20+ Best Affordable Sustainable Clothing Brands [2024]

Sustainability: GOTS certified organic materials, Fair Trade certified factories.

Price range: $ – $$

Ecothes Rating: 4.2/5

Pact is an affordable, sustainable clothing brand using GOTS organic cotton to create its on-trend styles. Organic cotton is a more environmentally friendly alternative to cotton as it is grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals. Plus, organic cotton saves around 10x the water required for irrigation than conventional cotton.

The brand creates casual styles for women, men, and children and makes affordable organic bedding and home textiles.

Sustainability: Organic materials, zero waste, recycling program.

Price range: $ – $$

For Days is one of the most interesting affordable eco-friendly brands listed here.

Unlike your typical clothing company, For Days acts as more of a membership club than a retailer.

Once you sign up, you pay $38 per organic cotton item of clothing. Then, when you’re ready for something new, you only have to spend $8/item. You send your old items back to For Days, and they then recycle it and turn it into another item of clothing.

Currently, you have to join a waiting list – but this affordable and sustainable clothing brand’s business model is refreshing and could be the start of a new trend in eco-friendly clothing.

Sustainability: Organic materials, biodegradable, nontoxic fabrics

Price range: $ – $$

The Phoenix Brand is a cool sustainable clothing brand saying no to plastics. Instead, the brand creates its on-trend collections for men and women with biodegradable, non-toxic materials, including organic cotton, and recycled cotton.

The brand partners with independent artists to create its unique collections from plant-based fibers.

We’ve tested their organic cotton tees and love the fit and quality of TPB’s clothing.

Sustainability: Organic cotton, ethical labour

Price range: $ – $$

Subset’s mission is to provide the most comfortable, sustainable, and inclusive underwear for all. Their products are designed to fit a wide range of body shapes and sizes, and they’re a carbon-neutral brand!

Subset’s underwear line is made of certified organic cotton, free from harmful pesticides and chemicals. Plus, their products are Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified, which meets the highest organic textile production standards.

Sustainability: B Corp, organic, safe and fair labor standards, donations and funding to pro-literacy organizations

Price range: $ – $$

Looking for quality sustainable essentials, at an affordable price?

Kotn is the brand you’ve been looking for.

All of their clothes are made with organic, ethically sourced Egyptian Giza cotton. They work with pro-literacy organizations to help give back to the communities their workers live in, with the aim of stopping the cycle of child labor.

If you’re looking for quality eco-friendly essentials, it’s definitely worth checking out Kotn.

Sustainability: Ethical production, natural & sustainable materials, recycle remnants

Price range: $$

From Oceanside in California, Tradlands produce a range of high-quality affordable womenswear.

One of the most wasteful parts of fast fashion is that the level of quality simply isn’t there. You’re forced to stop wearing your clothes after they start falling apart after a few washes. Tradlands was created with the goal to stop that cycle of waste.

Tradlands make detailed, quality essentials for women, and while some items are priced on the higher end, they do have a range of affordable items available. Definitely worth checking out.

Sustainability: Eco-conscious materials and methods, recycled materials, recycled packaging, and stores built from used materials

Price range: $ – $$

Frank And Oak make great looking men’s and women’s sustainable and ethical affordable clothing at a great price.

While they do have some items costing a little above the typical shopper’s clothes budget, they have a great range of essentials at affordable prices.

If you’re looking for modern cuts, and want to support a company that’s on a mission to increase its own sustainability and promote it as an ethos, then Frank And Oak are definitely worth checking out.

Sustainability: Organic materials, compostable packaging, affordable ethical clothing

Price range: $ – $$

Back Beat Co. is a WOC-owned clothing brand focused on creating affordable sustainable clothing from responsible materials.

The brand prioritizes low-impact fabrics like dead-stock fabrics or organic fibers like organic cotton and hemp instead of unsustainable textiles like virgin polyester and cotton.

Expect to find sustainable jumpsuits, dresses, colorful t-shirts, shorts, and other organic essentials that will slot seamlessly into your closet.

Sustainability: Sustainable manufacturing processes, organic materials, recycled packaging, profit donations

Price range: $$

SiiZu‘s philosophy is to design and deliver beautiful, high-quality apparel made with sustainable manufacturing practices, an affordable price point – and they deliver on that!

Siizu have an awesome profit donation scheme going on too – they donate 10% of their profit to help American Forest reach its goal of planting 2.7 million trees across 44 projects to help restore and protect critical wildlife habitat.

We’re confident you’ll love this affordable ethical clothing brand, and you can choose from tops, bottoms, and even jewelry.

Sustainability: Transparent supply chain that publishes the wages of its employees. Able also creates sustainable fashion using eco-friendly materials.

Price range: $$

Able is a stylish clothing brand creating sustainable fashion for modern women. The brand ensures the ethical production of its clothing. In addition, it publishes the lowest wages in its supply chain to encourage more fashion brands to be transparent, provide fair wages, and expose the treatment of workers within the fashion industry.

Able is also a size-inclusive brand that offers the ability to swap your clothing for an alternative size for free if your body shape changes.

Sustainability: Curation of sustainable and ethical clothing brands from around the world

Price range: $$

Made Trade is a women-led online marketplace allowing you to shop for the best ethical fashion and homeware brands on the planet.

The marketplace independently checks every brand to ensure they meet strict sustainable and social standards.

Made Trade is climate-neutral certified and offers complimentary carbon offset shipping on every order.

Sustainability: Certified B corp creating sustainable and ethical clothing from organic materials

Price range: $-$$

Happy Earth is a social enterprise with a commitment to protecting the planet. The brand uses eco-friendly materials like organic cotton and partners with Fair Trade-certified factories to ensure ethical production.

Plus, every purchase of Happy Earth clothing helps to support positive environmental change, such as planting trees, removing trash, and reducing climate change.

You can find cool unisex graphic t-shirts, leggings, and accessories like beanies, caps, and water bottles.

Sustainability: Ethical production, sustainable materials, water-based dyes, vegan-friendly

Price range: $-$$

Plant Face Clothing is a sustainable clothing brand leading the movement against the harmful exploitation of people and animals within the fashion industry.

The brand creates bold statement t-shirts, sweaters, and accessories from 100% animal-free materials like organic cotton, recycled polyester, and eco-friendly water-based dyes.

In addition, the brand ensures ethical production by working only with audited and certified factories.

Sustainability: Zero-waste, sustainable materials, made in the USA, recyclable and compostable packaging

Price range: $-$$

Considered one of the original sustainable clothing brands, Amour Vert is on a mission to spread the word about sustainable fashion and to show the world that it can be both stylish and earth-friendly.

The brand’s modern yet timeless clothes are designed in San Francisco and made ethically in the USA with the environment in mind. From sustainable materials and zero-waste production practices to recyclable and compostable packaging, Amour Vert is committed to sustainability at every level.

Sustainability: ethical production, Earth friendly materials, certified B corp.

Price range: $$

We’re big fans of Allbirds, having tried and loved the Tree Dashers, t-shirts, and leggings. The brand is famous for its eco-friendly running shoes, but it also creates much more, including sustainable clothing like silky smooth t-shirts, extra comfortable leggings, and loungewear.

As a certified B corp, Allbirds must meet high social and environmental production standards.

Sustainability: Ethically made, anti-poverty wages

Price range: $$

Krochet Kids intl. are an affordable sustainable fashion brand who make both menswear and womenswear.

Krochet Kids’ mission is one to admire – to help people break the cycle of poverty.

All of their products are hand-signed by the person who made it by their workforce in Uganda and Peru.

They have a range of dresses, headwear, accessories, bags, and more.

Price range: $$

Sustainability: Environmental preservation & cleaning program, recycled materials

For every product sold by United By Blue, they remove one pound (lb) of trash from oceans or waterways.

United By Blue’s product range is wide, and you can buy everything from shirts with unique prints to simple plain organic tees to outdoorwear to accessories. They even sell sustainable camping gear and homeware.

If you’re looking for a great sustainable brand and to make a positive difference with every purchase, then United By Blue is a great choice for you.

Sustainability: Ethically made, worker-owned, eco-friendly sourcing, sustainable practices.

Price range: $ – $$

According to Los Angeles Apparel, they are “contrarians, deeply focused on sustainability and efficiency in order to advance the interests of our customers, our workers, our shareholders, the community, and the world.”

But what does that really mean?

This affordable sustainable fashion brand pay all of their workers at least a living wage, and support the $15/hour minimum wage. Their employees all own or have vesting equity, making them employee-owned. Over half of their yarn comes from the USA. They recycle. They have an environmentally friendly supply chain.

Their clothing ranges for men and women both contain a selection of essentials – tees, hoodies, trousers, skirts, and more, and they also stock a range of bags and accessories.

Sustainability: Organic, eco-friendly, sustainable materials

Price range: $ – $$

“While looking good feels great, protecting the planet feels even better.”

Thought Clothing is a UK-based sustainable brand offering a range of sustainable clothes at affordable prices.

They use materials such as hemp and organic cotton, so you know the clothes are going to be soft and feel good to wear.

We chatted to thought founder Rachel Kelly, to find out more about the brand, check out the interview here.

Sustainability: Fair Trade Certified collections, organic cotton collections, biodegradable materials

Price range: $ – $$

People Tree is one of the original sustainable Fair Trade fashion pioneers. Starting out in 1991, their collections feature materials like organic cotton, TENCEL™ Lyocell, and responsible wool.

Their items are made using traditional artisan skills such as hand weaving, hand knitting, hand embroidery, and hand block printing.

They have close relationships with their suppliers too, providing technical assistance can improve their skills, grow their own businesses and have a positive social impact.

Sustainability: All recycled material, low impact materials, no animal products, all suppliers have either the Bluesign® certification or STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®, Certified B Corp.

Price range: $$

Want to look good AND support a reduction of ocean and plastic waste?

Founded in 2010, Ecoalf was founded due to the founder’s frustrations with the excessive use of natural resources, and with the desire to create a brand that is truly sustainable.

Ecoalf is one of the most well known sustainable fashion brands out there. They have collaborations with celebrities including will.i.am, and global companies like Starbucks and The Coca Cola Company.

All of their clothing is made entirely out of recycled materials such as fishing nets, plastic bottles, and cotton leftovers.

Sustainability: Organic and sustainable materials, sustainable supply chain.

Price range: $ – $$

Nomads Clothing has been providing the world with affordable ethical clothing since 1989.

All of their materials are organic, and sourced from sustainable sources. They use natural fibers and GOTS certified organic cotton, and their prints are created with Azo-free, environmentally approved dyes.

They offer a range of styles of sustainable menswear and womenswear.

Sustainability: Zero waste practices, fair trade production, handcrafted, uses natural dyes

Price range: $$

tonlé makes affordable sustainable womenswear, with zero waste.

On each product page, you can see exactly who made the products, as they know exactly what goes on in their handmade production process.

Another great thing about shopping on tonlé is the ability to see how much water, CO2, harmful pesticides, or driving emissions you’ve saved compared to a conventional fashion brand.

All of their products are priced very fairly, and tonlé is definitely an affordable eco-friendly fashion brand worth checking out.

Sustainability: Fair Trade, Green America certified, sustainable materials & enduring quality

Price range: $ – $$

Fair Indigo make affordable eco-friendly clothes for both men and women, and they even have a baby range.

Like many of the brands here, it was created out of a desire to improve the fashion industry as their founders all previously worked in the industry.

All of their materials are sourced in a sustainable way, and they spend more time and money preparing their materials to be turned into clothes, so they last longer. They pay their workers fair living wages. Dyes used are all environmentally friendly. The supply chain is transparent and ethical.

Fair Indigo’s clothes are often relatively simple in design, but they’re versatile, and definitely won’t go out of style. You can also do multipack buys to get a better price per item.

Sustainability: Sustainable materials, responsibly sourced, and ethically handmade pieces

Price range: $$ – $$$

Whether you’re looking for an affordable cashmere scarf or luxuriously soft linen wrap, Fifth Origins has you covered.

Fifth Origins is a lifestyle brand that embraces the roots of artisanal heritage and sustainable living. Their products are carefully curated to be ethically sourced, sustainable, and ethically handcrafted.

The ethical brand designs its unique pieces at its studio in Amsterdam, and their pieces are handmade responsibly by artisans in India and the Himalayan mountains.