Ethical Holiday Gift Guide
‘Tis the season to give gifts—so why not shop ethically this year? You can gift beautiful products from brands actively supporting sustainability and fair trade practices. This can help start fruitful conversations with friends and family about human trafficking and support businesses that pay and treat their workers fairly. This year we have partnered with amazing ethical brands, which can also be found on the Dressember Marketplace, to facilitate your holiday shopping while combatting human trafficking and labor exploitation.
To gift consciously, always make sure to reflect on what your loved ones really need. This can help you give gifts that they will love for years to come. Also consider that you will not only be doing good by giving gifts, but you will also help empower and support the people who created the ethical products. Use our exclusive discounts on each brand in this guide to help save money! The discount codes will expire 12/15 at midnight PST, so make sure to take advantage of these deals soon.
Malia Designs
Malia Designs is a fair trade company that fights human trafficking in Southeast Asia with every purchase of their handcrafted handbags and accessories. Products are made with the use of recycled materials in cooperatives that employ marginalized people from Cambodia. Use the code DRESSEMBER25 for a 25% off discount to get your hands on fashion-forward, high-quality products perfect for any occasion.
Pokoloko
Pokoloko is an artisanal brand that produces sustainable, ethical and handmade products. Drawing from a slow-fashion mentality, products are made from natural materials by small-scale independent artisans on four continents in eight countries. Based in Canada, Pokoloko is committed to supporting long-term, fair trade business practices to empower local entrepreneurs. Enjoy 20% off all products with code DRESSEMBER on minimum purchases of CA$60.00. Pokoloko will also plant two trees for every purchase to offset their CO2 emissions.
BYTAVI
Bytavi is a fair trade fashion brand that empowers women and connects them to their self-worth. Quality over quantity is prioritized, and products are handmade instead of mass-produced. Clothing collections are created from remnant fabric that produces unique, one-of-a-kind pieces. Products are made by seamstresses in Cambodia who are paid a fair, living wage. Use DRESSEMBER20 for 20% off full-priced products to invest in quality handmade products and quality of life for garment workers.
Passion Lillie
Passion Lillie is a fair trade fashion brand that creates timeless pieces by combining classic silhouettes with stylish block prints. Each item is ethically handmade by Indian craftspeople in small batches that preserve heritage techniques. Use the code DRESSEMBER20 to receive a 20% off discount and to support fair trade, non-discrimination, cultural heritage and social justice.
wayre
wayre is an ethical apparel brand that promotes a simplified travel wardrobe. Apparel is made from recycled post-consumer plastic and ethically made in Taiwan. Use the discount code TRAVELWAYRE for $10 off your first apparel order of $85 or more. This will help you and your loved ones start traveling with less waste, less stuff and less impact.
MISSIO HAIR
MISSIO is a hair product company that fights human trafficking through beauty. Hair products are salon-tested and stylist-designed, and they support initiatives to educate salon professionals on victim identification, serve women who are vulnerable to or recovering from trafficking and provide donations to nonprofit partners. Use the code dressember20 for 20% off products that make a difference in a beautiful way.
Upside Down Wine
Upside Down Wine is a business that is dedicated to doing good while drinking good. They provide outstanding wines produced with indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention. Upside Down Wine donates 20% of its net proceeds to nonprofit partner organizations, including Dressember Network member A21. This is because they believe in bringing people together to make a difference. Use code DRESSEMBER for 10% off online orders to support low intervention winemaking, sustainable farming and giving back.
Crowned Free
Crowned Free is an ethical fashion brand on a mission to fight human trafficking. Collections are partially made by survivors of human trafficking who are equipped with vocational skills that they can use to provide for themselves and their families. Crowned Free also donates a portion of proceeds every month to organizations working to restore, intervene on behalf of and rehabilitate survivors. Use the code dressember to get 10% off all regularly priced items to help provide resources and employment to at-risk individuals and survivors of human trafficking.
Mulxiply
Mulxiply is a contemporary jewelry and accessory brand that elevates art and artisans. Products are designed in Maine and then handmade by artisans in Nepal who are paid a fair wage. Every collection is modern yet infused with age-old techniques that uplift heritage handicraft. Use the discount code Dressember15 to receive 15% off and to honor Nepal’s raw materials, traditions and people through beautiful products.
About the Author
Elle Magaña Mireles is a Latinx sustainable fashion advocate based in Chicago, IL. She believes clothing can be a gateway to creating a more just and humane world by bringing about global, positive change. In her free time, she writes for her sustainable fashion blog called Just Irenic, spends quality time in nature, and takes courses on social justice.