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Best ethical children's clothing
Kit your kids out in clothes that are not only good for them but also good for the planet, says Sophie de Rosee
Get the message T-shirts that say it all
While I would never normally dress my children in branded or designer logo-emblazoned clothing, there is something to be said for galvanising your little ones into saving the planet with the help of a T-shirt. My daughter has been repeatedly shouting, ‘Save the Future!’ since wearing her Katharine Hamnett tee for the first time. For every organic cotton T-shirt sold (£18, 3-12 years), Katharine Hamnett donates £3 to the Environmental Justice Foundation, a UK-based environmental and human rights NGO (katharinehamnett.com).
The award-winning eco-fashion brand Rapanui, based on the Isle of Wight, makes sustainable and traceable clothing for the whole family. It has been hailed as ‘truly innovative’ in its field, and we love these organic tees for children (£15 each, 3-12 years,
).
‘Play hard, live forever’ is the motto of the very cool British sustainable clothing company The Fableists, which uses only factories certified by Fair Wear or Fairtrade. Go to
to watch The Epic Thread, a two-minute cartoon following the adventures of a girl and her dog as they seek to discover where, how and by whom a T-shirt is made. These T-shirts cost £16 each (3-10 years, The
).
Sleep easy
Inspired by the one-for-one giving model of Toms shoes, Rockin’ Baby is a ‘mother-to-mother’ business that donates a new baby sling to a Haitian or Kenyan mother for every one it sells. They cost £49.99, from
.
Cotton club
Selling 100 per cent pure organic cotton school uniforms, Ecooutfitters is on a mission to help the planet and your child’s skin (if they don’t want the usual scratchy polyester next to their sensitive body). If you’ve got uniforms covered for this year,
also sells these cute machine-washable cotton lunch bags, £15.95 each.
Green bottles
The ethical clothing label Frugi is signed up to 1% For The Planet, a scheme that gives one per cent of all profits to chosen charities. Over 10 years Frugi has donated more than £130,000 to charities including the Woodland Trust, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The most impressive planet-saving products are the new coats and pram suits made from recycled bottles. Explorer coat, 3-10 years, £46,
.