6 Best Vegan T-Shirt Brands You Need to Know About
Are you a vegan? Or perhaps you’re looking to buy a t-shirt from one of the best vegan t-shirt brands as a gift?
I mostly buy clothes for myself and my children secondhand so when I decide to purchase a t-shirt I always ensure that the brand I’m buying from is a sustainable and ethical brand.
In this post I’ll go through some of the best vegan t-shirt brands so you can find an amazing vegan t-shirt yourself!
Why We Should Choose Vegan T-Shirts
You might be wondering why choose vegan t-shirts when you’re shopping? I’ve touched on this a little but as veganism is a lifestyle choice, vegans will generally be more conscious of the materials that are used in their clothing and sometimes (like myself) they will also prefer to support sustainable and ethical brands where possible too.
The main reason why we should choose vegan t-shirts when shopping is to avoid the harmful practices which happen to animals for the fabrics that are used for clothing. Often vegan t-shirts will also include a slogan which is a great way to spread the vegan message and get people talking.
Some of the materials that vegans avoid are as follows:
- Fur
- Silk
- Wool
- Reptile Skin
- Mohair
- Down
- Leather
In terms of t-shirts, most t-shirts in general will be made from cotton or polyester and sometimes a mix. I’ve written a post talking about the most sustainable and unsustainable fabrics, however I’ll just summarise here.
Although cotton is a natural material, it’s very water intensive and it takes 2700 litres of water to make one t-shirt. It also takes a lot of pesticides when grown, these pesticides get released into the air and cause issues for humans and the wildlife in the surrounding areas.
Another thing to consider with ordinary cotton t-shirts, is that often the t-shirts are dyed using quite harmful chemicals as well.
Polyester has been used for fast fashion for many years now. Polyester is a manmade fabric, made from petroleum and therefore is basically a form of plastic. The process to make Polyester and Nylon fabric is harmful for the environment.
It is worth avoiding these fabrics, if you can and try to pick Organic Cotton, Hemp and other vegan fabrics instead.
Blue Panda
Blue Panda is Dorset company, they are committed to sustainability and every t-shirt is made to order to reduce the waste that usually comes with fashion. They have a really nice selection and some of the design are quite unique as well.
What I Like About Them
- Printed in Dorset
- Printed using water based inks
- Organic Cotton
- For every t-shirt bought they plant a tree
- Recyclable packaging
Red Bubble
Although Red Bubble doesn’t only sell vegan t-shirts, I wanted to mention them in this post because they have a lot of choice once you search vegan. This website is quite cool because it’s made for artists open their shop and upload their designs, Red Bubble then arranges the printing onto t-shirts, stickers, phone cases and more.
What I Like About Them
- Women and mens t-shirts
- Print on demand
- Carbon neutral
- Very unique designs from artists
Reverse Conscious Clothing
Reverse Conscious Clothing is a family run business, they already had experience decorating clothing and after making some change during lockdown to a healthier and plant based lifestyle – they decided to create Reverse with the planet in mind.
What I Like About Them
- They plant a tree for evey product bought
- Sustainability transcript on website
- Free UK delivery
- Womens and mens
- Organic Cotton
Vegan Me
There’s not a huge amount of information on this brand on their website, however they’re a London based company with a few different vegan t-shirts and hoodies available for women and men.
The prices are quite reasonable for organic cotton t-shirts as well. Although they don’t have the biggest collection, there are a few designs to choose from.
What I Like About Them
- Every purchase helps animals
- Zero waste production and recycling
- London based
- Organic Cotton
- Eco friendly ink
- Womens and mens
Vegan Outfitters
Vegan Outfitters is one of the best vegan t-shirt brands in the UK, their t-shirts are beautiful. They are zero waste and come in plastic free packaging.
They are also ethically made so not made in sweatshops and they only use water based ink.
What I Like About Them
- Ethically made
- Great selection
- Womens, mens and kids collections
- 10% of profits donated to animal sancturies
- Plastic free packaging
- Printed in the UK with water based ink
Viva La Vegan
Viva La Vegan is another 100% vegan UK t-shirt brand. This brand was created by Jay and Luke and they have a great selection of vegan t-shirts for women, men and children.
What I Like About Them
- Organic Cotton
- Womens, mens and children
- Recycled and recylable packaging
- Ethically Fairwear Foundation
- Printed with water based inks
I hope these 8 best vegan t-shirt brands have given you some ideas for some beautiful vegan t-shirts that you can buy for yourself or even as a gift.
Tony’s Chocolonely
One of my favourite sustainable and ethical brands of chocolate because of their commitment to slave free chocolate.
Klean Kanteen
My favourite reusable water bottle is Klean Kanteen and I use these bottles for my children too. They’re strong, solid and leakproof which is essential for families.
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Damaris Russell
Damaris is a blogger for Rainbow Vegans Rock. She's been vegan since 2016 and shares beginner friendly sustainable tips and the vegan lifestyle. She loves plants but has a tendency to over-water them!
