Off-White
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Milan luxury streetwear label founded by Virgil Abloh.
We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.
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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 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.
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 rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where 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, leather, natural rubber and silk) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton and leather
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Off-White'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.
T-shirts, Hoodies & sweatshirts, Jeans, Jackets & coats, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Sneakers, Boots, Bags & backpacks: Lacks transparency, the same as Off-White overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From product labels; Off-White doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- 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.
- Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses natural rubber and silk in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Off-White publishes no supplier list, modern slavery statement, audit results or living wage commitment, and its website has no supply chain information. Production countries are not disclosed; product labels show sneakers made in Italy and T-shirts made in Portugal, but no shares are known. Since Bluestar Alliance bought the brand from LVMH in 2024, no supply chain disclosure has been published. Its Italian unit was asked for records in Milan's 2025 subcontracting probe; no outcome has been reported. It is not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Problem found | Off-White Operating was among 13 luxury firms asked by Milan prosecutors in December 2025 for audit and governance records in a probe into exploitation at subcontractors. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Off-White is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report (not found on ethical.org.au, checked November 2026). View |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- In December 2025 Milan prosecutors alleged heavy exploitation of Chinese migrant workers at workshops in the supply chains of 13 luxury firms, including Off-White Operating, and asked them for audit records; Off-White was not placed under investigation and no finding has been made (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 2025). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Luxury fashion firms asked for documents as part of Italian labor abuse probe (BHRRC) · search the archive · Dec 2025: Off-White Operating among 13 firms asked for records; only Tod's under investigation
- Italy investigation finds heavy exploitation of Chinese workers at subcontractors of 13 luxury brands (BHRRC) · search the archive · Prosecutors allege heavy exploitation in supply chains of named firms incl. Off-White Operating; no brand comment
- Off-White - Good On You directory · search the archive · People rated Very Poor (Jan 2024); final production not fully disclosed; uses leather, wool, down, silk
- Bluestar Alliance acquires Off-White from LVMH (Just Style) · search the archive · LVMH sold Off-White to New York brand manager Bluestar Alliance in October 2024
- Off-White Out Of Office sneakers (L'Esthete) · search the archive · Out Of Office sneakers made in Italy; calf leather and suede upper, rubber sole
- Off-White T-shirt (Italist) · search the archive · Off-White T-shirt made in Portugal, 100% cotton
Published by Off-White or its owner
- Off-White official Australian site · search the archive · Men's, women's and kids' ranges, sneakers and bags; no supply chain or sustainability pages
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Off-White ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/off-white, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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