Armedangels

Sustainable clothing for men and women, made in good conditions. That is the philosophy of Armedangels. All Armedangels garments are timeless, qualitative and trendy. And you’ll have to admit it: who doesn’t want to wear clothes that give you (angel) wings?

Armedangels is very transparent regarding their efforts towards ethical workplace practices, every facility associated with them is certified and audited by many certification groups verifying their ethical workplace practices. Armedangels also provides a clear breakdown of living wages for each facility, and their calculations to determine the wages. 

The larger the brand becomes, the more positive the impact it has on the lives of the local workers and merchants with whom it works.

Armedangels communicates very openly about this too: the brand keeps a travel diary of its visits to textile factories, cotton plantations and other suppliers.

Whether it’s a cotton farmer in India, a seamstress in Turkey or one of the designers in Germany, Armedangels claims to make a distinction between people and to pay each employee a fair wage.

The brand has a leader status with Fair Wear Foundation, there cannot be a better way for them to assure us of their dedication to being ethically responsible.

Armedangels considers itself to be the Robin Hood of the fashion industry: an armed angel who takes up the fight against injustice and who turns words into deeds. Amen to that!

Oh, and the corporate philosophy of Armedangels? It is based on three pillars:

- Environmental responsibility: being good for the environment

- Ethical responsibility: Honest trade

- Social responsibility: donating to charities

The entire brand is GOTS certified for all its garments.

Eco: from needle to thread?

And how eco is Armedangels, huh? Very eco, we can tell you that right now!

Responsibility for environmental issues is a necessity – and not an option – according to Armedangels.

Armedangels uses organic cotton, organic wool, LENZING™ ECOVERO™, recycled PET bottles, organic linen and TENCEL™ Lyocell for its clothing.

The brand uses a lot of recycled material, and most of their garments are made to be easily recycled at the end of use. They also have a take back system in place, from where they either resell the garments on their second hand platform, or use the materials to produce new garments, contributing to the garments’ circularity. 

The brand doesn’t have a particularly short chain, however is very transparent about the exact names and details of their manufacturing facilities and suppliers. They produce in Germany, Tunisia, Portugal, and China. They however don’t mention their tier 2,3 and 4 suppliers, making it difficult for us to know their real chain length. 

The brand does not provide much information regarding animal welfare, although they mention considering animal welfare while selecting materials. Many of their products are Peta approved vegan, and a lot of their production facilities are also certified with animal related certifications such as Responsible Wool Standard, Responsible Down Standard, etc. However these certifications have not been verified by COSH!.

German fashion brand Armedangels was founded in Cologne in 2007 by two friends. Armedangels produces and sells clothing that meets the highest ethical and ecological standards. With its cutting-edge designs, Armedangels aims to change the image of sustainable clothing from boring, old-fashioned and hippie-like to funky, chic streetwear. Woohoo!

And the brand is doing so with success. the Armedangels apparel is now for sale in six European countries and on the brand’s own webshop. Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore support the brand and the German press calls them eco warriors who want to save the world. Not bad, right?

Armedangels is very transparent and has its production process closely monitored. They score very highly from COSH! on their transparency, we applaud them, they could however take it a step further by revealing their tier 2,3, and 4 suppliers as well.