20 Sustainable Clothing Brands For Men Of Style

by | Jan 8, 2021

Fantastic news, men, sustainable clothing brands have arrived in the nick of time to rescue you. They are here to enhance your appeal on the outside and the inside. Their stylish duds make it easy to align your wardrobe decisions with your environmental and social values, and that is undeniably attractive.

Out of thin air (or, more precisely, out of organic cotton, wool, cashmere, recycled polyester and nylon, and other innovative sustainable fabrics), emerging and iconic brands are creating a world of enticing, eco-fashion options for men that unite sustainability and style.

The next wave of sustainable fashion is upon us, and, frankly, it’s a tsunami. As a species, humans have rapidly internalized the understanding that creating garments out of fossil fuels (that’s where polyester, nylon, acrylic, and spandex come from) is spectacularly obtuse. Dressing oneself in oil is, at last, rapidly falling out of fashion.

The luxury fashion houses and the fast-fashion mills are on board with this new sustainable landscape. Not entirely, of course, but enough to help us glimpse the future a world of fashion that operates in balance with nature.

Prada, for example, has launched two sustainable collections. In 2019, the luxury brand launched its Re-Nylon collection made from recycled ocean plastic. For Winter 2020, the fashion house has released a line of outdoor performance wear made of Extreme-Tex, a proprietary fabric that took three years to develop. It’s made from post-consumer recycled polyester and features a carbon-free waterproof coating.

Prada Recycled Ocean Plastic Fashion
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Above:  Clothing and Accessories from Prada’s Re-Nylon initiative.

 

Prada Extreme-Tex Puffer Jacket Recycled Materials
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Above: Light Extreme-Tex Hooded Puffer Jacket by Prada

While not fast-fashion in its right, COS (Collection of Style) is owned by H&M. The brand’s international presence and “big-city” appeal has everything to do with its good design philosophy that leads to the creation of collections that, while understated, are culturally relevant and timeless. All garments are made of sustainable materials.

Prada Extreme-Tex Puffer Jacket Recycled Materials
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Above: Wide Leg Jeans in 100% organic cotton by COS.

Merging style and sustainability matters because fashion is central to the human experience. While Cleopatra, the ancient Egyptian Queen, is often regarded as the original fashion icon, men too have set fashion trends since time immemorial.

After all, was it not that dashing figure General Giuseppe Garibaldi, the 19th-century unifier of Italy, whose billowing red wool tunics were so widely copied throughout Europe by men and women? Did he not inspire the invention of the blouse? Indeed he did.

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Above: General Garibaldi, courtest of We The Italians

Our goal, therefore, is not to suppress our natural instinct to look our finest but to do so in a manner that causes the least harm to the environment. This is what our grand moment calls for.

The twenty clothing brands listed here are radical evolutionaries. Wear them and you will do your part to usher in a distinctly dapper and sustainable future.

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Table of Contents: Featured Brands

1. Taylor Stitch

2. Outerknown

3. Rockay

4. Marine Layer

5. Finisterre

6. Wellen

6. Wellen

7. Knowledge Cotton Apparel

8. Allbirds

9. Ecoalf

10. Organic Basics

11. Pact

12. Patagonia

13. Naadam

14. Opera Campi

15. Everlane

16. United By Blue

17. Colorful Standard

18. Norrona

19. Houdini

20. Hiut

Sustainable Clothing Brands For Men

Taylor Stitch Eco-Friendly Organic Style
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1. taylor stitch

What do James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Steve McQueen have in common? All three men have never been in my kitchen, nor have they ever worn Taylor Stitch. However, were they still alive, I’m sure they would. The brand’s effortlessly cool and masculine aesthetic will anchor any sustainable wardrobe. Products are exceptionally well-made of sustainable materials, including organic cotton and recycled fabrics.

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2. outerknown

Legendary surfer Kelly Slater (pictured) is building one heck of a fair trade sustainable clothing company. Designs are inspired by the beach-loving, casual lifestyle. They’re made with a deep devotion to and respect for the planet. 90% of Outerknown’s fabrics are organic, recycled, or regenerated. It’s a darn good start.

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Rockay Sustainable Performance Wear Stylish Recycled
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3. rockay

Rockay has set out to become the most sustainable performance wear brand on earth. All products are made of recycled materials – including S.Cafe (from used coffee grounds) and SEAQUAL (from marine waste) without sacrificing comfort, style, function, and, of course, performance. Rockay also partners with ReSea Project to remove plastic bottles from the ocean with every purchase.

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Marine Layer Sustainable Sweater Mens Organic Cotton Recycled Fabric
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4. Marine Layer

Marine Layer is big on comfort. To that end, the brand has developed over 100 custom fabrics for its wide-ranging line of casual clothing. The company works with many sustainable fabrics, including upcycled cotton, recycled plastic, tencel (made from sustainably harvested Eucalyptus trees), and Modal (made from sustainably harvested beechwood trees).

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Finisterre Men Organic Cotton Shirt
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5. finisterre

From jackets to swimwear and everything else a man could need, Finisterre works with sustainable materials to make you primed and ready for all weather conditions. Organic cotton, recycled and regenerated polyester and nylon, responsibly sourced wool, and more combine to create that effortlessly easy British style.

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Wellen Mens Sustainable Clothing Brand
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6. Wellen

With its laid-back beach vibe, Wellen offers well-designed, classic menswear using cutting-edge sustainable materials. You’ll find an excellent assortment for all seasons made with hemp, organic cotton, recycled fibers, and more innovative fabrics. Factories are selected for their ethical and sustainable practices.

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Knowlege Cotton Apparl Sustainable Clothing Brand Men
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7. Knowledge Cotton Apparel

Leaning into sustainable innovation, Knowledge Cotton Apparel is determined to chart a sustainable course for the fashion industry. The brand’s technical fabrics make excellent use of organic cotton, recycled polyester, recycled nylon, linen, wool, and Tencel. The company also applies sustainable technologies to its production processes that save water and minimize the use of chemicals.

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Allbirds Sustainable Clothing Brand Men
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8. Allbirds

Allbirds has rapidly built a reputation for sustainable innovation informing its fantastically comfortable line of all-natural footwear. Now the brand has expanded into clothing, bringing that same commitment to sustainability, style, and comfort to the fore. This first-team, all-natural innovator makes fine-looking, performance products like its T-shirts that incorporate crab shells to eliminate odors (true).

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Ecoalf Mens Ocean Plastic Fashion Clothing
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9. ecoalf

A pioneer in sustainable fashion, Ecoalf launched in 2009 and has been on a rocket ship of growth and fanfare fueled by style and sustainability. Ecoalf’s core mission is to reduce the consumption of the world’s natural resources. To that end, the brand has developed over 200 fabrics using recycled varieties of polyester, nylon, cotton, wool, and tires (yes, tires).

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Organic Basics Sustainable Organic Boxer Shorts
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10. Organic Basics

For underwear and activewear made of sustainable materials and ethically manufactured in Europe, turn to Organic Basics. The forward-looking brand aims to move the needle across all aspects of sustainable clothing incorporating low-water waste and wind-energy production methods. Organic cotton features prominently in the brand’s expanding product line as do recycled wool, recycled cashmere, and Tencel.

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Pact Organic Cotton Men Sustainable Clothing Brand
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11. Pact

The ultimate organic brand, Pact offers sustainably-minded men organic cotton socks, tees, underwear, and loungewear that are comfortable and easy to make part of your life (I love the socks). All products are ethically manufactured in a Fair Trade factory. Pact aims to make organically grown clothing accessible to everyone.

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Patagonia Sustainable Clothing Brand Men Recycled Cashmere
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12. Patagonia

The Godfather of environmentally friendly and responsibly made garments, Patagonia has built a worldwide fanbase for its high-performance outdoor and lifestyle clothing. Not only does the company using organic cotton, recycled fabrics, recycled wool, hemp, and other eco-friendly fabrics, but Patagonia also repairs and resells (at a discount) used items from seasons past – check out Worn Wear.

Founder Yvon Chouinard has set the standard for corporate citizenship. Patagonia is the force behind 1% For The Planet, donating 1% of profits to environmental causes and building a movement of companies who today do the same.

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Naadam Mongolian Cashmere Sustainable Clothing Brand
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13. naadam

Meet the world’s fairest and most sustainable cashmere clothing company. Naadam partners directly with herders high in the Gobi Desert. By going direct to the source, Naadam streamlines the supply chain, cuts out layers of cost, and in so doing offers fine Mongolian cashmere at accessible prices to you and fair wages to those in Mongolia’s herding communities. Even the goats are happy.

Opera Campi Sustainable Clothing Brand Men Hemp
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14. Opera Campi

Opera Campi was founded in Italy in 2017 to produce innovative clothing using bio-based fabrics that unite fashion and sustainability on a whole new level – natural futurism. Case in point, the brand’s proprietary hemp fabric, H-EMP, is laboratory-tested to deliver all the environmental benefits inherent in hemp (grows rapidly without the need for pesticides or insecticides) but eliminates any wrinkles or coarseness long associated with hemp clothing.

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Sustainable Clothing Brand Everlane Men Women
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15. Everlane

If Gap and J. Crew had a sustainable love child, surely it would be Everlane. From basics to workwear, Everlane offers streamlined clothing that looks good and never seems to go out of style. Find items made of organic cotton, recycled wool, and more. Much of the collection is already sustainable, and Everlane has committed to achieving 100% organic cotton by 2023.

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United By Blue Sustainable Clothing Brand Men
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16. United By Blue

Since its founding, United By Blue has been committed to making sustainable and ethical clothing for outdoor and everyday wear. Organic and recycled materials are what you’ll find across the full clothing line. Bonus: the company removes 1 pound of trash from oceans and waterways for every product you purchase.

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Colorful Standard Eco-Friendly Clothing Brand Men Women
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17. Colorful Standard

Eco-fashion used to get a bad wrap for being drab, boring, beige. Colorful Standard showcases how bold colors and vivid tones can go hand0-in-hand with sustainable style. From underwear to loungewear to button-downs, and more, Colorful Standard utilizes organic cotton and merino wool and shows how multicolored sustainability can be. All production takes place in Portugal.

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Norrona Sustainable Clothing Brand Men
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18. Norrona

For nearly 100 years, Norrona has been outfitting outdoor enthusiasts in clothing capable of standing up to Norway’s rugged terrain and weather conditions. Norrona is a sustainability leader designing products using sustainable materials – like recycled fabrics, organic cotton, and responsibly sourced down – that are ahead of the curve and elevate form, function, and technical innovation.

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Houdini Mens Circular Fashion Brand
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19. Houdini

Houdini makes technical sportswear employing a holistic sustainability philosophy that utilizes sustainable materials and is informed at the outset with a unique design philosophy. Every garment is scrutinized through the lens of whether it deserves existence. Some key questions asked: Will it last? Is it versatile? Will it age well? Is there an “end-of-life” solution for it?

World take note, this is precisely the kind of design ethos we need.

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Hiut Organc Cotton Jeans Sustainable Clothing Brands
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20. Hiut

From its factory in rural Wales where this young company is bringing denim manufacturing back to the UK, Hiut has built a global cult following for its jeans. Maybe it’s because jeans are the only garment Hiut makes. Find organic cotton denim in multiple fits. Plus, all jeans come with a lifetime repair guarantee.

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