In the past few years there’s been a huge shift towards using more ethical and sustainable products in everyday life. Consumers are turning away from fast fashion, and moving towards more eco-friendly brands that aim to reduce their impact on the environment. We’ve compiled a list of 5 of the best organic fashion brands available in the UK in 2021 so you can refresh your wardrobe with less worry about the environmental impact.
1. People Tree
Social entrepreneur Safia Minney founded People Tree in 1991 with a mission to create contemporary, affordable fashion in an ethically and environmentally responsible way.
The collections use organic cotton and linen, certified by the Soil Association, alongside Tencel Lyocell vegan “silk”, and responsible wool.
There’s a full range of women’s clothing to suit every occasion and taste, from organic cotton nightwear and yoga wear to denim made from 100% organic certified cotton, a collection of dresses and separates with V&A print organic fabric, and smart workwear made from organic cotton, Tencel, and recycled cashmere.
2. Thought
Originally Braintree Clothing, Thought is a men’s and women’s fashion label that was originally founded in Australia as a clothing company using natural, sustainably sourced fabrics to beat the heat.
Now based in London, the label creates organic and Fair Trade collections from fabrics including bamboo, hemp, organic cotton, wool, Tencel, and Modal. With a wide variety of pieces, there’s everything you need to build your sustainable wardrobe.
All items are packed plastic-free with recycled paper mailing bags and compostable cornstarch garment bags.
3. MUD Jeans
MUD Jeans is a sustainability-focused Dutch Fair Trade denim brand that makes high quality jeans for men and women.
Organic cotton for the denim used in MUD jeans is grown in India by GOTS-certified farmers and processed and mixed with recycled cotton in Spain. Each pair of jeans contains up to 40% recycled cotton, produces 29kg less of CO2 emissions, and saves 5,500 litres of water.
MUD Jeans uses a circular model and every pair is recycled into new garments. The company also offers a jeans leasing service where you pay monthly for a pair of jeans and after 12 months have the options of keeping them or exchanging for a new pair.
4. Komodo
Komodo has been committed to creating ethical, eco-friendly fashion since 1988. The label uses only premium organic and natural fibres alongside innovative and recycled synthetic fabrics.
All Komodo organic cotton is GOTS-certified. Other fabrics used include eco-friendly Tencel, linen, bamboo, sustainable rayon, hemp, and wool.
Komodo has men’s and women’s collections including basics, denim, knitwear, and outerwear. Make sure to check out the vegan shoes made from organic cotton and recycled tyre rubber and the reusable fabric face masks made from waste fabric from previous collections.
5. Beaumont Organic
Premium fashion brand Beaumont Organic produces beautiful conscious clothing in classic lines for women.
The label uses GOTS-certified organic cotton, linen, lyocell, tencel, and non-mulesed wool to produce its collections of dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear, intimates, and yoga wear. There’s also a range of organic clothing and accessories for babies and an edit of ethical homewares.
All garments are produced in the EU under fair working conditions using organic, natural, and end-of-roll fabrics.
