Other sites for ethical & sustainable kids clothes
My goal with Lil Thrifters is ultimately to encourage more and more people to buy ethically and secondhand, so even if you do so through another site I'll be happy.
Here is a list of other sites that I know of. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to contact us and I will add them!
New ethical clothes:
Name | Based in | Made in | Style & clothes type | Sizes |
OkkiD | Australia | Australia | Quirky jumpers & jeans | 000 to 8 |
Little Emperor | Australia | Australia | Cute shirts and dresses | 2+ |
Treekid | Australia | Australia | Colourful, various types | 000 to 8 |
Kit & Cradle | Australia | Australia | Cute prints - baby clothes & shirts/shorts | 0000 to 5 |
Esse for pepi | New Zealand | Vietnam & Indonesia | Minimal, laidback - shirts, dresses, pants | 0000 to 5 |
Tentree | US | China, Turkey, India, Vietnam | Various - T-shirts, jumpers, pants | 1-5 |
Mini Rodini | EU | Turkey, India, China, Lithuania, Portugal | Quirky, wide range of clothes types | 0000 to 11 |
Secondhand ethical clothes:
- Use-Ta!
- MiniMe Preloved
- Recyclababy
- Daisy Chain Clothing
- Kids Warehouse AU
- Round & round the garden
- Slow Revolution
- You can always try finding bundles on Marketplace - though this can be hit and miss with pricing and quality
Note: I have intentionally left off this list a few similar stores which I believe might encourage some of the 'fast fashion' mindset that makes our clothing system so unsustainable. For example, sites which let individuals sell their secondhand clothes or that only take clothes in basically new condition - these may be used to fund and encourage people's fast fashion habits.
I prefer sites that sell clothes that have been donated (i.e. not providing a financial incentive to chuck out perfectly good clothes), and that sell clothes in healthy used condition rather than brand new.
Those who walk righteously and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.
(Isaiah 33:15-16)