11 Consciously Made Sweaters and Sweatshirts to Keep You Cozy This Winter
Everyone needs a few cozy winter staple sweaters and sweatshirts to throw on throughout the winter, whether you’re heading into work or running errands!
As always, first treasure-hunt for pre-loved options from your local thrift shop or the top online secondhand stores, then browse some of our favorite ethical sweater brands below. All of the eco-friendly sweaters and sweatshirts from these brands are made with respect to their artisans and makers, using either 100% natural, regenerative, and biodegradable materials, or a combination of natural and recycled fibers.
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CURATE
Highlights: Curate is an online marketplace with a curation of eco-friendly sweatshirts and sweaters made with fabrics like recycled wool, hemp, and organic cotton. The retailer uses eco-minded packaging and purchases carbon offsets for their shipping. Sizes: S-XL
Investment: $ - $$
The Knotty Ones
Highlights: Women-owned brand crafting cozy sweaters in small batches from natural fibers like 100% merino wool, alpaca wool, cotton, and linen. Each item is ethically knitted by female artisans across rural Lithuania who are paid fair wages.
Sizes: S–L
Investment: $$$
amour vert
Highlights: This Bay Area-based eco fashion label offers sustainable sweaters made from low-impact fibers such as modal and organic cotton. Most of Amour Vert's pieces are produced locally near San Francisco and some sweaters are made using a zero waste process. Sizes: XS-XL
Investment: $$ - $$$
NAADAM
Highlights: Naadam's eco-conscious sweaters are made from hand-combed cashmere from Mongolian herders. The label prioritizes natural dyes and supports land restoration. Sizes: XS-XXL
Investment: $ - $$$
ABLE
Highlights: The fair trade sweaters from ABLE are part of one of the most transparent supply chains in the industry — ABLE was the creator behind the “Lowest Wage Challenge", pushing the industry to publish its wages. The brand's sweaters are made from materials like 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton. Sizes: XS-XL
Investment: $$
Girlfriend
Highlights: Stay cozy and comfy in Girlfriend's sweatshirts made from 50% recycled cotton and 50% organic cotton or hoodies made with recycled polyester. At the end of their lives, the cottons sweatshirts are biodegradable and the hoodies are recyclable with Girlfriend's garment take-back program, ReGirlfriend. Sizes: XXS-6XL.
Investment: $
eileen fisher
Highlights: This slow fashion brand has minimalist and earth-friendly sweaters, cardigans, and pullovers made from organic cotton, organic linen, recycled cashmere and Responsible Wool Standard merino wool, and even regenerative wool. Sizes: XXS-3XL plus petite sizes
Investment: $$$
Patagonia
Highlights: Patagonia uses reclaimed and repurposed materials like recycled cashmere as well as earth-friendly plant-based fibers like organic cotton and hemp for their cozy conscious sweaters. The retailer has many ethical sweaters that are produced in Fair Trade Certified™ facilities. Sizes XS-XL
Investment: $$
softwear
Highlights: Thse ultra-soft sustainable sweatshirts from Software are crafted from a Lenzing Modal-cotton blend sourced from family-run mills and colored with non-toxic dyes. Each piece is produced in sustainable manufacturing facilities in Brooklyn, NY. Sizes XS-L
Investment: $
POPLINEN
Highlights: Poplinen is a WOC-owned brand with eco-friendly sweaters made from fibers like modal, organic cotton, and Tencel. The pieces are produced in small batches in Los Angeles. Sizes: XS - 3XL
Investment: $
Tradlands
Highlights: Tradland's timeless sweaters are made thoughtfully in Peru from 100% cotton. New to the site is a pre-loved platform where you can buy or sell used clothing from the brand! Sizes: XXS - 4XL
Investment: $$
