Groceries Apparel
Home Country: USA
“Women’s casual + activewear, made in LA”
Groceries Apparel would rather close their doors than compromise their values. Based in Los Angeles, California, this ethical apparel brand creates athletic and casual wear using plant-based, non-toxic dyes and locally made manufacturing. Each piece is dyed in-house in a non-toxic dye facility and produced in a vertically integrated factory in downtown LA. Through their LA-based operations they aim to support the community: the brand reports sourcing most of their materials from local vendors and creating full-time jobs in the city. Their commitment to transparency and traceability means every piece is designed to look good — and do good — for people, planet and future fashion.
Groceries Apparel
Groceries Apparel would rather close their doors than compromise their values. Based in Los Angeles, California, this ethical apparel brand creates athletic and casual wear using plant-based, non-toxic dyes and locally made manufacturing. Each piece is dyed in-house in a non-toxic dye facility and produced in a vertically integrated factory in downtown LA. Through their LA-based operations they aim to support the community: the brand reports sourcing most of their materials from local vendors and creating full-time jobs in the city. Their commitment to transparency and traceability means every piece is designed to look good — and do good — for people, planet and future fashion.
Transparency
- Groceries Apparel manufactures in a vertically integrated factory in LA to ensure their products are made under the standards they set.
- They have created their own ‘Seed to Skin’ program to create a sustainable life cycle for their materials.
- Groceries Apparel sources the indigo for its dyes from Japan and India.
- Additionally, most of their processes including dying and final production happen in LA.
Fair Labor
- Groceries Apparel discloses information about their manufacturing personnel; they earn above the California minimum wage.
- Groceries Apparel can improve their Fair Labor score by disclosing more information about the conditions of their workers including current wages and benefits earned by the makers.
- Groceries Apparel can also share their Code of Conduct (similar to the Fair Labor Association) to promote human and labor rights.
Sustainably Made
- Groceries Apparel’s commitment to keeping things local decreases their redundancy, waste, and carbon footprint.
- They use vegetable dye and hand-dye processes in their products, including upcycling food waste for some of their dyes.
- Groceries Apparel make their products in ways that aim to reduce waste and that are recyclable.
- They use sustainable materials such as organic cotton, recycled plastic, recycled cotton, amongst others.
- Groceries Apparel can improve their score in this category by measuring and disclosing their CO2 emissions, water usage, and waste sent to landfills.
