Hello! I am going on a couple snow shoe hikes in January and am looking to get some soft shell pants. I saw Patagonia has some for about $150 but was wondering if there are any other options? I'm a 6'3" M with 34-36 waist if that helps

I found this brand Sisterhood through an Instagram ad recently and fell in love with their wool coats. I'm pretty much sold on them but am so wary of shopping online these days and can't find much about them aside from on Trustpilot, where they have a decent rating of 4.3. Have any of you tried their clothing or heard anything about them? How was the sizing, quality, customer experience etc?

Does anyone have any recommendation for ethical fashion brands that do goth, grunge, punk etc style clothing? Preferably something a bit more affordable but any recommendations is appreciated!

I know and accept that I’m nowhere near perfect, but as someone who used to purchase £100+ fast fashion hauls every other month from places such as PLT, Boohoo, Shein etc., many items from which would be worn once or not at all, and buy a new outfit for every single event (even zoom parties during lockdown when I didn’t even leave the house 🫣) I consider it an improvement.

Over the last year I have bought around 12 high quality or designer items (far from perfect I know), many of which came from Vinted, eBay, or charity shops, with the exception of a couple of new pieces that I saved up for, and I have not bought any ‘trendy’ items that don’t fit my personal style. Now one year on, I find that I always have an outfit ready for any event that I feel good in without buying extra, and my winter clothes are actually warm which was never the case when I exclusively wore fast fashion.

Yes, I did keep the fast fashion I already own and I still wear it. I just gradually recycle the items as they ‘break down’ and become unwearable, which is after around 10 wash cycles unfortunately.

Now my New Year’s resolution is it not buy any clothes, apart from the couple of things I’ve been saving for.

I'm looking for a brand similar to Belle Poque, though preferably with less polyester :)

European store idk if its in the west but its fs in the east im tryna not buy from fast fashion and I want to know if pepco fast fashion or not

I have read that naked cashmere and Pact are both ethical. I am unable to decide on what items that I want to purchase from naked Friday on Black Friday. Anyone purchased from them? If so, what did you like?

Hi everyone! I became super “crunchy” (I actually prefer earthy but whatever haha) during covid, I walk around barefoot when I can but also transitioned all my footwear to barefoot shoes, don’t wear bras, started swapping out as many single use plastics as I could, got into gardening etc. I also worked outside on my own for a while but I’m feeling a shift where I want to go back to the bar biz for a bit and experience that nice feeling of money flowing back into my life again lol. Which brings me to my questions: bras. I have no intention of going back to wearing underwire bras again, in fact I want to sell mine (very good condition vs bras with sparkles and all that). I have some Nike sports bras but I don’t like the idea of them anymore either bc I don’t want to put microplastic materials on my body but especially right on my boobs (I already think about this tanning in bikinis when I can’t be privately naked in nature lol) so I am looking for suggestions. I got one bra from branwyn which is really nice quality and made of merino wool, I like those aspects but I do not like how covering it is even though I picked the less covering option of the two. This seems to be what I find as an annoying trend of non-plastic based material brands.. very covering. I am a thong bikini girl with bikini tops as small as I can safely have them for the best tan lines and I want whatever sports bra/bralette type thing I buy to be cute for gym photos since I will also be wearing it there - I love the look of the gym shark one I attached BUT I want it to be in either made of cotton, hemp, merino wool or bamboo. Any suggestions let me know! I thought I found some cute options from somewhere called hara the label, but then I read really mixed reviews that didn’t sound good on here. So, suggestions are welcome! Thanks! ❤️

Hi friends! Does anyone know any details about the Babaa sale(s)? Is it specific items? All items? Do things sell out quickly?

Hi, I’m in the US looking for ethical pants $50 and under, like trousers, not sweatpants or leggings! Thank you!

Would love a pair to wear for holidays and such. I’ve only found two brands that even make something like this, but can’t find their ethical standards/practices.

So I know that the process of colouring clothing can be different in different countries. I am currently looking into if there are any regulations about clothing dye and toxicity in Hong Kong. I am currently shopping for a second hand wool sweater and one of the ones I am considering buying is made in Hong Kong, I know because its second hand its not super important, but the less toxic my clothing is, the better, especially since I am planning on owning my sweater for a long time and I do have very sensitive skin. Should also mention the brand is not on good on you so I can't look them up that way.

The fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean water globally, a cotton t-shirt takes 2700L of water to make, textile waste from both industry and consumers are destroying parts of the world and hurting wildlife. There’s also microplastics, shady practices, fast fashion culture that has burned into our society.

The Uniqlo Airism shirt costs $14.90. How? How does the labor, resources, and land for growing the cotton, the production process (raw cotton to yarn, yarn to fabric, undyed fabric to dyed fabric, the pattern maker and cutter, patterns to seamstress), and the labor + resources for logistics, cost $6 or less?

Here’s the thing, these staggering facts are caused by the big corporations like Zara, H&M, Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, Shein, etc. not small or medium sized brands.

You could say opening a sustainable brand provides options for people who do care about sustainability, and there is a rise in awareness amongst people. But even with the rise of sustainable options, the numbers don’t lie. Consumers value cheap prices over sustainability any day.

Clothing inherently shouldn’t be “affordable” because of how much resources and labor it takes. A garment should be made and kept for a lifetime.

It’s an oversaturated industry, but it’s oversaturated for a reason. Even with inflation and recession, the fashion industry is never going to fade away.

There is enough clothing to cloth 8 billion people’s next 6 generations of descendants today. Whether or not the clothing are of good quality to even reach the 2nd generation is another topic worth discussing.

Recently discovered Lucy & Yak and I'm obsessed. They're unique clothing, nice quality, sustainable approach and size inclusivity are amazing. My issue with finding ethical brands is always finding somewhere that has cool clothes that aren't boring or basic. Anyone know of additional brands like Lucy & Yak? I like a mix of retro/casual/classic outfits. Ideally Canadian as the customs for imports from the UK hurt.

Thrifting clothes the past few years I have found that the quality and selection of items at the local Goodwill/Value Village/independent thrift have wained. It's a lot of poorly made or fast fashion pieces and minimal vintage finds. My theory is this is because with the popularity of fb marketplace now more people are trying to sell items (even for cheap) rather than donate. Fb marketplace is great but old fashioned thrifting is so fun and being able to try things on/not having to coordinate meetups is nice. I feel like the local "vintage" shops that buy all the good thrifted stuff, curate it and then sell at a higher price point are also playing a factor. What are your thoughts?

Hi all! I need some solid working overalls, not the thinner kind to wear around town. The well known brands don't seem to be ethical companies (surprise!), and I haven't had much luck looking other places