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.

1Bianca SpenderMissing: where its earlier stages happen and a named supplier list · Clothing & footwearSydney-made women's designer fashionPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close. Best available: Suits & tailoringOn TrackPartly verified2MandatoryMissing: where its earlier stages happen and traced raw materials · Clothing & footwearWellington-made menswear and suitingPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close. Best available: Suits & tailoringOn TrackPartly verified3SuitsupplyMissing: living wage proof and traced raw materials · Clothing & footwearMen's and women's suitsPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackVerified4GANTMissing: living wage proof and worker rights protections · Clothing & footwearPreppy shirts, knitwear and casualwearPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackPartly verified5Crane BrothersNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMade-to-measure suits and menswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6Pini ParmaNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearItalian-made menswear and suitsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7Carla ZampattiNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearWomen's designer fashionPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8Perri CuttenNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearWomen's tailoring and fashionPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9ZegnaForced labour link, last recorded in 2019 · Clothing & footwearLuxury menswear, tailoring and fabricsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10Oliver SpencerNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMenswear suits, coats and shirtsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11Thom BrowneNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearLuxury tailoring, knitwear and sportswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12Tom FordNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearLuxury tailoring, ready-to-wear and accessoriesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified13FaçonnableNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearFrench Riviera premium menswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified14Hackett LondonNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearBritish men's tailoring and casualwearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified15MJ BaleNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's suits and tailoringPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified16P.JohnsonNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMade-to-measure suits and menswearPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified17CalibreNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's tailoring, casualwear and shoesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified18HobbsNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearPremium womenswear, tailoring and shoesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified19Massimo DuttiNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearPremium high-street clothing and accessoriesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20PolitixNo living wage evidence · Clothing & footwearMen's suits, shirts and shoesPublishes 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