48 Women-Owned Brands Making Waves in Ethical Fashion and Beauty

Passion Lilie creates more affordable, responsibly made fashion using traditional techniques to provide dignified employment to artisans in India.

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SANTICLER is an US-based label that offers timeless collectors pieces curating modern silhouettes in womenswear. Founded by an early advocate of slow fashion and sustainability, its collections are designed and produced with intention to reduce waste, using more lower-impact materials such as GOTS-certified cotton and responsibly sourced wool.

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Harvest & Mill pieces are grown, milled, and sewn exclusively in the US, supporting American organic cotton farmers and local sewing communities. The brand makes basics for everyone, always ensuring they are not dyed or bleached, greatly reducing the use of water, energy, and dye materials. Even better, by cultivating different varieties of cotton, the brand is able to bolster biodiversity, which is essential for ensuring healthy ecosystems and keeping our planet resilient in the face of climate change.

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Unbelts was founded with two goals in mind: helping you feel great in your jeans by making stretchy belts that ensure they fit perfectly, and creating quality jobs for every single person along the supply chain.

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“As a woman of color with Latina roots, I started Poplinen because sustainable fashion should not be exclusive, and if we truly want to address sustainability issues globally, the industry is in need of more minority representation within the space. It’s my passion to create earth-friendly, everyday essentials that provide comfort without compromising your style––all while making a more equitable climate future for people and the planet.”

– Desiree Gaitan-Buchanan, Founder, Poplinen

Poplinen’s minimalist wardrobe essentials are made from lower-impact materials, including, as the name suggests, linen, and its final stage of production happens locally in California.

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Natasha Tonic’s hemp swimwear fabric is based around a natural hemp fibre that is antimicrobial, UV resistant, durable, and a healthier choice for your skin and our oceans. Even better, each piece is printed by hand, so no two are alike.

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Certified B Corp Kotn is based in Canada and works with local NGOs on the ground at the Nile Delta to provide every child in their farming communities with quality education, and to help close the gap of low literacy rates amongst communities. With every purchase, not only will you get a beautifully made garment, but you’ll also help fund school infrastructure, materials, and salaries for teachers.

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Founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1993, Carol’s Daughter is a Black haircare brand that champions natural ingredients.

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Sans Savon is the body and hand wash alternative to soap. Better for you, your skin, and the Earth.

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Tata Harper makes skincare with a focus on high quality ingredients. It is PETA certified cruelty-free and offers product refills.

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Los Angeles-based Proclaim makes beautiful bras, underwear, and basics from more responsible materials like recycled plastic bottles and TENCEL. Its designs come in three shades of “nude”, building inclusivity into the brand. It also ensures the people in its California factory earn a living wage, and visits suppliers regularly.

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Thesus favours transparency, responsible manufacturing practices, and lower-impact materials as a means of creating long-lasting, positive change.

Find the boots in EU sizes 36-46.

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A bag that saves lives? You got it. Parker Clay is an American based brand looking to create a future without exploitation by bettering lives and communities in Ethiopia. The brand has partnered with Ellilta Women at Risk program, fighting to bring women out of prostitution by providing a more stable income and safe working environment. Parker Clay also helps preserve traditional Ethiopian techniques, materials, and styles, ensuring that this fast growing country is able to remain close to its beautiful roots.

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Chelsea Bravo’s collections creatively infuse her artistry with simple silhouettes for both women and men. Brooklyn based and sustainably made with a high proportion of eco-friendly materials, her pieces are contemporary and eye-catching.

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Made in a Fairtrade certified factory, US brand Subset’s organic cotton underwear sets are some of the best in the responsible fashion market. Taking it a step further, the brand has also partnered with an NYC non-profit to recycle old undergarments, turning the fibres into insulation and rug pads. Sending in your old undies will not only help cut down on the amount of fibres that wind up in the landfill, but it’ll give you the freedom to buy new, responsibly made sets.

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Every piece of ARTICLE22 jewellery is locally handcrafted in Laos using recycled materials from Vietnam War bombs, plane parts, military hardware, and other aluminium scraps. The brand embodies the innovation that the fashion industry needs more of—using recycled materials to produce beautiful globally marketable products, while equipping local artisans with new skill sets and providing them with a sustainable source of income. ARTICLE22 gives back to clear more unexploded bombs in Laos, supports traditional artisans, and donates a proportion of profit to community development for workers.

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Bario Neal is a custom jewellery designer that creates handmade rings and fine jewellery with conflict-free diamonds and other gemstones. The brand uses lower-impact materials, including reclaimed precious metals, Fairmined gold, and more ethically sourced stones to bring to life each of its uniquely designed pieces.

Anchored in timeless design, Minimalist is a curated collection of women’s ready-to-wear pieces all made in New York and designed to be recycled at their end of life. It seeks to be part of the solution to make fashion more sustainable, using certified lower-impact materials and ensuring fair wage and work conditions in the local New York City factories it supports.

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

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“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.

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

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Spanish brand Lefrik designs urban bags, backpacks and travel essentials using the highest quality lower-impact fabrics made out of recycled plastic PET bottles. Founded in 2012, the brand aims to solve travel and city commuting problems by providing the most fashionable and functional bags for the modern digital nomad.

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JAN ‘N JUNE is a more sustainable, fair and transparent fashion label from Hamburg. Created by young female entrepreneurs who could not find what they were looking for and decided to make it themselves, this minimalistic, super stylish fair fashion label succeeds in being more sustainable and affordable at the same time.

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Mashu is a British more sustainable vegan accessories label specialising in handbags. Mashu’s environmental rating is “Good”, crafting its exterior with vegan leather alternatives while its interiors feature vegan suede made from recycled polyester, ensuring you never have to sacrifice your morals for style again.

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Facettes Studio is a Parisian brand dedicated to “wardrobe essentials for the multifaceted woman”. It uses upcycled materials and has banned polyester and polyamide from its collections, which are based around suits. Facettes Studio also provides a repairs and alterations service.

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ColieCo is a Portuguese lingerie, underwear, and swimwear brand that uses a handmade to order process for creating the most premium pieces. Every single garment is manufactured exclusively using lower-impact and responsibly sourced fabrics.

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BASTET NOIR creates modular 3-piece sets from deadstock fabrics in limited runs, a multifunctional traveling essential for the working woman.

Find most items in sizes 36-42, or in custom sizing.

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Pai Skincare makes face and body products, including ones for sensitive skin. Everything is manufactured in its London, UK base.

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Lucy Bee is a UK-based organic skin and bodycare brand known for its coconut-based products. It is certified vegan and cruelty-free, states that it does not use monkeys in its coconut sourcing, and does not use palm oil in its formulas.

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Indilisi creates clothing with a strong focus on heritage crafts and handweaving, using surplus fabrics sourced from deadstock material.

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BEEN London is a London-based brand turning waste into timeless accessories you’d 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.

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

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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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Alchemist is a Dutch womenswear label with a focus on linens and innovative fabrics.

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HERTH is an Italian lifestyle brand whose design philosophy combines sustainability and ethics with timeless aesthetics. It promotes slow fashion creating contemporary pieces characterised by clean silhouettes with meticulous attention to detail. Crafted by local Italian artisans with lower-impact materials, it embodies effortless luxury.

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Jyoti – Fair Works is based in Germany and makes GOTS certified cotton products. It provides employment for people from marginalised or disadvantaged groups in India.

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Swedish Stockings creates high quality, responsibly made stockings, knee highs, tights, socks, and pantyhose. The brand also offers a recycling program to help clean up the hosiery industry—if you send in three or more pairs of synthetic pantyhose from any brand, you’ll receive a 10% discount code to use next time you purchase Swedish Stockings.

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Not Basics is a women’s wardrobe essentials brand based in the UK with a focus on comfort. The brand, which began with a line of underwear made from deadstock t-shirts, incorporates a high proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials, and its limited production run minimises textile waste.

Available in sizes XS-3XL.

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Founded in 2018 with the sole purpose of delivering pieces that had beauty without the beast, Sans Beast is an Australian accessories brand creating luxury vegan bags and accessories entirely cruelty-free. They are particular about their sourcing, using materials like Global Recycled Standard certified materials, and innovative plant-based leathers made from cactus and apple.

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Australian brand The Common Good Company produces clothing using recycled materials, proving that there is not only a better way to produce but a better way to consume.

Find the clothes in AU sizes 6-14.

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The Very Good Bra is an Australian womenswear label that houses lingerie and other basics for the modern woman.

Find most bras in cup sizes A-E, and clothes in S-L.

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Oobi is an Australian girl’s fashion, swimwear, homewares, and lifestyle brand. In addition to creating stylish clothes for children, the brand makes sure it uses low-impact non-toxic dyes throughout its range. It also uses no animal products and opts for sea freight to transport products to reduce its climate impact.

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Eco Intimates is a basics brand that features organic cotton lingerie, intimates, and sleepwear for women who care about their bodies and the Earth.

Find the loungewear in XS-2XL, and some lingerie up to 4XL.

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nat’v basics is an Australian responsible underwear label designed for the everyday woman. Made from recycled and lower-impact materials, nat’v basics pieces are designed to be the most comfortable basics you’ll ever wear. No frills or trims or awkward bits—so you can put them on and forget you’re wearing them.

Find the range in AU sizes 6-20.

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Australia-based BJ’s PJs was founded with the mission to create minimal, comfortable, and supportive lounge and sleepwear using lower impact materials. It manufactures its garments locally to reduce the impact of shipping, and traces most of its supply chain.

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For travelwear designed for adventures, look no further than Australian brand TALI & TASI (formerly Tasi Travels). Boasting a stunning collection of handmade garments in lower-impact materials that are made-to-order, you can feel good out in the world knowing you are leaving a light footprint behind.

Garments come in sizes XS/S, S/M, and M/L.

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Founded by two women from the US and India and headquartered in Shanghai, Loop Swim is a brand on a mission to close the loop on waste and promote circular design. It transforms post-consumer plastic bottles into phenomenal REPREVE UP50+ sun protective swimwear for men, women, and kids. Its trendless, high-quality designs are developed to retain shape and colour swim after swim.

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“The fashion industry has long relied on a one-size-fits-some template, churning out garments made predominantly from synthetic materials.

We envisioned a brand that would turn this model on its head—a brand that offers truly custom-made, customisable clothing, designed for every woman, regardless of her body type, size, or height – and ensuring everything is made from more sustainable materials.”

– Nayanika Jain and Anurag Sarawgi, Co-founders

SeamsFriendly creates beautiful tailored pieces for all body types. It focuses on function and utility in its designs and uses lower-impact materials like organic cotton and linen. What’s more, shoppers can customise the brand’s designs to their exact preferences—change the neck style, depth, sleeve length, garment length, fabric, and more on anything in its array of clothes.

The brand’s product sizing is customisable (bust size range 26″-70″, waist size range 19″-63″, including petite, regular, and tall heights) to ensure you always find the perfect fit, and there’s a kids range (bust: 18″-28″, waist: 19″-26″) available too.

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