10 Sustainable Fashion Brands | Katie Joslin

[@LucyandYak]

Thanks for including us in your top 10 Katie! We will definitely be checking out some of these other brands too! 💕

[@imogenknox6977]

Another thing to keep in mind is that fast fashion is low quality, where as ethical brands will generally have far better quality clothes, so the price tag really balances out once you consider how long it'll last you!

[@katiejoslin1]

yes !!

[@JustAnotherLucy]

I adore Lucy and Yak and I found them through you! I buy them mostly through their depop because I'm a student and it's a lot cheaper. Charity shops are my favourite places to shop and it's also a really nice way to spend a few hours just browsing

[@katiejoslin1]

oh yes I forget about their depop shop !!

[@NS-dd6sy]

you should check out love too true!! it's an ethical & sustainable brand, and you with their skirts and trousers you can choose whether they're short regular or long

[@emelliott]

I’ve started to crochet some of my own clothes and I use 100% cotton wool :) and if I’m done with the clothes I can unravel them and create something else

[@sarangcrochets9583]

I crochet but have never been able to crochet my own clothes !! I’m not able to make my own patterns yet tho and all tutorials I’ve seen on KZbin for tops are either cropped or opened near the chest which I don’t feel comfortable wearing. Hopefully once I’m more experienced I can make my own :(

[@marmalademol]

Beyond Retro is another really good value vintage/second hand shop and they are online as well

[@katiejoslin1]

oh yess definitely !! Pretty sure I've bought from there before !

[@madara1149]

THANK YOU! I love how you are getting more into sustainable brands

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !!

[@dianapilerino8458]

You guys should also check out Benthic Apparel. Their shirts are made with recycled plastic and fabric and on top of that 30% of their net profits go to specific not-for-profit organizations for ocean conservation. I just got one of the shirts and its very 70s retroey cute and comfy lol

[@natemonion2062]

I WAS LITERALLY THINKING ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL EARLIER TODAY!!! Great video as always, love you 💕💕

[@katiejoslin1]

ahh thank you !!

[@thewildwallflower1441]

yesss!! this was so helpful, I have been looking for cool second-hand brands. And even though some of them are not producers per se, sustainability is all about reducing waste !! I personally think that producing more product regardless of whether it's sustainable or not is still somewhat damaging, albeit way less than traditional fast fashion.

[@marmalademol]

I buy allll my clothes second hand pretty much (except I did buy a reduced pair of Lucy and yaks in the sale) The managers in my local charity shops know me and last time I bought a dress from a charity shop in town that only sells vintage clothes, and the manager said “oh this is just your style, I thought of you when I was putting it out in the store!” It’s good because I’m also contributing to charities whilst also getting sustainable clothes for really good prices!

[@littlereddragon]

Great video! I hadn't heard of some of these brands and struggle to find UK-based shops. These are all on the more affordable side too and you don't have to ship from around the world. I checked out hundred club and it looks like they don't accept returns which is against UK distance selling regulations :( I've emailed them and hopefully they will update it but just a warning for anyone who wants to shop there! Update: hundred club have been in touch and say they will update their returns policy to comply with UK law. Yay!

[@iwantacatpls]

AGREEDDDDD literally so hard to fine uk based non fast fashion brands

[@annafdavisportfolio]

This was so so helpful! Finding affordable ethical brands is hard but I loved all these - please please do more videos like this ❤️

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !! I'm glad it helped !

[@serenarandall6251]

Yay girly you finally posted!! Thanks for the brands I’ve been trying to switch for a while now!

[@closedforlove]

thank you for this! you are awesome :) btw I think pink goes really well with orange and red :D

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !!

[@celiaongley7480]

You should see if there are any jumble sales near you because they are actually amazing!! Everything is 20-50p usually (sometimes coats and stuff are a bit more expensive) and I’ve found so many really cool vintage things from there xxx

[@katiejoslin1]

there are rarely any jumble sales in my little village but I'm not too far from London at all so I need to make a trip to some kilo sales etc !!

[@savannahangela8855]

Such a lovely list of brands! Thanks for sharing

[@crystaldelatorre9464]

So I’m kinda confused because (unless I heard incorrectly) the dress from sisterhood was 40 pounds, which, unless I googled incorrectly lol, is about 50 us dollars which is less than a Volcom or roxy dress. Those brands are considered fast fashion. So what deters people from buying sustainable fashion of it’s the same price what the heck

[@katiejoslin1]

Yeah the dresses on sisterhood are around £40 / £50 / £60 which is about the same as some more expensive fast fashion brands !!

[@kxthe]

THANK U! I needed this video so much. All of these brands are actually pretty cheap in my eyes. All the ethical fashion brands I found start at 60€ and more and it is so frustrating because I can't afford that. So again: thank u so much. U really helped me out

[@katiejoslin1]

aha you're so welcome !

[@Meganssstrawberry]

Loved your video! Thanks for the recommendations, but I would advise for everyone to be a bit weary of the moodss because they seem to be a brand that's copies so many designs from other sustainable brands like reformation, realisation par, etc, and when I asked them who their "independent designers" are, they just said "they are from Hong Kong" and refused to provide any other details. I think that if I were a brand working with real independent designers I would be proud to announce who they are, but apparently the moodss isn't. I hope that everyone can be a bit more cautious about who they buy from by asking more questions and making sure that you get transparency from these retailers. Especially these days, where sustainability and ethics is so trendy that many brands would want to jump on the bandwagon. Anyway, thank you everyone who has watched this and is trying to make the effort to move towards a more sustainable lifestyle!!🥰

[@katiejoslin1]

ahh okay that's interesting to note - I didn't really think to ask further in depth questions to them but that's good to point out !! I will stick away from them until they provide more information !

[@zoelew5759]

can you do an updated version! I love colorful unique clothing that is sustainable and affordable, but I am having a hard time finding brands that have that. I am from the United States.

[@oukaninja392]

yes!!

[@bobbiebiggins2009]

Hey have you heard of fabric for freedom? I discovered them recently and they have some really cool stuff. They are ethical from a pay and treating workers fairly point of view as well as eco friendly which is really cool

[@heydahye]

These are all such great brands. thank you for sharing and doing the homework for us! :)

[@EnyaMona]

Style is on fleeek

[@katiejoslin1]

thank youuuu

[@RemeziMusic]

So cool that you are doing a video like that!

[@emilymarcovecchio]

absolutely loved this!!x

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !!

[@Ella-wy5gs]

just love the video!!! Would you mind telling me what sizes you got in the Lucy and Yak dungaree and fleece xx

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !! I got the dungarees in S 30" but would ideally have gone for XS if they had been in stock - then I got the fleece in XS

[@Ella-wy5gs]

Thanks so much!!

[@parneetkaur540]

Amazing thank you the video ♡

[@amberwood7426]

Hi love the vid! However, the moodss seems like a dodgy company, stealing many designs and photographs exactly without credit or permission from small independent brands including for love and lemons, daisy daisy tv, reformation , Réalisation par, faithful the brand, Vanessa Mooney and rat and boa.

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !! I've changed the description box to say more research needs to be done so avoid ! I based my knowledge off of the information they gave me but obviously they can twist that to say what they want !

[@megmills909]

This was so helpful thank you! I also have a Depop shop @ofearth

[@khadijaelboushi7742]

Is that the grand hotel of Budapest?

[@jaysociety]

yess girl i loved this video sm!!! girl power lmfao 🤪💛

[@Littlemissrandom1240]

I’m looking for ethical/sustainable jogger sets in the UK, does anyone have any suggestions?

[@garax1548]

Run & Fly !!!

[@bettelivwissing1860]

What size do you get in the t-shirts. I like mine to be a little oversized but I’m scared that they will be to tight.( Normally I wear XS or S)

[@taralou4889]

Fast fashion is exactly that - made in poor labour conditions, made with poor quality fabrics all so it can get into our hands quicker and cheaper. Whoever really wears that New Look neon green top anymore they got in the sale for £2. Thanks for sharing!

[@gmsresinarodelcorso560]

Ci fai vedere un po' di pelo nero?

[@Lena-sv2du]

sisterhood is like a british reformation and I fucking love it

[@katiejoslin1]

yessss

[@harmonylim9699]

YESSSSS I LOVE THIS

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !!

[@hudicharin5627]

Yesss ♡♡ Love this x

[@katiejoslin1]

thank you !!

[@montsebarreiro2660]

❤❤❤

[@erinf4y]

hey cutie im literally so many more people talk about this now ahhhhh

[@mikkozon]

Hi Katie, absolutely loved your take on the matter. This is an IMPORTANT issue and it is not getting enough coverage. Thanks for making this video :) I have a more aggressive take on the matter, hopefully you have time to check out the vid I made on it. Either way, I support your voice and more power to ya!

[@lucy6034]

love this video and love that you're educating on sustainable fashion and showing how it doesn't have to be boring! I'm confused about the moodss though, because on their website it just seems like they've stolen designs from other brands and are selling them for cheaper? can't find any information on google about that tho ://

[@lucy6034]

i'm not sure but I have a feeling they might buy wholesale lots of realisation par/ for love and lemons/ faithfull the brand etc knock-offs from aliexpress type places or the same factories aliexpress use. just a theory!

[@katiejoslin1]

Yeah last year I couldn't find a lot of information about them so I asked them to provide some. As I said in the video, they do appear to use some fast fashion methods for some of their collections so out of all the brands I mentioned, I would say they are probably the least sustainable. This is a copy and paste from their email to me (and it's all from them so obviously I am just having to trust they're telling the truth): First of all, < Clothing > , our clothing line is divided into 3 categories, the first category is the holiday series, the skirt and boho top you selected are from this series, this is the series of cooperation with the larger companies, so in the stock, design, quality and picture are better. The second category is the designer series, this series is from the independent designers who we know. We will select a part of their items to upload the website, these styles will be more special, but there is a problem - the stock will be less, when you this miss time, basically, you will not find next time. The third category is the young series, which is the most recent series we have been preparing. ( the site is being updated, this series will be launched, and more new products will be available, then it will be completed in the next 3 days, you can see a new site in 3 days. ) This series is a series that we really participate in, and this series of cooperative ways is special. We are working with students at school or just graduating, because in the process of designing work, we realize that it is a very difficult process for most designers in the first few years or even longer. Their design is hard to be found by more people, but those are also the years when they need to be approved, so we decide to do this series to let more people understand and approve their design. We let these excellent young designers do the design, we are responsible for finding the factory to produce and of course, it's the process they're involved in , including the selection fabric and size. ( About the process of production, we all know that China is a big manufacturing country, and the mainland is the nearest place to HongKong, so we work with the big factories in China to take charge of production. ) The last part of the picture shows that we also let designers choose their own way of shooting, we think they should have more autonomy to determine what the clothes should look like, because these clothes are designed by them. Although the picture doesn't look as good as the designer series, but I think it will give them more space to learn, and we believe that this series will be getting better and better. For < Accessories >, we are still working with independent designers right now. Next time , maybe we will gradually touch some young designers. For the < home > Part, me and my boyfriend are both interior designs. When we were working, we were in contact with these things. So basically, the products on the website are all we chose and meet our two aesthetic. For the < gift packing > part, There are not many cooperation in this series, we only work with few studios and choose the pattern we like. The last, we hope our website is not only a shopping site, but also a platform for some unknown designers. We build this website not only we love design, but also we respect designers.

[@lucy6034]

thanks for that, that's interesting! so odd tho how in the designer collection they literally use realisation par's pictures on their website- seems sketchy as they're selling it for a third of the price lmao. please don't think this is a dig at you because it's really not I'm just suspicious of the brand cos they advertise a lot of stuff using big designers pictures, selling it at a fraction of the price, and it's stuff that can be found even cheaper on aliexpress etc. I could be wrong- they just confuse me a lot! @@katiejoslin1

[@karaleigh_eva]

And the rest of us broke bitches can just hit up thrift stores regularly. They normally have a few treasures hidden in all of the old men polos and 80s sweaters.

[@shandimarti5743]

Emilia Clarke vibes

[@melanyperez4956]

Hello, consider them to put subtitles to your videos in Spanish? :)

[@isabelbabb1748]

i’m sorry i was mean on your last video :(