These eco-friendly sustainable outerwear brands (that you may not have heard about) are creating a more sustainable, clean and ethical solution to stylish outerwear. Made using natural materials or recycled fibres, these sustainable outerwear options are proving that style doesn’t have to negatively impact the environment. Take a look…
It’s A Bit Pricey
It’s easy to dismiss shopping sustainably because it is expensive. Admittedly, the initial cost can be pretty expensive. Remember though, if you are opting to live more sustainably, you are not going to be buying a new coat every month. You are paying for quality. Insert the age old saying >“you buy cheap, you buy twice” < here. The initial cost will pay off over the years. Of course, there are other sustainable shopping options for those on a limited budget. Choosing vintage or second-hand is another great way to affordably switch up your style without negatively impacting the environment.
Sustainable Outerwear
Community Clothing is a social enterprise based in Blackburn with a simple mission; to make excellent quality affordable clothes for men and women, to create great jobs for skilled workers and by doing this help to restore real pride in Britain’s textile communities. They use natural materials and have a fully transparent production process, that is bringing the textiles industry back to the north of England.
Popular outdoors brand Patagonia is pretty well known and pride themselves on their ethical and sustainable practices. Patagonia take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their products by examining how they use materials, as well as the production process and facilities used to create their range.
Above: 1, The Patagonia his mid-length, workwear-inspired ranch coat is made with 100% organic cotton canvas and the core is lined with 70% recycled polyester fleece. 2, The Patagonia long parka made of 100% recycled polyester high pile Sherpa fleece and lined with 100% recycled polyester.
Recycle with Arket is an initiative where the brand has asked customers to bring unwanted textiles and shoes to their stores. The textiles and shoes are then sent to their warehouse using ARKET’s existing logistic network: the trucks delivering products to the store will return to the warehouse carrying the goods brought in for recycling. Arket’s partner I:CO collects all items and sorts them into three major categories depending on their condition: REWEAR, REUSE or RECYCLE.
Above: 1, The Arket Recycled Wool Coat is made using Recycled wool 75%, Polyamide 20%, Cashmere 5% 2, Recycled Wool Belted Coat is also made using Recycled wool 75%, Polyamide 20%, Cashmere 5%.
Ethical Clothing brand Komodo have been committed to creating eco-friendly fashion since 1988. Using premium quality organic, natural and eco fibres and breaking new ground with innovative fabrics such as green PU coating and recycled PET, from plastic bottles. Their products are vegan and all are cruelty free. They are in the process of reducing single use plastic in our supply chain to zero.
Above: 1, Kari Duffle Coat is made using 100% recycled PET. 2, Komodo’s Peabody Shawl Parka is made using 100% TENCEL™ with a 100% recycled PET lining (TENCEL™ branded lyocell and modal fibers are produced by environmentally responsible processes from the sustainably sourced natural raw material wood)
The future of our planet is something that we are all accountable for. Individually we can all make a small difference, collectively we can change the World!
