6 Fashion Brands that Give Your Clothes a New Life
It’s decluttering day, and you find yourself with piles of clothing that you know you won’t be wearing anymore. If you’re looking for ways to give away worn clothing other than throwing them in the trash, here are sustainable fashion brands that take back your clothing for recycling or donations. Give your clothes a new life, and be rewarded with extra store credit and a sustainable contribution to reducing waste. Learn more about how these brands are sustainable on the ConsiderBeyond app.
1. Re/Done
Based in | Los Angeles, CA
Offline Stores: West Hollywood, Malibu, Hamptons, Miami, Paris
Re/Done creates one-of-a-kind luxury designs with a commitment to sustainability and circular fashion at its core. The brand offers a resale program called Re/Sell where you can sell your pieces for store credit. Take photos of your products, set your own price, and post them to Re/Done. If your piece is sold to the buyer, you get store credits worth 80% of your selling price.
2. For Days
Based in | Los Angeles, CA
For Days was born with a mission to make 100% recyclable fashion in a zero-waste system. makes 100% of their products recyclable. Every time you buy their circular products, you can earn Closet Cash which you can use for your next purchase. The brand's Take Back Bag program also helps you clean out your closet. Order a Take Back Bag, and send unwanted clothes back to For Days using the prepaid shipping label. Your old clothes will be recycled by the brand's recycling partners and you will get an instant $20 Closet Cash to use.
3. MUD Jeans
Based in | Netherlands
MUD Jeans one is a denim brand with a B Corp certification. The brand makes jeans that contain 40% post-consumer recycled denim and Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS) certified cotton. The brand runs a Lease a jeans program where you can lease a pair or a multiple of jeans for 12 months with a monthly fee. After 12 months, you can decide to keep the jeans or send them back which will be recycled into a new pair of jeans. You can also get a discount on the monthly fee by sending your old jeans. Lease a pair of jeans here.
4. Pact
Based in | United States
Pact is a fashion brand that also offers the option to offset the carbon footprint of your shipment. Use the Pact’s Give Back Box® if you want to give away clothes you don’t wear anymore (even those that are not from Pact) to nonprofit local charities. You can grab a cardboard box or reuse the box your Pact order came in, then print out a pre-addressed shipping label. The box will head to one of the five local charities that are part of the Give Back Box® program. Find out how the donation process works here. Available in the US.
5. Patagonia
Based in | United States
Patagonia buys back your used Patagonia products through their Worn Wear program, and you can use the credit you receive toward purchases in Patagonia retail or online stores. Recrafted and repaired Patagonia clothes are also available for purchase at Worn Wear Patagonia. Find out more and shop vintage Patagonia here.
6. Madewell
Based in | United States
Madewell Do Well is Madewell’s initiative in partnership with ThredUP to extend the lifespan of your clothes. Order a Clean Out Kit or a shipping label to send your old pair of denim, t-shirts, and other items or you can simply drop them off in-store. The clothes you send will get listed on Madewell Forever to find a buyer. Jeans may go through the Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green Program. Clothes that did not make the cut for reselling, will be recirculated via thredUP's rescue program.
If you are interested in discovering more conscious brands, check out our Brand on Our Radar - ConsiderBeyond Directory, where you can discover sustainable brands from all over the world curated by ConsiderBeyond. Through the ConsiderBeyond App (IOS and Android), you can find local brands in your area or easily look for conscious brands during your travels! We actively aim to empower our Conscious Community members to keep learning more about conscious products and lifestyle tips through the ConsiderBeyond Newsletter where you can receive recommendations directly to your inbox twice a month!
