Of course, you want to prevent your little one from wearing a beautiful, trendy new outfit that a child on the other side of the world worked to produce. Fortunately, you can select and take this into account when purchasing new clothes.
When is children's clothing sustainable?
Is a garment sustainable if it lasts a long time, is it sustainable if it's made from organic products, or is something sustainable if its makers received a fair price for it? When purchasing new children's or baby clothing, there are several factors that determine if and when something is "sustainable."
If you want to know if the cutest onesie you want to buy falls under sustainable or fair children's clothing, you can check if the clothing is certified. One of the most commonly used certificates is the GOTS label (Global Organic Textile Standard). Others include Fair for Life, Fairtrade Textile Production Standard, and Cotton Made in Africa. If you are unsure whether your baby or children's clothing is sustainable or fair, take a look here and see if your quality mark is listed.
New at Tokkelientje: Second-hand children's clothing
What is truly sustainable is buying children's clothing for which no new raw materials need to be used. And that is now possible at Tokkelientje! By buying second-hand children's clothing. We recently introduced our Preloved collection, where you'll find beautiful baby and children's clothing that we have carefully selected. All clothing is still as good as new, but at a greatly reduced price!
Discover our Preloved collection now and shop more sustainably than ever!
Cotton and linen children's clothing
Sustainability can also be linked to the lifespan of a favourite dress or onesie. After all, manufacturing new children's clothing is one of the most polluting aspects, so if a dress lasts two seasons instead of one, this is a good thing for both people and the planet.
Linen, for example, is a material that lasts a long time; in fact, it often only gets more beautiful with age and is lovely to wear in the summer! Cotton is also a sustainable fabric, provided you choose cotton with, for example, the GOTS label.
Basic colors and timeless design
Want to extend the life of children's or baby clothing? When purchasing, try to pay attention to the colors, designs, and patterns of the clothing. If a blouse is difficult to combine, or a cool pair of leggings is sensitive to trend changes, then there's a good chance that the garment will spend a lot of time in the closet. That's why more and more great children's clothing brands are choosing soft basic colors, such as Nixnut, Phil & Phae, and Sproet & Sprout. These brands are also all GOTS-certified. So, double good!
Fair and responsible children's clothing at Tokkelientje
Tokkelientje loves sustainability because we know better than anyone that your little one quickly outgrows clothes. It's then wonderful if the clothes can be passed on to a sibling, cousin, or niece and thus get a new life time and time again. That's why we have numerous sustainable brands that fill our collection of children's and baby clothing. Sustainable children's clothing is therefore no longer boring but very trendy! Take a look at the unique collections of our fair children's clothing brands.
