Catwalk Junkie

Catwalk Junkie has it’s in-house design studio located in Amsterdam. They also work with a Dutch supplier Fair & Co. for their knitwear, who conduct their production in India. The Indian factory is supposedly certified with GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), ensuring ethical and sustainable workplace practices. Catwalk Junkie does not mention specifics of other production facilites and their ethical nature of work. 

Catwalk Junkie uses many natural materials such as certified organic cotton, supposedly certified by GOTS, which ensures that the sourcing and production has minimal impact on the environment. They also use conventional cotton, and wool. The brand uses synthetic and semi-synthetic materials as well such as polyester, elastane, rayon, nylon, spandex, and viscose. They use Eco-Vero viscose which is a sustainable material as compared to its conventional alternative, and recycled polyamide supposedly certified by GRS (Global Recycling Standard). 

They do not mention packaging material, nor do they provide certification numbers or proof for consumers to verify the validity of their claims. 

The brand has very few monomaterial garments, most being blends of materials which make them hard to recycle at the end of use. However, they do use recycled materials within their clothing which contributes to the circularity of the material. 

This brand is located in Amsterdam and has suppliers and manufacturers located in the Netherlands, India, and China. However, we do not know the source for many fabrics, making the true length of the chain unknown. We also aren’t told of the brand’s transportation methods within the supply chain, which is crucial to understand the brand’s emissions regardless of their chain length. 

Catwalk Junkie does use wool in their products, however provide no information regarding the ethical sourcing of this material. 

Catwalk Junkie creates feminine and strong garments for women. Their seasonless everyday essentials are timeless and high-quality to keep them in use across trends, for as long as possible. 

This brand is making many efforts at transparency, especially with their Loungewear line which provides QR codes and full traceability of the garment. That being said, it would be beneficial to have this information available before the purchase of the clothes, and have this information for all garments within the brand. They could provide more details regarding their production facilities and suppliers, transportation methods and packaging materials as well.