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Hey, Dude: Ethical Clothing for Men

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Updated December 2015

A male friend recently commented on the lack of resources for men on Fair for All. While the site is definitely geared toward women, I realized it has been quite a while since we’ve posted a guide about ethical gifts for dudes. Plus we certainly don’t want to exclude any men who may be checking us out as well. (Welcome, gentlemen!)

So whether you’re a lady buying for a gent, or a gent looking to get into the ethical shopping game, I present a compendium of ethical clothing options for men!

Ethical Men's Clothing dress clothes

*Sites marked with a star offer products for women as well.

Zady*

Shown above: Navy Moriera Pullover (1)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus outerwear and accessories.
  • Ethics: Zady’s overall missions is to offer products with solid construction, the best materials, the lowest environmental footprint, the highest labor standards and timeless style. Products fall into one of several categories such as handmade, made in USA, and sustainable.
  • Price point: Products are on the pricier side—they’re investment pieces built to last.
  • Bonus: Free shipping and returns on any size order.

Apolis

Shown above: Washed Oxford Button Down (2)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus outerwear, accessories, shoes and even swim trunks.
  • Ethics: B Corporation. Their mission is “advocacy through industry.”
  • Price point: Products are on the pricier side—they’re investment pieces built to last.

Bluff Works

Shown above: Bluff Works pants in Velvet Brown (3)

  • Offerings: Slacks
  • Ethics: Manufactured in NYC from imported wrinkle-resistant polyester designed to require minimal washing and no ironing, resulting in a lower environmental impact.
  • Price point: Accessible pricing.
  • Bonus: Available in one-inch size increments and multiple inseams for a perfect fit.

Accompany*

Shown above: Canchito Leather Wallet (4)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, and accessories.
  • Ethics: Accompany seeks to alter the systems that perpetuate poverty around the world. All products are artisan-made, fair trade, or benefit a philanthropic mission.
  • Price point: Products are on the pricier side—they’re investment pieces built to last.
  • Note: As of December 2015, it appears that Accompany is in the process of phasing out their men’s collection. There are good deals to be had on their remaining stock.

Modavanti*

Shown above: William Brown Shoe (5)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus outerwear, accessories and shoes.
  • Ethics: Filter by values you care about such as fair trade, made in USA, and environmental impact.
  • Price point: Wide range of prices from everyday affordable to investment pieces.

 

Ethical Men's Clothing casual clothing

Appalatch*

Shown above: Shawl Collar Sweater (1)

  • Offerings: Sweaters, accessories
  • Ethics: Products are made in the USA. Appalatch’s manufacturing process is virtually zero waste and workers are paid a living wage.
  • Price point: Products are on the pricier side—they’re investment pieces built to last.

Fair Indigo*

Shown above: Midweight Fair Trade Organic Crew Neck T-shirt (2)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus sweaters, sweatshirts, accessories. (Check out their affordable fair trade, dark wash jeans.)
  • Ethics: Products are fair trade or made in the USA.
  • Price point: Accessible.

Kuyichi*

Shown above: Nick Deep Blue jeans (3)

  • Offerings: Jeans, casual shirts, outerwear, accessories.
  • Ethics: Kuyichi operates under the verification standard of Fair Wear Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to improving labor conditions for garment workers around the world. Many products are made of organic, fair trade or recycled materials.
  • Price point: Prices range from moderately accessible to investment pieces.

Brothers We Stand

Shown above: Elvis and Kresse Fire Hose Belt (4)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus sweaters, sweatshirts, outerwear, shoes, accessories.
  • Ethics: Brothers We Stand carries out extensive research on every piece in their collection, focusing on standards for design, quality, ethical behavior, transparency, labor standards and commitment to progress.
  • Price point: Moderately accessible prices.

PACT*

Shown above: Men’s Shorty Socks (5)

  • Offerings: Tees, underwear, socks, and hoodies made primarily of organic cotton.
  • Ethics: Many products are made in a Fair Trade Certified factory. B Corporation.
  • Price point: Very accessible prices.

American Apparel*

Shown above: Unisex Tennis Shoe in Navy (6)

  • Offerings: Shirts and pants for the office and the weekend, plus shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, swimwear, underwear, shoes, accessories.
  • Ethics: Made in the USA, sweatshop-free. American Apparel also takes steps to minimize their environmental impact and their operation is virtually landfill-free.
  • Price point: Moderately accessible prices.

For more ethical shopping sources for men, check out these previous posts (the resources listed are good for general shopping too, not just dads and weddings):

And here are a couple of helpful sources from other ethical shopping blogs:

Let us know if you’d like to see more resources for men in the future!