apart from pants, socks and shoes, I buy most clothes second hand on ebay. most stuff is barely worn and a fraction of the price new.
Alpkit are really good for sustainability, will fix your kit if you damage it (for a price) and lasts for ages. Not too pricey either.
FatFace are also strong on sustainability and hard wearing. Their stuff does fade over time but remains structurally sound...
Another hand up saying Rapanui is terrible. Really wanted it not to be so but I bought some boxers and T's and just about everything has issues. Really just fit for the bin.
I'd mention carhartt too, had a t for at least 20 years and the collar has just started to fray. I'm happy with that.
Findra are mostly UK made and ethically sourced, largely sustainable materials; everything I've seen of theirs so far has been very hardwearing too which helps offset the high-ish prices.
Keela for more UK made and hardwearing too. Plus readily repairable at their workshop in Glenrothes.
FatFace are also strong on sustainability and hard wearing. Their stuff does fade over time but remains structurally sound…
have they got better, last pair of Fatface jeans I bought were awful. felt overpriced even in a half price sale.
Yeah I avoid fatface - have generally found it to be very poor quality, doesn't last at all well.
Re: Passenger clothing,.what's the sizing like? Are the size charts accurate?
I wouldn't pay full price for fatface but I do find their casual shirts to be on the more robust side than most others.
I'm a big fan of carhaart but has to be their WIp fashion line not their work wear ...their workwear jeans seem to be made on the same awful pattern as Tesco jeans and just don't fit.
Its often very difficult to judge for mainstream suppliers but worth looking.
If you look at Regatta / Craghoppers they have quite a lot of info on their sourcing, factories in Asia where most stuff is made. A fair bit of the Craghoppers stuff is recycled or better cotton initiative etc.
May not be 100% but they seem to make good efforts to be legit and improving. They also guarantee and have mending services for kit. I know Patagonia and Alpkit go a bit further but are the likes of Rapanui better and I don't know how you work it out.
All the brands mentioned in this thread seem to beat the high street clothes shops most of the time on ethics and sustainability.
Even with mass market suppliers it's worth a look to check as some are a fair bit better than some competitors.
Using for clothing for its full life as a consumer is the other part of the puzzle.
Edit: Craghoppers do however have a pricing model that make Planetx look consistent.
buy most clothes second hand on ebay. most stuff is barely worn and a fraction of the price new.
Problem with this is it just fuels those sellers buying new again. It's a bit of a false "sustainable" economy.
I'm trying to do a "no buy" 2023, apart from perishables. I have piles of t-shirts, albeit most are quite old but they just don't die because I'll buy one or two new each year. I need to actually wear old stuff out before I look at sustainable options for new.
Currently reading the Patagonia book "Let me people go surfing". Quite eye opening to certain unavoidable truths for the production of fabrics. Bamboo especially, my previous feel good factor for that is completely gone.