Fashion

Sustainable Fashion Brands in the Philippines | Sustainable Living

By Simplified by Dub - June 03, 2020


Since I decided to embrace an intentional life, I have been searching for Philippine sustainable fashion brands I can support. Here is my list:



1. Audrey & Anthony

An RTW brand that is sustainable and locally made. Their clothing styles are vintage-inspired and timeless pieces just like Audrey Hepburn's classic style. Your purchases also come in reusable canvas tote bags, isn't that neat?



2. Greenelas

Greenelas is the green alternative to slippers. They create compostable slippers while providing sustainable jobs for the marginalized sectors and the deaf community!



3. Candid Clothing Co.

Candid Clothing Co. is an affordable clothing brand that uses factory surplus fabric and training communities to create upcycled accessories from their fabric scraps. They also build personal relationships and work directly with skilled garment makers by providing training opportunities, fair pay, and flexible work schedules.



4. Riotaso

Riotaso is a clothing brand that creates conscious clothing options out of scrap fabric. They are currently raising funds to help sustain a zero waste creative space for their team who are dedicated to sustainable fashion. Read more about it here.



5. Maison Metisse

Maison Metisse is an ethical clothing brand that handcrafts their collection. They do sip & dye workshops as well as pop-ups.


6. Renegade Folk

Renegade Folk is a Filipino fashion brand that sells bags, accessories and shoes made by local artisans. It's one of my favorite brands that sells comfortable, stylish and long lasting sandals.


7. Lucy in the Sky and Lazy Fare

These two brands sell affordable, eco-friendly and locally made basics that are designed with timeless style in mind. They rescue old fabrics and bring them to life by connecting style and sustainability. Lazy Fare is also available in BeautyMNL.



8. Teeforel

Teeforel sells hand-picked, exclusive & repurposed pieces for working ladies. Its amazing how this brand could extend a clothing item's life.



9. Rags2Riches

Rags2Riches is a brand that partners with local artisans to create eco-ethical fashion and home accessories out of upcycled, overstocked cloths and indigenous materials. They also founded Things that Matter, a marketplace that gathers collaborating community of advocates , artisans and entrepreneurs.


10. Re Clothing

Re Clothing is a clothing brand that is sustainable and handmade. Pieces are curated secondhand items or made from deadstock fabric. Hence, their designs are made in little batches which makes every piece one of a kind.


11. Phinix transforms textile wastes into shoes, bags and accessories.


12. Forth Co. is an online platform that promotes slow, ethical and circular fashion. Their pioneer online marketplace is mainly for sustainable fashion selections in the Philippines - where you can shop from sustainable fashion selections: (1) eco-friendly, and ethically manufactured clothing, bags, shoes & accessories, or (2) quality pre-loved fashion items.








Congresswoman Stella Quimbo, brilliant economist, shares with us her thoughts on why she created a data-driven stimulus plan for our economy. “Thinking about all the small businesses out there whose operations and sales have been disrupted by COVID...what happens to them in the “P.C.” (post COVID) world? Will they have enough working capital left after shouldering all overhead expenses including payroll despite not having sales during the lockdown? Will they be strong enough to think about re-training and re-tooling their staff and revising their business strategies? Will they have the capacity to shoulder the additional health-related spending of the business? I propose that government should help businesses get re-started P.C. , so workers can keep their jobs. Government should boost their liquidity through subsidies and interest-free loans. Through grants, government should help businesses help themselves as they think of ways to move forward P.C.” #FlattenTheCurveNotTheEconomy #kaayomodernmindanao #carryyourculture
A post shared by KAAYO Modern Mindanao (@kaayo.ph) on

13. Kaayo is a fashion brand that weaves the best of tradition and trends to come up with notable pieces from Mindanao.



14. Sora produces towels in the most sustainable way possible. They are made from 85% recycled materials with each towel containing about 8 recycled plastic bottles. The fabric that they use have been certified by the internationally recognized Global Recycle Standard, which verifies the recycled content in the fabric as well as the responsible social, environmental and chemical practices used in production.


 15. Woven works with crafting communities to create Filipino handicrafts for the modern lifestyle. They developing innovations in product design, management systems and community organization, they try to capacitate these communities.



16. Gypsy Heart is a handmade fashion brand that crafts from upcycled and sustainable materials.



17. Anthill Fabric is a social and cultural enterprise in the Philippines working to preserve local weaves through contemporary and circular design to sustain livelihood.

Do you know any sustainable fashion brands? Comment down below your favorites!

Follow

  • Share:

You Might Also Like

0 comments