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Auguste the Label

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Clothing & footwear

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Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Byron Bay womenswear label selling vintage-inspired dresses and tops.

We couldn't confirm where Auguste the Label makes most of its products.

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Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
  • It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
  • Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 1 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
  • Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
  • Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
  • Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and silk) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

Red flags 2

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Hidden supply chain, probably mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Auguste the Label makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China30%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Bangladesh20%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Vietnam15%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
India10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Cambodia8%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Türkiye7%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
Indonesia5%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Pakistan5%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Uses recycled metals or fibres
  • Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
  • Uses silk in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Auguste the Label does not say which countries its clothing is made in, so no production countries can be shown: it says only that it works with 'trusted makers around the world', its product pages give no country of origin, and retailers list items as 'Imported'. It publishes no supplier list, audit results, wage information or modern slavery statement, and is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report. It says about 80% of its cotton is organic and uses recycled ECONYL nylon, RWS wool and Tencel, with a few cotton-silk lines. No labour abuses linked to the brand have been reported.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot listedAuguste the Label is not graded in the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot coveredNo modern slavery statement from Auguste the Label was found on the Australian register; the business is likely below the A$100m reporting threshold. View
Ethical Clothing AustraliaNot listedNot among the 57 brands in Ethical Clothing Australia's accredited brand directory. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Ethical Clothing Australia brand directory (sitemap) · search the archive · Auguste is not among the 57 listed accredited brands
  2. Auguste the Label - The Green Hub · search the archive · Says it works with 'trusted makers around the world' without naming countries or factories
  3. Auguste the Label gingham panelled maxi dress (Urban Outfitters) · search the archive · Rayon dress listed only as 'Imported', with no country of origin
  4. Auguste the Label (Retailbiz) · search the archive · Founded by designer and director Ebony Eagles in 2015 while living in Bali; stores in Byron Bay and Brisbane

Published by Auguste the Label or its owner

  1. Auguste the Label - Ethics · search the archive · About 80% of its cotton is organic; ECONYL recycled Italian nylon; 70/30 cotton-silk blend; no factory, country or wage information
  2. Auguste the Label online store product data · search the archive · Sampled products (organic cotton tees, Tencel, viscose, RWS wool/recycled nylon knit) carry no country of manufacture

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Auguste the Label ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/auguste, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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