DAY 3: ETHICAL LOUNGEWEAR/SLEEPWEAR

Welcome to day 3! We’re taking a look at sustainable and ethical loungewear and sleepwear today! Take a look below at some of the best companies I found below some I have bought from and loved and some are new to me! Let me know any you know of! If you missed why this is all going on and want to know some more details about buying ethically why not head here…

Enjoy!

Hernest project

Who: Women

What: Sleep and loungewear

Where: Based in Germany, produced in Portugal

Favourites: Lucille Midweight Crewneck Sweatshirt, Betty Brief, The Juut Jumpsuit

Price: ££

  • 100% home compostable packaging and reusable washbag

  • fibers + dyes are sustainable and safe

  • Forge meaningful relationships with everyone in their supply chain. They work with factories exclusively in Portugal.

  • Fair wage paid

  • They believe in circular fashion and choose fabrics that are bio-degradable, use less water and CO₂ and offset their excess emissions. They’re working on finding best end of life solutions to become a truly circular fashion business.

  • Each fabric selected for their garments has a minimum Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification.

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Noctu Organic

Who: Women, Men and Children

What: Nightwear and Homewear

Where: Based between Bath and Oslo manufactured in the UK and India

Favourites: Manen jumpsuit, Aysu nightie, Luna cosy top

Price: £

  • A family business founded by two sisters

  • Everything made with organic cotton

  • GOTS certified and the cotton is ‘Standard 100 Oeko-Tex®

  • Fair wage paid

  • Supporters of the World Land Trust, for every purchase made through the website, enough money is donated to save 10 square metres of endangered wildlife across the planet.

Staple Life

Who: Women

What: Wardrobe staples

Where: Margate, Kent

Favourites: The Staple Sweatshirt in Lavender, The Staple Bottoms in Lavender, The Staple White Dress

Price: ££

  • Aim is to use every piece of fabric, creating bespoke items with all leftover fabric pieces

  • Fair wage paid

  • All fabrics ethically sourced and made in Kent

The Simple Folk

Who: Children and Women

What: Comfort playwear for kids and loungewear/casualwear for women

Where: Based in America, manufactured in Portugal (ship worldwide)

Favourites: The Chunky Cardigan, The Linen Apron, The Ribbed Legging

Price: ££

  • Created with GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified fabrics and dyes.

  • Their clothes are made in Portugal where sustainability is highly valued

  • Their factory runs on green energy and it’s artisans are highly valued, honoured and paid a fair wage.

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Thought Clothing

Who: Men and women

What: Accessories, clothing, lingerie

Where: Based in London, produced in China

Favourites: Jersey Hareem Joggers, Cami Vest, Jersey Pyjama Top

Price: £

  • Motto is “ Wear me, love me, mend me, pass me on’

  • They produce with a range of eco-fabrics including organic cotton, bamboo and Tenel as well as responsibly sourced wool and recycled polyester.

  • Their website hosts a ton of information on their transparency in their practices (You can read more here)

  • Their employees are paid a fair wage- the brand has signed up to a Code of Conduct approved by the International Labour Organisation and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

You can get 10% off your first order when you sign up to their newsletter.

KOTN*

Who: Men and Women

What: Clothing, Accessories and Homewear

Where: Based in Canada- produced in Egypt and Portugal (ships worldwide)

Favourites: Jersey Tapered Lounge Jogger, cropped longsleeve, Terry Sock

Price: £

  • An incredible range of simple yet timeless designs.

  • Fund social impact projects through their sales

  • Fair wage

  • Work directly with their cotton farmers in Egypt and Portugal.

  • Certified B-corp

  • You can trace the entire journey of your KOTN piece from the cotton field to your closet on their website.

Armedangels

Who: Women and Men

What: Clothing and Accessories

Where: Based in Germany, made in Portugal and Turkey

Favourites: T-shirt undyed, Sweat Dress, Sweater made of TENCEL

Price: ££

  • Only use sustainable & regenerative materials

  • GOTS certified since 2011 as well as PETA Vegan, fair wear foundation certified and fairtrade organisation approved

  • Working on a circular system and you can send back old t-shirts for them to have another life

  • Provide support to cotton farmers

  • Grass paper packaging

  • 90% vegan

Egos

Who: Children and adults

What: Slippers and trainers

Where: Based in Denmark, produced in Nepal

Favourites: Brown Slipper, Black Shoe

Price: £

  • 100% handmade and 100% fairtrade- certified by the World Fairtrade Organisation

  • Made using environmentally friendly dyes

  • Provide financial support to local orphanages and have been involved in various development projects in collaboration with local NGOs, such as the TEWA women organisation, and DANIDA.

  • Made using raw wool from New Zealand sheep

Lüks Linen

Who: Women and men

What: Gifts, kitchenwear and loungewear

Where: Made in Turkey

Favourites: Mete gown cream, Kumsal gown slate, Cotton lounge dress

Price: ££

  • Items hand loomed and tailored from flat woven 100% Turkish cotton

  • Work closely with family-run artisans

  • Fair wage paid

The White t-shirt company

Who: Men and Women

What: Sleepwear and basics

Where: Based in the UK, made in turkey

Favourites: Womens Sleep T-shirt, Pyjama pants

Price: £

  • Fair wage paid

  • Oeko/GOTS certified cotton

  • Offset carbon emissions

  • European production

Other brands to take a look at: SOKOH collective, Baukjen, PIGLET, Organic Basics, The Bright Company, Little Leaf Organic, Rozenbroek, Patchouli fair

Did you miss yesterday’s post on ethical footwear? why not head there now.

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