Imagewear
Good. Shows the people who make its products are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources
South Australian maker of school and corporate uniforms and ties.
Imagewear makes its school and corporate uniforms and neckties in its own factories in Australia, and carries the Australian Made label.
Also worth knowing
Ethical Clothing Australia checks that every worker in its Australian supply chain is paid award wages and entitlements.
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Why it's graded Good
- Met: Meets all 6 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
| Star | Awarded for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pays above a living wage | Not earned | |
| Gives workers a real voice | Not earned | |
| Open supply chain | Not earned | |
| Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities | Not earned |
3 stars for the first way it goes above and beyond, and one more for each further way, up to 6. About stars
Good requirements 6 of 6
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: award wages independently checked (Ethical Clothing Australia)
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton
Red flags 0
None found.
Accreditations 2
- Ethical Clothing AustraliaCounts as proof of a living wage for products made in Australia, because it checks workers get the legal pay rates for their job, and in Australia those are about a living wage.
- Australian MadeCounts as made in Australia for the final stage. For Good, the brand also needs to show where its materials and parts are made.
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Imagewear's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Workwear, Shirts, Kids' clothes, Jackets & coats, T-shirts, Hats: Good, the same as Imagewear overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
- A product made with cotton: On Track
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
From Imagewear's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Owns or runs its own production
Research notes Imagewear is accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which checks that workers in its Australian supply chain receive award wages and entitlements. ECA's listing says 100% of its products are made in Australia, and the company says all manufacturing and decoration is done at its own Brompton factory. Its online catalogue also shows garments from other uniform brands such as Syzmik, whose country of manufacture is not stated and which ECA accreditation does not cover. No modern slavery statement or staff numbers are published.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Certified | Listed as accredited in Ethical Clothing Australia's current directory, with 100% of products made in Australia. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Ethical Clothing Australia: Imagewear · search the archive · Accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia; 100% of products made in Australia; factory in Brompton SA; family-run Adelaide tailor since 1960; only necktie manufacturer in South Australia.
- Ethical Clothing Australia brand sitemap · search the archive · Imagewear is one of 56 brands in ECA's current directory (lastmod 1 November 2026).
Published by Imagewear or its owner
- Imagewear home page · search the archive · Trading name of Rembrandt Ties Pty Ltd, 59 Torrens Rd, Brompton SA; all manufacturing and decoration on-site; 100% South Australian owned; ECA member; catalogue shows supplier brand logos such as Syzmik, Roly and Van Heusen.
- Imagewear: About us · search the archive · Started 1960 as an Adelaide family tailor specialising in neckties; acquired the Imagewear brand in November 2018; ethically certified Brompton factory.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Imagewear ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/imagewear, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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