Our Story + Who We Are

Blue Urbane is a women owned and founded online sustainable fashion boutique based in New York City that includes a curated collection of ethically made and eco-friendly products.

Our mission is summed up in our core values:

  • Carry sustainable, eco-friendly clothing and accessories.
  • Support female designers and artisans.
  • Donate part of our proceeds to providing solar energy to developing communities around the world.
  • Commit to eco-friendly packaging.

Renew your fashion, renew the world. 

We believe in style with positive intention. Every order placed goes towards helping women makers and bettering the planet.

We choose designers and artisans that also believe strongly in our core values. We do extensive research before we bring in a new designer or partner. Some of the ways they carry out our mission are below:

  • Garments are produced ethically and in small batch to minimize waste
  • Use recycled packaging materials
  • Produce clothing from deadstock and upcycled fabrics, and other eco-friendly fabrics such as linen, organic cotton, Lyocell Tencel, and others
  • Pay garment workers fair wages and provide other benefits like meals and education
  • Commit to fair trade 
  • Create jewelry in small batches and handmade
  • Cruelty-free and vegan production of handbags and accessories 
  • Use sustainable and upcycled materials for jewelry
  • Use environmentally friendly dyes and avoid toxic chemicals 

DEFINITION OF URBANE
ur·​bane | \ ˌər-ˈbān \
notably polished in manner. reflecting elegance, sophistication especially in expression.

DEFINITION OF BLUE URBANE
notably polished in manner while working towards a more sustainable world.

WHAT IS "SUSTAINABLE FASHION"? 

For more on sustainability and ethical fashion, click here.

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOLAR ENERGY

To learn more about our efforts to support solar energy, click here.