9 conscious fashion brands to watch this spring
Culture & lifestyle — di Ilaria Chiavacci
Our periodic selection of brands that are responsible towards the environment and workers.

Our periodic selection of brands that are responsible towards the environment and workers.
The mantra that guides us when it comes to shopping is: buy less, buy better. Here are nine more brands for our periodic selection of eco-conscious labels that respect workers' conditions. The aspects we take into account when making our selection are many: from the materials brands choose to use, to production processes, through to the concept and inclusivity of their collections — all essential parameters when talking about sustainable fashion.
An accessories brand founded in Madagascar that combines essential design with artisanal production in natural raffia. The project was born with the aim of enhancing local savoir-faire and concretely supporting the craftswomen communities involved — now numbering more than 4,000.

Every garment is the result of targeted collaborations with over 1,100 craftswomen from every corner of the world, who keep traditional and ancestral techniques alive through contemporary ideas.

A Norwegian brand that has created a capsule collection in Q-NOVA® by Fulgar, a polyamide 6.6 fibre obtained from regenerated raw materials through a low-environmental-impact mechanical process.

Fabrics conceived and woven on pedal looms in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, using organic cotton harvested by local cooperatives. Every garment is handmade by women artisans.

Sunglasses and prescription eyewear crafted from Sorrento wood, processed to become a flexible organic metamaterial entirely free of internal metal cores, nourished exclusively with hypoallergenic vegetable oils.

A Roman brand developing high-performance technical outdoor garments made from 100% Merino wool sourced from selected, ZQRX-certified farms in New Zealand.

A brand that uses raw materials and artisanal techniques; this collection is made in toquilla straw, native to the coastal regions of Ecuador and celebrated for its lightness, flexibility and extraordinary durability.

A Tuscan brand that handcrafts high-quality garments made from natural materials that are dyed and eco-printed using plants, flowers and roots.

A small Sicilian label that produces everything locally, working alongside local artisans. Every offcut is reintegrated into a purpose-designed project, as in the Sfrido line, where fabric scraps become an ever-changing pattern.
