10 Ethical and Sustainable Dresses For Summer

  Everyone's favourite eco-friendly dresses are a surefire way to boost spirits as the weather warms up. That's why you have an extensive dress collection—everything from comfy t-shirt dresses and nightgowns to sophisticated midi frocks and flirty minis!

What's not to adore, after all? The perfect eco-friendly dress can be dressed up, and layered, and is the easiest outfit to put together, even on a hot day. This article has a list of sustainable and ethical dresses for your wardrobe this year. So, let's begin!

• Made Trade

You can find any dress you want on Made Trade, from trans-seasonal shift dresses to block-printed midi dresses, silky slip dresses, cosy sweater dresses, and carefree maxis.

This ethical retailer allows you to shop according to your values. Use Made Trade's filters—including Vegan, Fair Trade, Sustainable, Women Owned, and BIPOC Owned—to narrow your search for a sustainable dress that reflects your taste and ethics.

• Christy Dawn

Christy Dawn's dresses have a floaty cut and ethereal patterns from a fairy tale. This ethical dress brand uses Deadstock or Oshadi Collective's regenerative organic cotton. Each dress is made in California by seamstresses who are paid a fair wage to ensure an ethical production process.

• Rare & Fair

The dresses at Rare & Fair are exceptional examples of sustainable fashion because they are hand-made by master artisans and craftspeople using traditional methods and in small batches. The entire production process can be easily followed, from the raw materials to the last stitch.

• Tentree

When warmer weather arrives, you only want to wear a simple dress. If you prefer understated fashion, you want a dress with interesting details that don't draw attention. Luckily, Tentree has many easy-to-wear dresses for you.

These items make getting dressed in the morning a breeze, whether you're looking for a button-down, wrap, cami, or even a hooded top. These dresses are made to last in various solid colours from durable fabrics like modal, hemp, TENCELTM Lyocell, linen, and organic cotton.

• Magic Linen 

Magic Linen's unstructured designs are as adaptable as they are breezy, making them ideal for summer's sweltering temperatures. These casual fits, made from stone-washed pure linen for unrivalled softness against the skin, perfectly synthesise beachy good looks and practical design.

Made-to-order production guarantees that Magic Linen's summery garments are never mass-produced. The company recycles its fabric scraps into new products like tote bags and holiday decorations, helping to cut down on waste.

• Valani

Valani's dreamy dresses meet the needs of an eco-conscious shopper thanks to their flowy fits and feminine cuts. The sustainable natural fabrics and non-toxic, low-impact dyes used by the ethical fashion label will surely win you. Banana fabric, a fibre from banana stems discarded by the agricultural banana industry, and a hemp/Tencel blend are used to create Valani's vegan dresses. Both materials are lovely, breathable, and environmentally friendly.

• Whimsy + Row

Whimsy + Row, a Los Angeles-based sustainable fashion label, produces its garments in small batches within walking distance of the company's headquarters. The brand's flirty, feminine clothes are made from eco-friendly materials like linen, organic cotton, and upcycled fabrics.

• Velvety

Velvety is an online ethical fashion store that follows the "fewer, better" philosophy by curating timeless garments made from earth-minded quality fabrics.

• Amour Vert

Amour Vert has a chic, laid-back style, and their clothes are extremely comfortable. The ethically sourced Beachwood fabric is the label's signature fabric, and they also use silk, cupro, Deadstock, organic cotton, and other eco-friendly materials. They also produce 97% of their goods in the Golden State.

• OhSevenDays

Dreamy and eco-friendly, OhSevenDays' garments are constructed from remnant fabrics purchased in Istanbul, Turkey. The slow fashion company looks at how their four tailors make their products from start to finish.

Conclusion

The most environmentally responsible thing you can do is limit your clothing consumption. Save money by purchasing fewer, higher-quality items from these designers. Remember that resale apps are great for finding gently used summer dresses.