Labour Lens

Suits & tailoring: 51 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

773 brands rated so far in Clothing & footwear. Broad coverage of the global clothing, footwear and accessories brands you're likely to come across, from big chains to small labels, with many Australian brands. Read the Clothing & footwear guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

Best available in Suits & tailoring

Bianca Spender and Mandatory are the strongest of 51 suits & tailoring brands rated. None is Good yet, but these have no serious red flags and are working towards a living wage or paying one.

21ReissNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearPremium womenswear and menswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified22SABANo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's and women's premium fashionPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified23Scanlan TheodoreNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearLuxury womenswear and tailoringPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified24SportscraftNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's and women's classic fashionPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified25TheoryNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearContemporary tailoring and fashionPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified26Banana RepublicNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearElevated workwear and casual clothingPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified27Brooks BrothersNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearClassic American tailoring and shirtsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified28Charles TyrwhittNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearShirts, suits and menswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified29GazmanNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's casual and smart clothingPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified30Hugo BossForced labour, last recorded in 2017 · Clothing & footwearPremium menswear and womenswear apparelPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified31Karen MillenNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearPremium women's fashion and tailoringPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified32Ted BakerNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearBritish fashion, tailoring and accessoriesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified33David LawrenceNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearWomen's fashion and workwear labelPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified34Jacqui ENo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearWomen's fashion and workwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified35PortmansNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearWomen's fashion and workwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified36SELECTEDNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's and women's smart casualwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified37TarocashNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's suits, shirts and casualwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified38BrooksfieldNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's shirts, tailoring and knitwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified39ConnorNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's casual and smart clothingPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified40CortefielNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearSmart-casual clothing for men and womenPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported