Winterluxe
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Melbourne label selling thermal tights and winter activewear.
Winterluxe makes its thermal tights and winter activewear 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.
Best available in activewear. No brand in this category is Good yet, and Winterluxe is the strongest we've rated: no serious red flags, and paying or working towards a living wage. How we pick
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 5 of 6 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 5 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 listFully certified by Ethical Clothing Australia, which holds and audits the list of workshops. Winterluxe doesn't publish its own.
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
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 Winterluxe'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.
Activewear: On Track, the same as Winterluxe overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
- A product made without cotton: Good
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
Winterluxe is fully certified by Ethical Clothing Australia, which holds and audits its list of workshops.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
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.
Research notes Winterluxe tights are designed and made in Melbourne, and Ethical Clothing Australia lists 100% of its products as Australian made and accredited, which means its local cut, make and trim supply chain is audited each year to check workers and outworkers get award wages and entitlements. The brand does not name the workshops that sew its products, publish wage figures beyond award compliance, or say how many people it employs; it appears to be a very small business.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Certified | Listed in Ethical Clothing Australia's current brand directory with 100% of products made in Australia and accredited. View |
| B Corp directory | Not listed | No B Corp certification is claimed by the brand. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour allegations against Winterluxe appear in news or NGO reporting. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Ethical Clothing Australia: Winterluxe · search the archive · Currently listed in the ECA brand directory (sitemap of 57 brands, October 2026); 100% of products made in Australia and ECA accredited; designed and produced locally in Melbourne; thermal tights and winter fashion.
- Australian Business Register: ABN 99 159 300 464 · search the archive · Business name Winterluxe (registered 2018) held by Sample Room (VIC) Pty Ltd, an active private company in Collingwood VIC 3066, which also holds the name Pattern Room (Aust).
- BDO Ready for Growth: Pattern Room case study · search the archive · Julia Van Der Sommen founded Pattern Room, a sportswear pattern business, in 2018.
Published by Winterluxe or its owner
- Winterluxe: Ethically Accredited · search the archive · ECA maps its Australian cut, make and trim supply chain with annual third-party compliance audits; fabrics locally sourced and manufactured; no manufacturer named and no wage figures.
- Winterluxe: About Us · search the archive · Designed by Julia Van Der Sommen; designed and produced locally in Melbourne and certified by Ethical Clothing Australia; thermal tights in several lengths with limited prints.
- Winterluxe: home page · search the archive · Store active in 2026; Australian made, ethically accredited; free shipping within Australia.
Company details
- Owned by
- Sample Room (VIC) Pty Ltd
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Winterluxe ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/winterluxe, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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