15 Sustainable (Colorful) Sock and Tights Brands to Know
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If you find yourself embracing chaos and disarray, your sock collection might be a testament to that—mismatched pairs, lost socks, and even the odd toe poking through a hole. It's time we grant our socks the attention they deserve.
The value of a dependable, well-constructed pair of socks often goes overlooked. They can be the cornerstone of our mending journeys, with the small act of repairing a hole and saving them from their untimely fate in a landfill. These susty brands are rewriting the script for susty, durable socks.
Colorful Standard makes funky-colored socks using organic cotton and an environmentally friendly dye process. Their dyes are OEKO-Tex® Certified, which means they’ve been tested for harmful chemicals. We love their “Buy Less, Buy Better” adage, encouraging shoppers to avoid overconsumption by opting for higher-quality pieces.
2. Sneaky Fox
Danish hosiery brand Sneaky Fox has two collections: a Fashion Collection, with timeless and statement designs, and a Basic Collection, in a range of colors that you can mix and match all year round. They use recycled materials and a 3D microfiber knitting technique to ensure durability, including extra toe reinforcement to prevent holes!
3. Pansy Co.
Pansy Co.’s socks come in crew, short, and tube styles. Fashioned primarily from organic USA-grown cotton 🦅, these socks are not dyed or pre-shrunk, so you can wash/dry them to shrink them. Their pastel color range matches their undies collections, so you can silently *teehee* to yourself knowing your socks match your panties.
Swedish Stockings uses sustainable materials like Amni Soul Eco® biodegradable polyamide and ECONYL® recycled polyamide to create durable tights. Their open recycling program helps recycle pantyhoses from any brand.
5. Double Soul
Double Soul socks are composed of GSR-certified pre-consumer recycled cotton & polyester and GOTS-certified organic cotton and they use OEKO-TEX® earth-safe pigments. Shop their sock packs to mix and match or stick with your trusted color palette!
Big Bud Press has you covered with a classic everyday sock and a thick crew sock for those bitter winter days or for that oversized pair of shoes. These garment-dyed socks (making each one unique!) come in a rainbow of colors and are knitted in the USA.
7. Afends
Afend’s makes durable, sports ribbed, cushioned, socks that come in classic basic colors or bold prints. Your feet will thank you for shrouding them in hemp and recycled organic cotton!
8. Subset
Subset’s socks are made with GOTS-certified organic cotton, come in crew and quarter sock lengths, and are available in a minimal black, gray, or white colorway. When your Subset’s socks reach the end of their life, you can recycle them using Subset’s recycling program!
9. Okko
Raised by a Korean mother and Japanese father, founder Phoebe Kunitomi integrates her minimalist upbringing into Okko's designs. Okko’s socks are made from an OEKO-TEX® certified polyester, cotton, and nylon blend and are designed to be versatile, durable, and comfortable. Use BADDIE10 for 10% off sitewide!
10. Mate the Label
Mate the Label keeps sock sourcing simple. They offer two sock packs; a white pack, a sage, a sedona, and a white tri-color pack. Made from organic cotton, these socks use no pesticides or plastics in their production process.
11. Dedicated
Dedicated ribbed and embroidered fruit and veggie socks might just be the cutest details we’ve ever seen. This Fair Trade certified biz was founded in 2006 and uses sustainable materials like organic cotton, recycled polyester, TENCEL™ Lyocell, recycled wool, and hemp.
12. Boody
Boody’s bamboo viscose everyday socks are moisture-wicking, easy-breathing, hypoallergenic, pesticide-free, thermo-regulating, and odor-resistant. They come in ten different styles, three neutral colorways, and are crafted from sustainable viscose yarn cultivated from bamboo stalks.
13. Conscious Step
Each pair of Conscious Step socks benefits a different organization to help protect people, animals, and the planet. They’re a Fair Trade and GOTS-certified business, offering a sock subscription that delivers a pair of printed crew socks each month.
14. Nui organics
If you’re looking for breathable socks, look for materials like merino wool, the principal material of Nui socks. Merino wool, a breathable, temperature-regulating, and naturally antimicrobial fiber, makes their socks cozy, moisture-absorbing, and odor-resistant. This means you don’t need to wash them after just one use! You can use our code “sustainablebaddie30” for a discount!
15. Lauren Perrin
Lauren Perrin makes tights for those of us accessorizing every last inch of our limbs. Made using recycled materials, like recycled polyester, wherever possible, they follow a made-to-order model when creating new pieces to avoid unnecessary waste.
Where do you get your susty socks?