Want to be a more conscious consumer, but not sure where to shop? Check out the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online that will allow you to make more ethical purchases, no matter where you live
By Diane Small
Sustainable luxury fashion is now firmly established in the industry. We know this because mainstream online stores are starting to pick up the brands we here at Eluxe have been writing about for almost a decade.
There’s only one problem, though: when ethical luxury is mixed in with normal brands, how is the consumer to know what’s what?
What makes a fashion brand sustainable?
Sustainable luxury fashion brands may do any of the following:
- Use less water or hazardous chemicals that can affect your health
- Generate less waste by using deadstock fabric or zero waste cutting techniques
- Be cruelty-free/vegan
- Use biodegradable textiles that don’t contribute microfibers of plastic to the oceans.
- Be circular by either upcycling items into clothing, and/or by allowing you to return a used garment for upcycling.
And of course, the garments produced by a sustainable luxury brand will be a cut above your run-of-the-mill labels.
- Their fabrics will be more opulent
- Their cutting techniques will allow the garment to fit your body better
- And of course, each item will be made to last.
Sounds good, right? But the question is: where can you find such clothing?
Why we chose these sustainable luxury fashion stores
Here’s our pick of some of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online from around the globe. We chose these stores for several reasons:
- They carry brands we know we can trust
- They provide detailed information on why a garment is sustainable
- Their clothing is beautiful, luxe and exclusive
- The labels they carry are all pretty much the opposite of ‘fast fashion’
Ready to shop more sustainably? Let’s go! (PS: All of these shops delivery pretty much anywhere, so you can shop from wherever you are in the world!)
The Best Ethical Luxury Fashion Stores
1. Alltrueist
Based: USA, delivers orders over $150 free to the USA/Canada
Brands: Veerah, Solios, Ecoalf, Sans Beast and more
Vibe: Sleek urban professionals who give a sh*t.
Ethics: There’s a strong emphasis on luxury vegan fashion here. Most of the clothing is classically cut, eternally chic, and perfect for city living/professional environments.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: A curated selection of sustainable, luxurious accessories, scent and clothing for men and women.
2. Reformation
Based: USA, delivers worldwide
Brands: It fluctuates. They do frequent collabs with brands and celebrities.
Vibe: California-girl-cool.
Ethics: So many! The brand uses sustainable fabrics, including: TENCEL, deadstock, hemp, linen and many others. They are also fully transparent, publishing the amount of energy and water each item saves. They also provide a Supplier Code of Conduct based on International Labor Organization (ILO) standards and internationally accepted good labor practices.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Dresses! Reformation is famous for them. Mini, maxi, bridal and more!
3. Accompany US
Based: USA, delivers US/Canada
Brands: Ulla Johnson, Osei Duro, Antik Batik, Proud Mary, and more!
Vibe: An entirely ethical Anthropologie.
Ethics: Focused on the worker. Everything is fair trade, ethical, or philanthropic. They even set up special boutiques to help you give back while you shop. For example, they had the relief boutique that helped the Red Cross.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Accessories. They have a great selection of ethical bags, hats and jewellery and slippers. Perfect for the shopper who has philanthropy on the mind.
4. Amour Vert
Based: USA, delivers worldwide
Brands: BeGood, AV Essentials, Veja, own label
Vibe: Classics for all ages
Ethics: Tees, shorts, jeans, tops and undies made from 100% pure organic cotton and natural dyes. BeGood has partnered with Evidence Action, a non-profit that distributes purifying chlorine at stations across Kenya and Uganda through its Dispensers for Safe Water program. For every sale they make, BeGood will make twelve gallons of water safe to drink in rural Africa. So green, it’s practically blue!
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: What they call “The French Closet”. That is, basic sustainable staples that last forever.
5. Conscious at Browns
Based: USA/UK, delivers worldwide
Brands: Duran Latink, Veja, Reformation, Stella McCartney
Vibe: Conscious catwalks
Ethics: Fashionista favourite Browns has partnered with Good On You, an organisation dedicated to being the world’s leading source for ethical fashion brand ratings, aligning with their ethics to bring high fashion collections that consider their impact on landfill, carbon emissions, water, as well as chemical use. Brands that use animal products are ‘downgraded’ – not sure what that means, though.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Seriously fierce (eco) fashionistas with an eye for high fashion.
6. Net Sustain
Based: Globally
Brands: Maggie Marilyn, Veja, Ninety Percent, Re/Made, Stella McCartney, Mother of Pearl and many more.
Vibe: Uptown girls with a conscience
Ethics: Medium green. The Sustain Edit items from popular online shop includes Locally Made, Craft & Community and Considered Materials, for example; we here at Eluxe don’t really consider ‘locally made’ to be that important when items are shipped around the world, for example. But we do appreciate the Considered Materials element, which favours natural and recycled fabrics.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Those with deep pockets and a flexible definition of ‘eco-friendly’.
7. Maison de Mode
Based: USA, delivers worldwide
Brands: AMUR, Sachin & Babi, Cienne, Misha Nonoo and more!
Vibe: American socialite meets world traveler.
Ethics: Each product has a detailed write up telling you if it’s sustainable, ethical, fair-trade – or all of the above. On the whole the selection is diverse, pretty, and exclusive.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: A curated selection of sustainable, luxurious accessories, jewellery and clothing.
8. Reve en Vert
Based: UK
Vibe: Upscale urban cool boutique with a slight leaning towards Scandi-chic. For women only.
Brands: Hare + Hart, the Sway, Pamela Love, Svilu, Christopher Raeburn, Bamford and more, as well as eco-beauty, too!
Ethics: Heavily into organic cottons and sustainable materials like silk and organic cotton. A pale shade of green, high on sleek style and slow fashion.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Active and yoga wear, as well as buying investment pieces, like jackets and jumpers to last a lifetime
9. Gather and See
Based: UK
Vibe: Boho chic for urban, worldly girls
Brands: A very healthy and ever-changing variety including Feral Childe, Kowtow, LaLesso and more, plus some unusual ones like Nobody Jeans, Veryan and Anne Gorke.
Ethics: Zero waste, organic, ethical, and recycled fashion. Hand-crafted and locally made are a bit of a stretch of the definition of ‘eco-friendly’ for us, but those products are far outshone by the super-green majority.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Those wanting an upscale wardrobe with a clean conscience.
10. Yooxgen
Based: Globally
Brands: A Peace Treaty, Daniel Silverstein, Pachacuti, Goodone, Joanna Cave and more
Vibe: Chic eco-items curated by industry insiders
Ethics: Very green! Ranging from organic to zero waste, everything in this collection has been screened for its eco-credentials by Valetta herself. Bonus: Yoox also has an awesome designer vintage section!
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Feeling like you’ve been dressed by a professional, ethical stylist.
11. Vegan Style
Based: Australia
Brands: Alongside their in-house brand, Zette Shoes, they also sell Vegetarian Shoes, NAE Shoes and Ahimsa.
Vibe: Laid back, effortless style for trendy types.
Ethics: Vegan Style’s focus is to make cruelty-free, stylish fashion mainstream and not just limited to those vegan fashionistas amongst us. Ethical materials such as pinatex, recycled bottles, organic canvas and even vegetable oils are used to make products with environmental sustainability at the forefront of their ethos.
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Shoe fanatics. This is the perfect store to shop at as they have a versatile range, covering everything from flip-flops to sneakers and boots, for both women and men.
12. JORD
Based: USA, but ships worldwide
Brands: Only JORD, but they have all of your accessories needs met – from watches to bags!
Ethics: Whether you’re looking for a wallet or a clutch, the accessories are produced from their innovative own brand of vegan leather: Suberhide, which is an innovative fusion of Portuguese cork and woven fabric. 100% sustainable, hypoallergenic and cruelty-free, these are bags you can feel good about owning!
Vibe: High-end sustainability meets ethical adornment
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Wood and coffee-ground based watches, vegan bags
13. Ethica
Based: USA; delivers worldwide
Brands: Angela Roi, Daniel Silverstein, Ace & Jig, Beautiful Soul London, A Peace Treaty and many, many more. There’s clearly a lot of money backing this brand.
Vibe: Gossip Girl Goes Green
Ethics: Pale green. They include ‘Made in America’ and ‘handcrafted’ as being sustainable, though those pieces may well be made of, say, fur or conventionally mined gold. This is a shop that’s more about the workers than the clothing. They say on their website:
“Though some people use these words interchangeably with terms like eco fashion, vintage fashion, sustainable fashion and slow fashion, we think ethical fashion encompasses a broader and more rigorous set of criteria. No matter how eco-friendly a product is, or how much a company gives to charity, we believe a brand cannot be considered ethical if it has not made a demonstrable commitment to protecting human rights.”
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Stunning fashion for those with deep pockets and a flexible definition of ‘eco-friendly’.
14. Farfetch
Based: Worldwide
Brands: Tekla, Nanushka, Ninety Percent and many more
Ethics: Vegan fashion, organic clothing, brands that give back, and vintage, too
Vibe: Modern, luxurious fashion, jewellery and accessories for uptown girls, guys and kids
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: There’s so much to love here! We love their designer vintage section the most, though.
15. Immaculate Vegan
Based: UK
Brands: BeFlamboyant, Dauntless, Borboletta and many more
Ethics: Vegan fashion, beauty and home goods meets luxury
Vibe: Modern, luxurious vegan fashion, beauty and home items for uptown girls, guys and houses
One of the best sustainable luxury fashion stores online for: Vegans. Their variety of stuff, from candles and blankets to perfumes, vegan clothing and accessories, makes this the perfect one-stop-shop for ethical gift buying.
Which are your favourite sustainable luxury fashion stores online? Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments, below!
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Don’t forget http://www.alltrueist.com
Absolutely! We LOVE that site!
Go check sustainable luxury french brand The Ethiquette : http://www.the-ethiquette.com
Hi, Parisian Peony is also a small and new online boutique curating only sustainable clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry from around the world. We would love to be added to this round up 🙂
Great list. Really pleased to see Vegan Style listed at no 6. And the jacket featured is a James&Co faux fur jacket. So great to have Vegan Style as a retail partner for its sale to consumers. That jacket is not in our current catalogue but we can always do it for retailers who would like to sell it. We do wholesale only now. Sustainable and vegan. Chemical-free leather leather. Pinatex. Just want your eco-conscious customers want.
Thanks for the info Anne! We love your shop! 🙂
Hi!
I love the list! I would like also to invite everyone to check Goshopia.com.->Like Go+ Shop+Utopia.
Goshopia is an online marketplace for slow & sustainable fashion. Designers and brands need to follow at least one of our 3 S´s to be admitted: Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, and Socially Responsible Brands.
We want to facilitate conscious consumers to find pieces they love and feel the connection with the origin. We have different styles… from beachwear, officewear to a night in the Oscars or modest fashion. ❤
Please pay us a visit!
Mesa Shoes is a new USA made vegan brand, and many of their fabrics are made from recycled materials! http://mesashoes.com
If you want to see more slow fashion brands, go to Slow Fashion Store, an online marketplace for sustainable fashion. There are a variety of brands from Europe and other parts of the world. slowfashionstore.com
Yayy!! Thank you so much for this. It’s a big help! I myself is a big fan of online shopping 😀 and it is a perfect timing for the holidays! ^___^
Wonderful line up! Check out http://www.viveapparel.shop ? Sustainable capsule collections that are all mix and match outfits, vintage dress selection and sustainable styling services to create your own sustainable wardrobe with the help of a stylist. ?
Hi, This is a very nice reference on sustainable stores online, but you left out NEW DRESS CODE! 🙂 When you have a moment please add it. I think your readers will love it. We’re featuring European sustainable, slow fashion brands at affordable prices and offer free shipping to EU (www.newdresscode.com). Thanks!
really helpful, i’m myself is an eco fashion designer, insta: joycewangecofashion