss brand NIKIN. Not only is a tree planted every time you purchase a NIKIN product, you also get to show your tree pride.

Products are available in sizes XS-2XL.

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LANIUS is a German slow-fashion brand making smart-casual clothes.

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

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UK brand Komodo puts people and the planet first with its lower-impact range of menswear and womenswear. The label uses some more responsible materials including GOTS-certified cotton and hemp, and ensures that most of its suppliers pay a living wage to their workers.

Find most of the range in UK sizes 8-16.

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Kings of Indigo makes quality denim, tops, and accessories inspired by American classics with a Japanese eye for detail. The brand uses GOTS organic cotton as well as recycled cotton and wool, and avoids all chemicals from the REACH chemical list.

Offered in sizes XS-L.

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JAN ‘N JUNE is a Hamburg-based womenswear label founded to infuse core fashion items with fun design.

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Responsible men’s clothing, selected with style in the UK. With the vision to support you to build a wardrobe of stylish and more sustainably-made menswear that is 100% vegan, Brothers We Stand is the go-to online store for anyone in the market for better menswear.

Sizes available are S-XL.

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Born in Byron Bay, Australia, Afends is a more responsible brand leading the way in hemp fashion. Drawing inspiration from the environment, streetwear, and surf culture, Afends’ mission is to create more sustainable clothing through innovation, action, and positive change. As true hemp advocates, it purchased 100 acres of farmland called Sleepy Hollow to grow its own hemp crops and ignite the hemp revolution.

Find most of the range in sizes XS-XL.

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Thinking MU is a Barcelona-based fashion brand for non-conformists and passionate people who believe that life deserves to be enjoyed and, above all, respected.

The garments are available in sizes XS-XL.

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SeamsFriendly makes customisable clothing for women, men, and kids of all body types, sizes, and heights.

The brand’s product sizing is customisable (for womenswear: bust size range 26″-70″, waist size range 19″-63″, including petite, regular, and tall heights; and for menswear: chest size 34″ to 76″ and above with free custom sizing) to ensure you always find the perfect fit.  There’s a kids range (bust: 18″-28″, waist: 19″-26″) available too.

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OhSevenDays creates womenswear from deadstock fabrics sourced from Istanbul’s garment factories.

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Find most of the range in sizes S-L.

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