50 Best Wedding Guest Dresses in 2023 (Sustainable & Eco-Friendly)

Posted byAndrea Posted onSeptember 26, 2023 Comments0

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If you’re looking for the perfect wedding guest dress, but don’t want to opt for fast fashion you’ve landed in the right place. Why buy SHEIN or Windsor, when there are so many drop dead gorgeous wedding guest dresses in the sustainable fashion realm. From ethically made elegant and modern to flowing and feminine, these wedding guest dresses will have you looking good and doing good on the big day. The eco-friendly and ethical fashion brands included in this post incorporate positive, social and ecological practices into their sourcing and operating structures and use various sustainable materials like organic cotton, linen, and recycled and deadstock fabrics. It’s 2023 and sustainability CAN be chic and stylish.

“The future of sustainable fashion is about traceability and honesty. We’re committed to bringing you along on our journey toward our goal of end-to-end certification.” – Aylin Beyce, VP of Design & Sustainability of Amour Vert

Amour Vert

Designed by women and inspired in California with zero-waste, Amour Vert makes sustainable women’s clothing with bold femininity. The sustainable fashion brand is based in San Francisco where they ethically make pieces that combines Parisian sophistication with Northern California ease. Instead of investing in trends that inevitably lead to the landfill, Amour Vert is dedicated to addressing the environmental impact of everything they design before going into production. Amour Vert is working on becoming B Corp certified.

Olive Cupro Midi Dress

Hanne Washable Silk Maxi Dress

Elma Washable Silk Dress

Cortney Cottonseed Cupro Dress

Reformation

Reformation began by selling vintage clothing out of a small Los Angeles storefront in 2009. They quickly expanded into making their own designs, with a focus on sustainability. Their feminine and wearable pieces have made them a wardrobe staple for many. Reformation makes everything from low-impact materials, rescued deadstock fabrics, and repurposed vintage clothing.

Marguerite Silk Dress

Baela Linen Dress

Genesis Silk Dress

Poppies Silk Dress

Frankie Silk Dress (Multiple Colors)

Casette Linen Dress

Juliette Dress

Nadira Dress

FARM RIO Summer Garden Ombre Lenzing™ Ecovero™ Viscose Maxi Dress

Red Coconut Tree Organic Cotton Midi Dress

Blue Full Of Flowers Organic Cotton Midi Dress

DOEN

Doen makes feminine coastal-inspired pieces reminiscent of generations past. They are passionate about upholding their responsibility to the planet and future generations by considering the environmental and social impact of every step of their supply chain and operations. Doen partners with facilities that have strong workers’ benefits and commitment and uses in-house and 3rd party audits and certifications to evaluate their manufacturing partners on their practices. An intersectional feminist approach is at the heart of everything Doen does.

Emilia Dress

Lulani Dress

Wendelin Dress

Amur

Catarina Pleated V Neck Midi Dress

Magnolia Silk Floral Cut Out Gown

GANNI

Fashion brand GANNI is famous for their quirky, colorful and just-sophisticated-enough pieces. Since 2020, Ganni has published annual sustainability reports and is committed to evolving into the most responsible version of themselves. GANNI currently has 100% traceability on Stages 1-4 of their supply chain and has published all Stages 1 and 2 suppliers with the Open Suppler Hub to drive transparency. GANNI achieved B Corp certification in 2022.

BRODERIE ANGLAISE TWO PIECE DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/broderie-anglaise-two-piece-dress-F7920.html?dwvar_F7920_color=Maize

PLEATED GEORGETTE V-NECK SMOCK MIDI DRESS

TAFFETA MIX OPEN BACK DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/taffeta-mix-open-back-dress-F7969.html?dwvar_F7969_color=Aloe

3D JACQUARD RUFFLE MIDI DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/3d-jacquard-ruffle-midi-dress-F7948.html?dwvar_F7948_color=Brilliant%20Blue

PRINTED MESH PUFF SLEEVES LONG DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/printed-mesh-puff-sleeves-long-dress-T3499.html?dwvar_T3499_color=Egret

CRINKLED SATIN MAXI STRAP DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/crinkled-satin-maxi-strap-dress-F8013.html?dwvar_F8013_color=Pale%20Khaki

PLEATED GEORGETTE SMOCK MIDI DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/pleated-georgette-smock-midi-dress-F8146.html

STRETCH SEERSUCKER SMOCK DRESS

https://www.ganni.com/en-nl/stretch-seersucker-smock-dress-F7955.html?dwvar_F7955_color=Pale%20Khaki

Faithfull The Brand

Shiva Open-Back Dress

Valenza Maxi Dress Palm Green

Lusia Maxi Dress Elka Floral

Lusia Maxi Dress Elka Floral (Exclusive)

Tropiques Maxi Dress Caramel

Vittoria Midi Dress San Benedetto Floral Print

Christy Dawn

Los Angeles-based Christy Dawn designs vintage-inspired dresses from deadstock fabrics and is committed to ethical, regenerative fashion. Every Christy Dawn piece is made by local artisans in Downtown Los Angeles, sewn with longevity in mind. The brand uses deadstock fabric as to minimize their environmental footprint, and instead of creating thousands of garments at a time, they sew a limited number of pieces.

The Helina Dress

The Helina Dress | Ocean Silk

The Nicks Dress

The Nicks Dress | Hibiscus Blues

The Kassandra Dress

The Kassandra Dress | Bora Bloom

Hope For Flowers

Hope for Flowers is sustainable clothing brand, created by fashion designer Tracy Reese. This slow fashion clothing company uses organic cotton and organic linen along with Tencel Lyocell and Modal. Hope For Flowers exemplifies Tracy Reese’s signature silhouettes and love of color and pattern.

Flared Slip

Off Shoulder Dress

Cascade Dress

LOUDBODIES

LOUDBODIES is an ethical, inclusive and sustainable fashion brand on a mission to make ethically produced sustainable clothing of all sizes available to people everywhere.

“ILINCA” DRESS RED ORGANIC COTTON

“Ilinca” Dress Red Organic Cotton

“YAA” DRESS FLORAL TENCEL

“Yaa” Dress Floral Tencel

Ana Slip Dress

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“IDA” WRAP DRESS LAVENDER ECOVERO

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Pre-Loved Wedding Guest Dresses

Many progressive fashion brands are now offering pre-loved stores on their website with gently used pieces from their line. We found some stunning pieces that look as good as new. By shopping full circle we can reduce our collective carbon footprint and minimize waste.