Sustainable Denim Brands You Should Know

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Choose ethical and sustainable for your next denim buy. We've done the (denim-clad) legwork and found you some of the best organic, upcycled and recycled denim brands on the market. And with around 11,000 litres of water used to make just one pair of new jeans (from growing the cotton through to textile processing) buying your next pair of jeans from one of these sustainable and stylish denim brands is a no-brainer. Here is our top 10 of sustainable denim in no particular order.

1083 France sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: 1083.fr

Paris | sustainable comfortable and stylish denims and shoe label

✓ eco-friendly materials
✓ local production

Price: €109

BOYISH sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: boyish.com

THE KIRBY | FREAKS

LA | sustainable women’s denim label. Authentic look with laidback California style

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ local production
✓ eco-friendly materials
✓ cruelty free
✓ vegan leather
✓ zero waste

Price: $168

COLOVOS sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: colovos.com

SIDE PANEL JEAN

New York | innovative haute-denim label making meaningful clothes that last. International Woolmark prize winner 2019

✓ responsibly-sourced natural fibres
✓ recycled materials
✓ individual garment stories
✓ working towards zero waste and zero emissions

Price: $395

DL1961 sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: dl1961.com

COCO MID RISE CURVY STRAIGHT

New York | passionate about the environment, DL1961 does denim differently. This is denim that looks and feels great and never loses shape

✓ safe working conditions
✓ eco-friendly, certified organic cotton
✓ renewable, biodegradable Lenzing fibres
✓ toxin free
✓ carbon neutral
✓ 98% water recycled

Price: $189

ELV DENIM sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: elvdenim.com

LIGHT BLUE MATCH BOYFRIEND (UNEVEN HEM)

London | 'East London Vintage' - discarded denim turned into brilliant and original jeans

✓ 100% reused materials
✓ minimal environmental impact
✓ no waste
✓ made in East London

Price: £290

INSANEGENE sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: insanegene.com

SUPER HIGH SKINNY

LA | sustainable, trendy and simple jeans brand. Donates a portion of its profits to underprivileged children

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ gives back

Price: $89

KINGS OF INDIGO sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: kingsofindigo.com

JUNO - GREY WORN IN

Amsterdam | produces high quality clothing that is fair to people and planet. No compromises

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ eco-friendly, organic and recycled materials
✓ sustainable production
✓ transparent supply chain
✓ working to improve the textile industry

Price: €129.95

MUD JEANS sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: mudjeans.eu

FLARED HAZEN - STRONG BLUE

Amsterdam | cool and ethical jeans brand from the Netherlands

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ cruelty free
✓ recycled and eco-friendly materials
✓ offers free repair service
✓ working towards being 100% recyclable

Price: €119

OUTLAND DENIM sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: outlanddenim.com.au

LUCY - HIGH RISE RELAXED SKINNY

Queensland | premium and super cool Australian denim jeans bringing seamstresses and customers closer together

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ organic and sustainable materials
✓ sustainable manufacturing processes
✓ zero waste
✓ women empowerment
✓ certified B Corp

Price: $229

REFORMATION sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: thereformation.com

CYNTHIA HIGH RELAXED JEAN

LA | sustainable and ethical effortless denim with silhouettes that celebrate the feminine figure

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ eco-friendly materials, TENCEL™
✓ recycled materials
✓ building green infrastructure

Price: $128

INSANEGENE sustainable denim brands you should know ECOLOOKBOOK good fashion guide
photo: selfnation.ch

PARIS BLUES

Berlin | Zurich | sustainable and custom made jeans and trousers. No dead stock!

✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ made to order
✓ designed in Berlin
✓ local production in Switzerland
✓ zero waste

Price: CHF 249