Warmer days call for dressing down and making slow, mindful choices
Featuring five highly rated eco-conscious fashion brands by 'Good On You' from India, Türkiye, China, Cambodia, and Spain
As the sun starts shining longer in many parts of the world, it’s time to dress down and take advantage of the boosted energy levels the increased sunlight endows us with.
While we tick off our to-dos, explore places we’ve been wanting to visit, and go about our lives with more verve in our step, the search for breathable clothes we feel good in is a daily wardrobe choice we’re forced to make.
More than choosing lighter clothing and wearing fewer layers, we’re certain that you care a lot about — or at least, are interested in — supporting brands that are mindful of their sustainability initiatives.
You are reading a circularity newsletter, after all.
Three core circularity principles applicable to fashion brands are (1) eliminating waste and pollution, (2) circulating products and materials, and (3) regenerating nature.
As an individual with purchasing power, you can make a difference by rethinking how, what, and when you consume by supporting brands that practice these principles.
If you are inclined, you might like reading our newsletters on: What is circularity and why you should care, greenwashing, and how the best kind of waste is the one that is not created 🔍
While fashion is one of the biggest polluters, it’s impossible to completely abstain from wearing and shopping for clothes. (How interesting would it be if we lived in a society that normalized minimal clothing, and dare we say, nudity? But we digress.)
We’ve repeated it multiple times: instead of buying new clothes, consider what’s already in your wardrobe, borrowing from a friend, renting, or scoring second-hand items.
But if you must buy brand-new clothes, the most mindful option you can make is to buy from brands that prioritize the planet and its people.
Below, we’ve curated five highly-rated brands on Good On You that strive to make a difference in the world of fashion. We hope the list helps you gain inspiration for your wardrobe and opens your eyes to the possibilities of circular fashion.
No Nasties • Rated Great 😁 by Good On You
Location: India 🇮🇳 | Shipping: Worldwide 🌐
Since 2011, No Nasties has made 100% organic, fair trade, vegan clothing, and currently operates with a 100% local supply chain.
The brand compensates its remaining footprint by investing in carbon offset projects in the realms of solar power, wind energy, and reforestation.
Additionally, the brand plants 3 trees for every product purchased from them and is on a mission to plant a million trees by 2030 — as of the publish date, they claim to have planted 175,000 trees and counting.
Check out their website here.
Loop Swim • Rated Great 😁 on Good On You
Location: China 🇨🇳 | Shipping: Worldwide 🌐
With a mission to close the loop on waste (while designing swimsuits with timeless style), Loop Swim transforms post-consumer PET plastic bottles into UPF50+ sun protective swimwear for women, men, and kids.
The brand recycles its swimsuits at the end of their useful life with its fabric partner, Unifi. Notably, it designs all its swimwear with REPREVE fabric, a performance fiber and resin that’s traceably made from recycled materials and waste sources.
OhSevenDays • Rated Good 😊 on Good On You
Location: Türkiye 🇹🇷 | Shipping: Worldwide 🌐
OhSevenDays is a mindfully made womenswear label creating staples from dead stock fabrics based in Istanbul, Türkiye. Creating high-quality slow fashion from fast fashion's leftovers, the brand offers small-batch collections that are transparently sourced and created under ethical work standards.
Check out their website here.
Dorsu • Rated Great 😁 on Good On You
Location: Cambodia 🇰🇭 | Shipping: Worldwide 🌐
Dorsu offers comfortable, stylish, and vegan fashion basics made in Cambodia. While over 95% of factories in the Cambodian garment industry are owned by foreign entities, the brand is among the few locally owned and privately held garment manufacturers in the country.
Instead of producing large, seasonal collections, the brand releases small batches consisting of 3-4 intentionally designed pieces that can be worn with one another across seasons.
Committed to diversity and representation, its management team is 80% Khmer and 80% women, and the brand is actively working towards enabling each of their team members to become equity shareholders.
Check out their website here.
Lefrik • Rated Great 😁 on Good On You
Location: Spain 🇪🇸 | Shipping: Worldwide 🌐
Lefrik designs urban bags, backpacks, and travel essentials using the highest quality fabrics made out of recycled plastic PET bottles. It is certified by the GRS (Global Recycling Standards) and is PETA-approved vegan, with products that are designed in Spain and manufactured in Asia.
The brand is committed to transparency and sharing commitment stories as part of their 1% for The Planet membership, where members donate at least 1% of annual sales to environmental organizations.
Check out their website here.
Note: This newsletter contains affiliate links. We’ve selected highly rated brands assessed by Good on You’s rigorous rating system, which you can learn about here. Buying through our links may earn us a commission — supporting the work we do.
If this list was helpful to you, let us know in the comments below!
Now that spring is in full swing in our part of the world (📍 Barcelona) and the hottest months of summer are felt in parts of Southeast Asia, we hope that you spend this time taking good care of yourself and your surroundings, in whichever way you can.
Yours in slow living and mindful choices,
Danna from SEArcularity