Sustainable Fashion List. You're welcome!/ Lista de marcas ecológicas. De nada!

I know how hard it can be to find sustainable, ethical, fair-trade, vegan and transparent fashion brands online so… I’ve been doing the research for you! For the past five years! :p Here are a few of the brands I use and adore. Eco chic! Heels and dresses. I will post another article with basics and jeans soon!

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Sé lo difícil que puede ser encontrar marcas de moda sostenibles, éticas, de comercio justo, veganas y transparentes, así que ... he estado investigando por ustedes! En los últimos cinco años! :p Estas son algunas de las marcas que uso y adoro. Eco chic! Tacones y vestidos. Pronto publicaré otro artículo con lo básico y jeans!

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CASUAL & FORMAL/ CASUAL Y FORMAL

1. Reformation

Values: Sustainable fabrics, recycled fabrics, carbon offsetting and fair-trade practices

Price range: $50 and up

Unique: maxi dresses, cocktail dresses, wedding dresses, casual too

 

2. Amour Vert

Values: Sustainable and biodegradable fabrics, free of pesticides, small scale production, partnership with American Forest to plant a tree with every purchase of an Amour Vert tee.

Price range: $50 and up

Unique: cute skirts, tops, blouses. Casual and elegant. Like eco Net-a-porter.

 

3. Sundays Designs

Values: Natural fibers, plastic-free packaging and small scale production

Price range: $80 and up

Unique: Linen pieces. Casual, boho, chic!

 

4.    Symbology Clothing

Values: Fair-trade, artisan made, handmade and natural dyes.

Price range: $50 and up

Unique: Boho-chic pieces, elegant dresses (cocktail and weddings)

  

5. Milo + Nicki

Values: Ethically designed, sustainable and biodegradable fabrics, plant-based dyes and GOTS certified.

Price range: $80 and up

 Unique: Pants made of banana fabric! Boho chic.

6. Naadam

Values: Sustainable and cruelty-free cashmere (animals are hand-combed and not sheared, and treated humanely as a way of life), non-toxic dyes,  clean energy-powered manufacturing and fair-trade practice (herders paid 50% more). They also have products with vegan silk (ahimsa silk)!

Price range: $50 and up

Unique: Eco cashmere dresses (my faves) combined with ahimsa silk. Elegant and casual!

7. Arizen

Values: Sustainable fabrics, non-toxic dyes and ethically made in Bali.

Price range: $80 and up

Unique: beautiful and elegant linen pants!

 

8. Jan N’ June

Values: Sustainable and organic materials, GOTS certified and fair-trade

Price range: $25 and up

Unique: EVERYTHING you need! For day-to-day, and out-and-about!

 

9. AMUR

Values: Sustainably sourced materials and natural fibers.

Price range: $100 and up

Unique: Elegant dresses. Wedding and cocktails.

 

10. Eileen Fisher

Values: Sustainable and organic fibers, fair-trade and Bluesign certified

Price range: $80 and up

Unique: Coats, casual and elegant

 

11. Maison de Mode

Values: Fair-trade, handmade, sustainable fabrics, vegan options

Price range: $100 and up

Unique: Eco luxury. Beautiful unique dresses, clutches, and jewels

 

SHOES/ ZAPATOS

1.  Cult of Coquette

Values: Fair-trade, vegan and cruelty-free

Price range: $100 and up

Unique: Lux pumps and heels. Like the vegan Christian Louboutin!

 

2.  Veerah

Values: Sustainable materials, cruelty-free, biodegradable (apple leather) and vegan

Price range: $100 and up

Unique: flats and heels. Apple leather heels!

 

3. Beyond Skin

Values: Recycled materials, ethically made, vegan and cruelty-free

Price range: $80 and up

Unique: Boots, heels, flats. Beautiful designs.

 

4.  Susi Studio

Values: Vegan, cruelty-free and fair-trade. Made with recycled materials.

Price range: $100 and up

Unique: Heels, flats, boots.  

5.    Huntd

Values: Fair-trade, ethically made, vegan and cruelty-free

Price range: $120 and up

Unique: High heel pumps

6.    Verdura Shoes

Values: Recycled materials (old fishing nets and cork), handmade,  plant-based dyes and vegan

Price range: $120 and up

Unique: boots made of old fishing nets

7. Matt & Nat

Values: vegan, cruelty-free, fair-trade and made with recycled plastic

Price: $50 and up 

Unique: Knee high boots!

HANDBAGS/ CARTERAS

1.    Ahimsa Collective

Values: Ethically made, natural and sustainable materials (pineapple leather and cork!), and vegan.

Price range: $70 and up

Unique: Clutches and bags made of pineapple leather (Piñatex)

 

2.  Souf

Values: Fair-trade, ethical and made with reclaimed materials (wood from 100 year old homes!)

Price range: $1000 and up

Unique: recycled wood clutches with crystals!

 

3. Matt & Nat

Values: vegan, cruelty-free, fair-trade and made with recycled plastic

Price: $50 and up 

Unique: clutches for all type of ocassions

 

4. Banda Bags

Values: Handmade, recycled materials and fair-trade, empowering women in Indonesia

Price range: $200 and up

Unique: The most gorgeous and colorful weekender and travel bags. Boho chic.

 

5. HFS Collective

Values: Fair-trade, sustainable and recycled materials, and vegan

Price range: $98 and up

Unique: belt bags, water bottle bags, clutches 

6. Bottletop

Values: Ethically made, sustainably sourced and empowers artisans. Made of recycled can tabs. Gives back! (NOT vegan. A few bags have leather tag and strings)

Price range: $180 and up!

Unique: clutches made of recycled can tabs

 

Pajama look gone ethical!

You've probably already seen that wearing pjs out of bed are in style. Well, what about comfy pants that give back that look like pjs? :p Here, once again, I'm wearing thoughtful fashion head-to-toe. 

Heels: They are made of apple leather (yes, 🍎). They are fair-trade and made of apple peels instead of real leather which makes them more breathable and cruelty-free, and organic cotton. Talk about transforming waste into draw-dropping fashion! By Veerah. 

Pants: They are made by B-Corp Sudara Goods and help empower victims of sex trafficking in India by providing them with the tools, education, and job opportunities to thrive.

Blouse: It's made of biodegradable fibers by Vegan Resort Wear. They also support animal rescue missions.

Earrings: they are handmade of glass beads by women in Colombia who are able to keep their traditions alive while getting a fair wage and humane working conditions because of MP Wears. Use code "waterthruskin" for discount.

Vegan heels with a twist!

I want to share a really cool shoe brand with you today: Veerah. The reason why I get excited about this brand is because the heels are not only made with cruelty-free and vegan materials, but also with a plant-based memory foam interior that provides arch, heel and ball support. The shoes also have an anti-friction pillow in the back, organic cotton lining on top of the memory foam, and an antimicrobial plant-based cushion for breathability and comfort. For all my female babes, it doesn't get better than this! These heels are like the vegan Ironman of the shoe industry! Did I mention they also come in the most beautiful box made with soy ink (free of toxic materials) that makes it easier for the ink to be remove during the recycling process? Or.. you can also keep the box and use it to store things. Like I did! In case you're wondering, Veerah means "warrior" in Sanskrit, and this wonderful brand is a female-run B Corp (which means Veerah defines their goals based on positive impacts on society, community and the environment) and gives back to our world big time through their 1-10-100 project.

I paired these Veerah heels with Jeans from Gap's sustainable line. (Yes!! Gap is taking new initiatives to reduce water use and pollution and is part of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition where companies are evaluated on material types, products, facilities and processes based on a range of environmental and product design choices. They are also planning to add measures for labor and social standards. Read more about it here). 

The top, I bought 4 years ago at Urban Outfitters and still wear it. Reuse and recycle, peeps!