15 American Made Clothing Brands For Women And Men – The Good Trade

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Did you know there are a lot of sustainable fashion brands making clothing right here in the USA? These American clothing brands design and manufacture some of our favorite wardrobe essentials—like perfectly fitting denim and breezy summer dresses—right here, in our very own backyard!

When we invest in high-quality staples, we consume less and live more simply, which is why we like to invest in pieces from these companies keeping it stateside. If you’re looking for jean jackets and bottoms, check out the best USA-made denim brands!

1. American Giant

Based In | San Francisco, CA
Best For | Adult sweatshirts
Product Range | Adult hoodies, tops, bottoms, dresses, loungewear, accessories
Price Range | $40–$348

Often referred to as the company that made “the greatest hoodie ever,” American Giant believes in exceptional quality materials and customer service. The brand stays away from traditional marketing methods like billboards and the appeal of brick-and-mortar stores. It instead invests in selling directly to American consumers and providing them with outstanding service. With cotton grown and sewn in the Carolinas, relentless attention to detail, top-of-the-line fabrics, and custom hardware, you’ll feel super comfy and proud to wear one of these sweatshirts.

2. MATE the Label

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Loungewear sets
Product Range | Women, men, & children’s apparel, loungewear, activewear, sleepwear, sets
Price | $32–$238

MATE the Label is clean from seed to skin, 100 percent of the time. Made sustainably in Los Angeles, the brand only uses nontoxic, natural, and organic materials like organic cotton and linen. With cozy essentials, seasonal colors, kids’ and extended sizing, and build-your-own sets, there’s truly something for everyone. (And when you’re done, MATE has a take-back program!) All locally made, within 15 miles of its LA office.

3. Hackwith Design House

Based In | St. Paul, MN
Best For | Made-to-order staples
Product Range | Adult tops, bottoms, outerwear, swimwear, inclusive sizing, secondhand shop
Price Range | $30–$330

Looking for apparel that’s both comfortable and stylish can be tough, and finding unique designs is even tougher. That’s where Minnesota-based Hackwith Design House comes in. This apparel line includes basics, swim, and inclusive-size pieces. Plus, every week, the brand releases a limited edition piece available for only a short time and boasts a secondhand shop with sample sizes and returns. If you’re looking for staple pieces that no one else will have, Hackwith Design House is for you!

4. Todd Shelton

Based In | East Rutherford, NJ
Best For | Men’s casual wear
Product Range | Men’s denim, pants, shorts, tees, sweatshirts
Price Range | $105–$265

All of Todd Shelton‘s apparel is crafted in a New Jersey factory by fairly paid tailors. The brand uses a made-to-order business model, producing as-needed with little waste. And the classic, casual pieces are then sold directly to customers online, not in stores. By skipping the wholesale process, Todd Shelton offers customers individual attention and creates long-term relationships with returning customers. The clothes use natural, biodegradable fibers, and are designed for longevity and high-frequency wear.

5. LACAUSA

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Women’s casual wear & activewear
Product Range | Women’s apparel, loungewear, activewear, secondhand shop
Price | $40–$176

La causa is Spanish for “the cause,” which is fitting for this clothing brand that prioritizes both a low-waste design process and initiatives to give back to human and environmental rights organizations. While a small percentage of LACAUSA’s goods are crafted in Mexico, a whopping 95 percent of its fabrics are made in Los Angeles. It makes California-inspired garments from jumpsuits to jackets and even has a secondhand shop so you can get your sustainable favorites at discounted prices.

6. Gamine Workwear

Based In | Tiverton, RI
Best For | Women’s outdoor workwear
Product Range | Women’s workshirts, thermals, dungarees, shorts, smocks, bibs
Price Range | $40–$500

Gamine Workwear celebrates women who work outdoors and with their hands. The pieces are made with 100 percent natural textiles by seamstresses in Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, and they are produced in small batches so the brand can eliminate excess waste. And just as founder Taylor Johnston did in 2014 when the company launched, the materials and patterns are then field-tested in the garden. Designed with form and function in mind, Gamine Workwear denim gets better with each wear.

7. Sugar Candy Mountain

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Flowy, one-of-a-kind staples
Product Range | Women’s tops, bottoms, dresses, jumpsuits, outerwear
Price | $120–$260

A confluence of comfort, beauty, and community, Sugar Candy Mountain is one of our favorite brands producing American-made apparel. With a shop set up right in Los Angeles, this socially conscious fashion company is not only passionate about minimizing its footprint on the environment but also about creating timeless, one-of-a-kind pieces. Using natural materials, French seams (to preserve the life of the garment), and recycled packaging materials, Sugar Candy Mountain is the place to find a casual couture staple for your wardrobe.

8. Avocado

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Adult casual wear
Product Range | Apparel, loungewear, pajamas
Price | $48–$275 

Not only is Avocado’s’ apparel stitched in LA (though its super-soft alpaca fiber is sourced from a regenerative farm in Peru), the team also gives back to residents of LA and New York through its partnerships with the nonprofits Food Forward and City Harvest. Every purchase from the certified B Corp feeds a person in need. Launched by natural bedding company Avocado, the brand now makes comfy casual wear, like pajama and sweat-sets, tees and tanks, and cardigans and joggers—all from natural, biodegradable, and renewable fabrics, and with nontoxic dyes.

9. American Trench

Based In | Ardmore, PA
Best For | Outerwear
Product Range | Adult tops, bottoms, outerwear, accessories, swimwear
Price | $11–$849

American Trench‘s staple trenchcoat is handmade in a family-owned New Jersey factory using cotton from North Carolina. And the success of that weather-proof jacket is what allowed the company to venture into accessories and more, like cashmere hats made in Texas and socks knitted in Pennsylvania. American Trench builds its brand with people from different places, and that’s the same reason it loves the US.

10. Emerson Fry

Based In | New Hampshire
Best For | Minimalist capsule wardrobe pieces
Product Range | Women’s tops, bottoms, dresses, jackets & cardigans
Price Range | $48–$288

As a family-run company, Emerson Fry is not only committed to making gorgeous, timeless wardrobe staples, but also to creating jobs and supporting positive social, cultural, and environmental shifts. Each week, the brand focuses on producing micro-batches of new and existing products, and crafts the garments in the USA using heritage techniques from around the world. We love the modern minimalist aesthetic, as well as the one-of-a-kind limited edition pieces.

11. Two Days Off

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Cotton & linen staples
Product Range | Women’s dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear, accessories
Price Range | $14–$185

Two Days Off is a woman-owned and operated brand in Los Angeles, CA, making gorgeous pieces like linen skirts and cotton gingham dresses all in small batches. This climate-neutral certified brand has offset 100 percent of its carbon emissions since its inception—an impressive feat. If you’re building a capsule wardrobe, definitely check out this brand’s thoughtful and intentional designs, from XS to 4X.

12. Big Bud Press

Based In | Los Angeles, CA
Best For | Size-inclusive gender-neutral basics
Product Range | Unisex tops, bottoms, jumpsuits, bags
Price Range | $9–$225

Big Bud Press ideates and creates every piece it makes in sunny LA (say that five times fast!). And its responsibly made apparel is impressive—there are dozens of unisex styles in almost every color you can imagine, made from locally sourced fabrics, recycled acrylic yarns, and low impact dyes. And size-inclusivity is big too, with options ranging from XXS through 7X. We personally keep the Big Bud Jumpsuit on rotation week after week.

13. Loup

Based In | Hudson, NY
Best For | Women’s work-friendly attire
Product Range | Women’s tops, bottoms, dresses, jumpsuits, outerwear
Price Range | $68–$231

Loup effortlessly blends Parisian inspiration and the NYC work ethic into a fashion-forward womenswear brand. Its vintage style fits are made locally in New York state from start to finish using sustainable fabrics whenever possible. Loup focuses on fit for all body types, especially curvy ones from pear shape to hourglass. This is one of our go-to brands for transitioning our WFH wardrobe to the office once again.

14. Carhartt

Based In | Dearborn, MI
Best For | Outdoor gear and workwear
Product Range | Adult and children’s apparel, footwear, accessories, PPE
Price Range | $4–$329

Family owned Carhartt is synonymous with durable, outdoor workwear. The brand produceshigh quality gear that protects and outfits physical laborers and outdoor sportspeople in facilities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mexico, and Amsterdam. While their products are considered top-of-the-line by a loyal customer base, it’s worth noting that the brand has yet to make any meaningful efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, or textile waste.

15. Aliya Wanek

Based In | Bay Area, CA
Best For | Colorful women’s basics
Product Range | Women’s sweatshirts, tops, bottoms, dresses, jackets
Price Range | $90–$285

Aliya Wanek, the eponymous founder behind the label, launched the brand in 2016 out of the Bay Area. She still personally sews many garments herself or works with two local factories nearby to produce and dye its line of comfy and colorful basics up to 3X. Many of the pieces are made with a hemp and organic cotton blend, so they’re extremely sustainable too. We’ll take one of each sweatshirt, please!

Featured Image from Loup