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Holding Court

Menswear, Womenswear, Plus Size

Holding Court is a US fashion brand selling silk dresses and skirts, swimwear, robes, kimonos and scarves. It also publishes books on eco-conscious living. The designs are based on the cosmic-themed art of founder Courtney Barriger, and the range covers womenswear, menswear and plus sizes. Each piece is made to order, so production begins only after a customer buys. The brand uses Oeko-Tex silk, GOTS cotton and GRS recycled fibres in its swimwear. It plants a tree for every sale as part of its carbon neutrality, and it runs free education through a podcast, blog and online class called Environmental Style Now. Good On You rates Holding Court Good overall, with Good for planet and animals and It's a Start for people. It notes that the brand reuses some textile offcuts, avoids plastic packaging and audits all of its final production stage. It also finds no evidence that the brand pays living wages or acts on water use.

Toad&Co

United States

Toad&Co is a US clothing brand that sells everyday menswear and womenswear, including shirts, pants, denim, dresses, sweaters and jackets. It started in Telluride, Colorado, by upcycling fleece scraps into hats, and it became a certified B Corporation in 2025. The brand mainly uses organic and recycled cotton, TENCEL Lyocell, hemp, recycled polyester and nylon, and wool that is either recycled or Responsible Wool Standard certified. In its 2025 impact report, Toad&Co says all of its cotton is organic, in conversion or recycled, and that 96% of its polyester is recycled. It plans to remove plastic-based product packaging by 2026, buys carbon offsets for its direct emissions and runs a resale program called ToadAgain. Good On You rates Toad&Co Good overall. It scores the brand Great for planet and It's a Start for both people and animals. Good On You notes that there is no evidence of living wages in the supply chain and that the brand uses wool and alpaca, with wool sourced from non-mulesed sheep.

LANIUS

Germany

LANIUS is a family-run fashion company based in Cologne. Claudia Lanius started it in 1999 and is still its designer, and she now runs it with her daughter Annabelle Homann. The brand designs two slow fashion collections a year, mainly for women, including trousers, knitwear, blouses, jackets and denim made from natural and certified materials. LANIUS is GOTS-certified and a member of the IVN. It mostly uses organic materials, alongside TENCEL and recycled polyester and polyamide. The wool it uses is mulesing-free, and its vegan pieces carry PETA-Approved Vegan certification. The company says its producers hold certifications such as GOTS, amfori BSCI and SA8000, or are audited by the Fair Wear Foundation. It also offers care, repair and resale services. Good On You rates LANIUS Good overall. Its planet score is Great, reflecting published material data, lower-impact materials, efforts to cut transport emissions and recycled packaging. Its people score is Good, although there is no evidence of living wages. Its animals score is It's a Start: the brand uses leather, wool, cashmere and alpaca, and Good On You says it has not verified the mulesing-free policy.

MINIMALIST

United States

MINIMALIST is a women's ready-to-wear collection designed by Tamara Davydova, the brand's founder and creative director. It includes tops, bottoms, dresses, jumpsuits and jackets, with timeless styles intended to keep their value for resale and, eventually, to be recycled. The fabrics are sourced in Europe. Its materials include TENCEL jersey, biodegradable elastic and water-soluble garment bags, certified under standards such as GRS, GOTS, FSC, bluesign and Oeko-Tex 100. Clothing is made in New York City's garment district and in Portugal. The brand says it chooses women-owned factories with strong working conditions. Good On You rates MINIMALIST Good overall. It scores Good for planet, noting that some textile offcuts are recycled and that products last a long time. The people score is It's a Start, with no evidence of a code of conduct or living wages. The animal score is Good, as the brand does not appear to use animal-derived materials.

Neem London

United Kingdom

Neem London is an independent UK menswear brand. It makes overshirts, jackets, shirts, trousers, merino T-shirts, blazers, socks and belts from recycled and regenerative fibres. Its materials include recycled Italian flannel and denim, traceable ZQ Merino wool, organic cotton and recycled leather. Through a take-back scheme, customers can send in old clothes of any brand and in any condition. Neem shreds and re-spins them into yarn for new overshirts, and customers earn store credit in return. Good On You rates Neem Good overall, giving it Great for planet, Good for animals and It's a Start for people. It cites the brand's slow fashion model, limited production runs, wool from non-mulesed sheep and recycled leather. It also notes there is no evidence of a Code of Conduct or of living wages in the supply chain. Neem holds Global Recycled Standard certification.