Sustainable Alternatives: Lululemon

Clothes That Make You Feel As Good As Doing Yoga!

1. Prana

Price Range:

$29 – $109

Sustainable Materials:

Recycled Nylon, Recycled Polyester, Recycled Wool, Recycled Cotton, Organic Cotton, Organic Hemp

From the farm to the factory to the closet – we all have an opportunity to reduce our impact on the environment. When you choose to invest in a piece of Prana’s clothing, you are helping to propel the sustainable clothing movement forward. They believe that quality, durability, and versatility play an integral role in the path to creating clothing sustainably – and they are doing a great job of living up to their role in making this happen.

2. Free Fly

Price Range:

$39 – $170

Sustainable Materials:

Performance Bamboo

Free Fly makes clothing for the planet-conscious traveler. From sun protection to stretch and breathability, every item of Free Fly Apparel was designed with travel practicality in mind. Considered materials and design make for clothing that ticks all the boxes for travellers.

Using only certified organic bamboo, Free Fly’s approach to sustainability starts with the raw materials and ends with practical wear all over the world.

3. Organic Basics

Price Range:

$23 –  $185

Sustainable Materials:

Organic Cotton, Tencel

Organic Basics only chooses fabrics that care for the environment – and they only ever partner with factories that care about this impact, too.

This brand designs everything to last, which means investing in quality fabrics and workmanship, and they only work with trusted, certified factory partners. These partners have the same sustainable vision and follow it through by continuously reducing their environmental footprint, ensuring their workplace is free of child labor or forced labor, and ensuring their workers are treated with the utmost respect, This includes providing a safe working space, paid a living wage, and employee perks such as free lunch and childcare.

You’ll be hard pressed to find a more ethical brand in this space.

4. Boody

Price Range:

$29 – $136

Sustainable Materials:

Bamboo, Organic Cotton

Boody makes stylish, comfy clothing from organic, toxin-free bamboo plants, which is more sustainable and requires much less water than cotton plants. Their packaging is also recycled and printed with vegetable-based ink. And on top of that, they have some of the most ethical working standards in the industry.

5. Kozm

Price Range:

$14 – $112

Sustainable Materials:

Organic Cotton, Hemp

Sustainable fashion specifically made for yoga – that’s Kozm. They wanted to make yoga clothing that does what yoga is meant to do: to heal and improve, rather than contribute to natural resource depletion, GHG emissions, and pollution. The result is some of the most sustainable yoga-specific clothes that are also designed to remind you to stay well and do good.

6. Outdoor Voices

Price Range:

$17 – $68

Sustainable Materials:

Recycled PET, Recycled Merino Wool

Outdoor Voices is on a mission to get the world moving. They believe freeing fitness from performance starts with having fun and generating endorphins, which is why they create high-quality products for recreation that are designed to make you feel strong, confident, and ready for anything. The brand’s main aim is progress, and their main promise is transparency. In addition to that, they make some pretty incredible clothes that you can use for a lot more than just yoga.

7. Rawganique

Price Range:

$23 – $259

Sustainable Materials:

Organic Cotton, Flax Linen, Hemp

Rawganique is one of the few manufacturers that reveal the country of origin of their products — and they make their organic cotton, flax linen, and cannabis hemp products right in the USA. Their materials are grown and naturally processed in America, unlike some brands that say ‘Made in USA’ but are grown and processed overseas.

Rawganique’s products are really pure – they grow, comb, spin, weave, knit, and sew them. And they purposely stay small, so this will never have to change.

8. Ministry of Supply

Price Range:

$145 – $285

Sustainable Materials:

Recycled Polyester, Merino Wool, Recycled PET, Used Coffee Grounds

Ministry of Supply is based out of Boston and was born in the labs of MIT. They engineer for motion, comfort, easy care, and the planet, showing that science can help make you more comfortable and productive everywhere. Their products are breathable, stretchy, sweatproof, and easy to care for.

Every single garment they’ve ever made has been engineered from the fiber level up. That means research to understand how your body expels heat, odor and moisture, even how your skin stretches. The result is well fitting, machine washable, and beyond comfortable clothing you’ll want to wear every day.

Don’t believe us? Ministry of Supply has won NASA’s Innovation Excellence Award, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award, and 2 Guinness World Records.

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Brandon

Owner of IndieGetup, the premier sustainable marketplace for men to shop ethically.