SeventyOne

All clothing is produced under fair working conditions and with respect for people and the environment.Only GOTS-certified factories in Turkey are used for the knitwear, where social conditions are also monitored.

The collection is designed in Belgium; for production, the brand works with manufacturers in Belgium, Romania, Turkey, China and the UK. Thanks to SeventyOne’s code of conduct, all production workshops must comply with ethical and safe working conditions. Unfortunately, there is no independent party monitoring here to confirm this. 

The materials that SeventyOne uses are unfortunately not all natural yet, but the brand already made big steps towards a more sustainable approach. For example, SeventyOne’s knitwear line consists of 100% GOTS certified cotton. The retro cardigans with buttons are made in Turkey and are available in four different colors. Thanks to its timeless design, the collection is not seasonal and is not a part of the sale racks. As a result, the brand combats overstock. 

For dresses and trousers, the brand experimented with different semi-natural materials such as Lyocell and Tencel, made from FSC-certified wood pulp. But the collection also includes skirts made of polyester.

To ensure the garments are used for as long as possible, SeventyOne offers a resale option. Do you have a retro dress in your closet that you no longer wear? Then you can bring it in to one of their boutiques or send it by post. In exchange, you will receive a voucher that you can spend at one of the four SeventyOne shops. The returned garments are resold in the resale department stores’. This way, your second-hand piece effortlessly gets a second life and you can shop with a voucher! 

SeventOne does not have an immediately short supply chain as the brand works with many different manufacturing partners in different countries. 

Most of the collection contains no animal materials, and is therefore vegan!

SeventyOne also has some leather shoes and boots in the collection. Because we do not know where this leather comes from and what the living conditions of the animals are, we cannot give a complete picture of animal welfare.

SeventyOne’s retro clothing is inspired by fashion trends from days gone by. The clothes are therefore ​‘timeless’ in that they do not follow fast-changing trends as fast-fashion chains do. The collections are also not seasonal to avoid overstock, and there are no sales promotions.

Unfortunately, not much information is known about SeventyOne’s production partners and materials. This disadvantages both the transparency score and the other sustainability themes.