Stylish sustainability—8 conscious fashion brands to know

Green is the new black, as far as fash­ion is con­cerned. And while the indus­try as a whole has a dev­as­tat­ing­ly long way to go, it’s inspir­ing to see so many labels mak­ing eth­i­cal efforts, from those that are lead­ing the eco-friend­ly charge, to those that are just get­ting start­ed. Below, a roundup of cool wom­enswear brands that have demon­strat­ed a com­mit­ment to mak­ing strides in sar­to­r­i­al sus­tain­abil­i­ty, so shop till you drop — with a crys­tal clear conscience.

House of Sun­ny | @houseofsunny

If you favor strik­ing design details and intri­cate retro-inspired sil­hou­ettes, mix-and-match this East Lon­don-based label’s ele­vat­ed essen­tials to upgrade your every­day style. 

JH.ZANE | @jh.zane

This label’s stock­list is quite well-round­ed, and you’ll find some­thing for every sar­to­r­i­al sen­si­bil­i­ty here, whether you’re search­ing for a sharply-tai­lored pow­er suit or a whim­si­cal par­ty dress with an extra high hemline.

Edamame Lon­don | @edamamel­on­don

Cash­mere knits that are easy yet ele­gant, and sump­tu­ous yet sexy are hard to come by, but this design duo has them in spades. Avail­able in a myr­i­ad of cuts and col­ors, you may find your­self look­ing for­ward to sweater weather.

Elliss | @ellissellisselliss

Though con­scious­ly craft­ed from light­weight recy­cled fab­rics, this Lon­don label’s fond­ness for cheeky dig­i­tal prints and unex­pect­ed cut-outs ensure their pieces are eter­nal­ly heavy on style.

in-grid | @in_grid_studio

Best described as Roksan­da Ilin­cic meets ​‘Old Cèline,’ this British brand has expert­ly trans­formed the clas­sic cot­ton poplin but­ton-down blouse into chic white shirt­ing with a high-fash­ion yet min­i­mal­is­tic spin.

Joshua Mil­lard | @joshua.millard

Expert­ly mar­ry­ing mas­cu­line detail­ing with fem­i­nine sil­hou­ettes, pick up a few of this British brand’s bina­ry ensem­bles to tru­ly build out a direc­tion­al, tran­si­tion­al wardrobe that seam­less­ly flows through sea­sons — and social situations.

Alexan­dre Goll | @alexandre_goll

If you’ve ever dreamed of own­ing some­thing one-of-a-kind and made-to-mea­sure, con­sid­er this eponymic label. From cut­ting the pat­tern to stitch­ing the last hem, every piece is hand­made in Paris by the design­er himself.

SGBG Ate­lier | @sgbgatelier

Old-world arti­san­ship remains at the heart of this Indi­an label, whose hand­wo­ven, made-to-order wares feel decid­ed­ly mod­ern, thanks to their pen­chant for bold prints and slim-fit­ting, skin-bar­ing silhouettes.