Very Black & Green: Black Sustainable Brands Guide

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We only get one planet yall. It's high time we start showing our girl, mama Earth some major love that she deserves. And one of the best ways to love her is by looking at our fashion. Fast Fashion has not only put so many great designers and entrepreneurs at risk or out of business, but the industry has also caused some serious damage to ecosystems.

The best way to combat this is by supporting smaller, more eco-friendly brands. And why not sustainable Black-Owned brands to boot. Just for you flower crown, recycling, tote bag bearing the names of historical Blacks carrying kings and queens, here are my personal favorite sustainable Black fashion brands.

Adele Jackson

Lifestyle Art Brand
www.adelebyadele.com

CeeCee's Closet

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Brother Vellies

Designed in Brooklyn, handcrafted across Africa
https://brothervellies.com

Enzi

Premium 👟brand challenging 🌍 perceptions of Africa through design, artisanal production and transparency that exceeds fairtrade standards🖐🏾made in 🇪🇹
www.enzifootwear.com/

Kintu New York
Artisanal Brand | Made in Italy & Kenya
www.kintunewyork.com

U. Mi-1

Tokyo - London - Lagos.
Menswear blending Nigerian style within British tailoring and Japanese minimalism elements. By Gozi Ochonogor
https://umi1.co.uk

Adele Dejak

Unisex Fashion Jewellery #ownyourstyle We are the African Renaissance.
www.adeledejak.com

Galerie. La

A curated selection of ethical and eco-friendly fashion
https://galerie.la

Shop DUAL
A contemporary fusion story by British-Kenyan sisters Sisi and Eleanor. 

www.shop-dual.com

Haute Baso
Designed and Made in #Rwanda. info@hautebaso.com
www.hautebaso.com

Mimi Plange

www.mimiplange.com

LemLem.com

Other Noteworthy Sustainable Black-Owned Brands:

Thundress – 

These vagina safe undies are made with organic cotton and non-toxic dyes. 

Sindiso Khumalo – 

This brand was founded by a sustainable textile designer, Sindiso Khumalo. Designing textiles by hand through watercolors and collage, her works draw from the tradition of African storytelling and her own Zulu and Ndebele heritage.

Omi Woods – 

This brand features modern, conflict-free heirloom jewelry inspired by African heritage and the African diaspora.

lemlem –

Founded by model Liya Kebede, an Ethiopian woman, lemlem’s designs call upon traditional cotton handweaving techniques of Ethiopia.

TawiaDesigns – 

This Ghanaian-American clothing brand born in Chicago provides comfortable handmade clothing, and custom sneakers and other footwear options. 

Minnie + George – 

This brand features beyond cool DIY leather-working kits. Founded and owned by L.A. Caldwell.

Tree Fairfax – 

Minimalistic leather goods, both sourced and handmade locally.

Splendid Rain Co – 

This brand allows you to wear your politics in ethically printed graphic print tees and sweatshirts.

The Tiny Closet – 

This Black-woman-owned and founded capsule wardrobe collection of fashion-forward workwear and basics is the sustainable capsule collection of your dreams.

Two Days Off – 

The made to order dreamy linen separates of this line are these minimalistic slow fashion brand signature pieces.

William Okpo – 

Two Nigerian sisters, inspired by their father’s style, have created a line is sexy, fun, and so put-together.