Ethical and sustainable children’s clothing to dress your kids in

Today we wanted to shine a light on ethical and sustainable children’s clothing. Children’s clothes which are not only good for the planet and the people but also feel good to wear, and have had no nasty chemicals or suspect elements in their supply chain have to be a win-win in my book. And the good news is that there has never been a better time to make the switch to ethical and sustainable children’s clothing with so many wonderful labels and designs out there that are ethically and sustainably produced and look great too.

Our must try ethical and sustainable children’s clothing ranges

Frugi

Frugi aims to produce great clothes ethically and responsibly. You won’t find any sweat shops, child labour or nasty poisonous pesticides on Planet Frugi…just good quality, organic cotton clothes that look and feel fab.

They design clothes that children really do love to wear, and which celebrate childhood through great design, vibrant colours and cute Frugi characters. You can be confident that no nasty chemicals are used in the whole production of Frugi clothing, from cotton seed to finished garment which is a weight off your mind. Find out more at welovefrugi.com.

Toby Tiger

Toby Tiger is the UK’s best and brightest organic childrenswear companies – their clothes are instantly recognisable from their rainbow-bright colour palette, fun and friendly appliques and timeless designs that have been getting a big thumbs up from kids and parents for over 18 years.

Think durable clothes designed with a child’s view in mind using a signature bold colour palette ready to survive any adventure with 80% of their range made from GOTS certified organic cotton. Find out more at tobytiger.co.uk.

Piccalilly

Piccalilly designs and creates lovely little clothing for lovely little people made from the softest chemical free organic cotton and always manufacturing to the highest ethical standards. Working with a transparent supply chain that starts at the beginning with the farmers who grow the cotton that gets created into their beautifully organic cotton baby and kids clothes.

They source their organic cotton directly from a project called Chetna Organic and the cotton gets purchased at the start of the supply chain from the Chetna farmers and have full transparency from field through to the fair-trade factory where our clothes have been manufactured since 2006. The Chetna farmers also own a 10% share in the factory too! Find out more at piccalilly.co.uk.

Coco & Kiki

CoCo & KiKi is a clothing label with sustainability at the heart of everything they do. Emblazoned with a signature fox pocket on the front, profits made through sales not only provide fair payment for all involved in their production but are also reinvested in charity projects around the world including helping local people affected by Covid in India and the Philippines.

Their super cutre dungarees are handmade in a boutique lakeside studio in Bangalore, India, run by local women who have all become experts in their own field. Produced with zero waste, ensuring any fabric cut-offs are reused and upcycled into accessories such as scrunchies and fox hairbands. Find out more at cocoandkiki.co.uk.

Grass & Air

Grass & Air is an outerwear brand bringing fun playwear that makes it easy for kids to get outdoors for adventures, whatever the weather. Think funky styling and durability with inspiration taken from classic, minimalistic designs and then injected with fun so that they will be loved by kids too.  Their range features cool, reflective designs to help children be seen in the dark, to colour-changing prints that reveal a fun design when it rains.

Grass & Air is proud to be on an authentic sustainability journey complete with wonky wellies, takeback schemes, a strong commitment to the Ethical Trading Initiative that impacts their supply chain, and an overhaul of raw materials to ensure our products are as recyclable as possible. Find out more at grassandair.com.

Kidswear Collective

Kidswear Collective is the award-winning online store for pre-loved and past season designer children’s fashion. They are passionate about extending the lifecycle of luxury clothes – all items are sourced, curated and authenticated from across the fashion industry with an aim to support the re-use, sustainability and the circularity of fashion.

Stocking prestigious brands such as Stella McCartney Kids, Chloé, Burberry, Gucci to small, up-and-coming labels, a minimum of 2.5% of all sale proceeds are donated to the NSPCC and whatever they are unable to sell is donated to a family charity called Little Village. Find out more at Kidswear Collective.

Soren’s House

A small family-run business, Soren’s House is an online retailer, specialising in organic and eco-friendly children’s toys, clothing, and homewares, to offer customers an exceptional range of beautiful sustainable alternatives to modern parenting.

At Soren’s House, their mission is to take children back to a simple, natural and organic childhood inspired by modern design, nature and this wonderful world that we live in. To be creative, to be imaginative, to be themselves. Stocking Kiso Apparel’s range of children’s playsuits, Konges Slojd rainwear and Bobo Choses innovative and fun range of clothes.  Find out more at sorenshouse.co.uk.

Bare Kind

We all know that kids go through socks as quick as a wink, which is why we love the concept of Bare Kind, which has a fantastic selection of children’s bamboo socks that save endangered animals. Their bamboo socks are sustainably grown plant and 10% of the profits are donated to help save the animal on the sock.

They partner with numerous animal conservation charities so their socks can have an amazing impact on the world! Plus they come in some seriously cute and funky animal designs. Find out more at barekind.co.uk.

Start-Rite

This post wouldn’t be complete without an entry on school shoes. The demand for school shoes that are kinder to the planet has seen a big increase in the last couple of years, which is why Start-Rite has launched a range of vegan school shoes. Start-Rite’s range of vegan school shoes.  The range goes beyond just a PU or textile substitute – they even use adhesives with no animal content.

Their new upper material mimics the natural characteristics of cowhide – it is lightweight, breathable, durable and water resistant – and has also passed our trusted rigorous testing on factors such as surface abrasion and wet and dry flex testing in our on-site laboratory as well as through active wear trials. Find out more at startriteshoes.com.

Have you heard of or tried any of these ethical and sustainable children’s clothing brands or initiatives before? Let us know in a comment below.

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