Everything the scan holds on this record, grouped by subject. Blue bars show how much information is held; they are not positive or negative scores. Fields with nothing behind them are counted, not listed.
Features
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Feature 1
Boyish Jeans makes its vegan denim from OCS 100 certified organic cotton, Tencel Lyocell, recycled cotton and GRS-certified recycled fabrics, with Tencel x Refibra Lyocell woven in and absolutely zero leather or animal products used. According to Boyish, Tencel uses just a fifth of the land and a tenth of the water to produce compared to traditional cotton.
Feature 2
Most Boyish Jeans production sits in Turkey, where the cotton is sourced from Izmir, the mills run in Adana and the jeans are sewn in Istanbul, while the Tencel yarns come from a nearby manufacturer in Austria. Suppliers of these Boyish denim pieces must sign a Code of Conduct, factories pay average wages over the minimum wage through the Lowest Wage Challenge, and Intertek carries out third-party audits up and down the supply chain, with each style designed in Los Angeles.
Feature 3
Sustainability runs deeper into the Boyish Jeans fabric through Refibra, which is biodegradable, alongside reduced indigo from DyStar with about 80 percent less sulphates and natural plant-based dyes. Buttons, rivets and other hardware on Boyish denim are made from recycled metal.
Materials and composition
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H3 Q8: Materials (adapts to brand: 100% cotton? / where is the linen from? / hemp?)
What is Boyish Jeans denim made of?
Plant fibre %
37.1
Animal fibre %
2.1
Fibre Breakdown
26 (39.4%) 100% plant fibre (organic cotton, linen, hemp) | 21 (31.8%) semi-synthetic (viscose, modal, Tencel, bamboo) | 1 (1.5%) animal fibre (wool, silk, down) | 18 (27.3%) no stated composition
Fibre Breakdown (table)
FibreStyles%Measure100% plant fibre (organic cotton, linen, hemp)2639.4%Naturalsemi-synthetic (viscose, modal, Tencel, bamboo)2131.8%Semi-syntheticanimal fibre (wool, silk, down)11.5%Animalno stated composition1827.3%Unclear
Other materials: origin
TENCEL yarns produced by Lenzing in Austria; cutting scraps returned from Istanbul to Adana for recycling
Products with a fibre list
3
Products with no fibre list
63
Incomplete composition explanation
No incomplete percentage compositions were recorded.
Plant fibre percent
54.2
Key facts plant materials
Cotton, Hemp, Cotton Denim
Key facts animal materials
Leather
Key facts chemical materials
Lyocell, Tencel
Key facts organic materials
Organic Cotton, Organic Hemp
Key facts synthetic materials
Elastane
Materials used
Cotton, Hemp, Denim
Scan result
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Scan note (above product table)
NOT ASSESSED from saved CSV: 48 of 66 in-scope rows classified (72.7% coverage); possible fully plant-SKU range 39.4-66.7% can change the score band. No score is published.
Score (1-5)
1
Score label
Low verified plant evidence
Total styles scanned
70
Last scanned
2026-08-04
Score CSS class
htt-score-1
Supply-chain summary
Boyish Jeans discloses a clear, largely traceable denim chain: organic cotton grown in Izmir, Turkey, milled in Adana (partners named as Bossa and Strom Denim), sewn in a factory in Istanbul, with TENCEL Lyocell fibre from Lenzing in Austria. It uses a Retraced-powered plugin to show the production chain for selected partners, holds numerous certifications (OCS, GOTS, GRS, OEKO-TEX, Climate Neutral, PETA-Vegan) and says it visits its factories and cotton farms annually with third-party audits. Disclosure is strong but covers a selected set of named partners rather than a complete supplier list.
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)
4
Full catalogue scan?
no
Publication status
not_assessed
Method version
Throne Standard direct CSV recalculation 2026.09
Worst-case complete result (%)
39.4
Best-case complete result (%)
66.7
Sustainability score
1
Key findings
Materials: Cotton, Hemp, Denim
Made in: Boyish Jeans garments are designed in Los Angeles and manufactured in Turkey, with production regionally concentrated: organic cotton is sourced from the Izmir region, milling/laundering is done in Adana, and cutting and sewing take place in Istanbul (per the brand's own sustainability page)
Certifications: Boyish Jeans states its mills and laundries are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, and that it uses OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GRS (Global Recycled Standard, third-party certified), OCS 100 (Organic Content Standard), and FSC-certified Tencel inputs; its jeans are PETA-Approved Vegan / cruelty-free
Score status
verified
SKU scan date
2026-07-11
Health and safety
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H3 Q6: Is [Brand] non-toxic / PFAS-free?
Is Boyish Jeans non-toxic and safe for skin?
Certification
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H3 Q7: Is [Brand] GOTS / certified?
Is Boyish Jeans certified?
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Boyish Jeans denim is verified for textile safety through OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
Other Certifications
Boyish Jeans is also PETA-Approved cruelty-free, uses GRS-certified recycled fabrics under the Global Recycled Standard, and sources FSC certified eucalyptus trees for its Tencel.
Cotton: type / certification
OCS/GOTS-certified organic cotton plus GRS-certified recycled cotton/fabrics
Factory certifications
OCS organic, GOTS organic cotton, GRS recycled, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Organic 100, Climate Neutral Certified, PETA-approved Vegan
Key facts certifications
Boyish Jeans states its mills and laundries are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, and that it uses OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GRS (Global Recycled Standard, third-party certified), OCS 100 (Organic Content Standard), and FSC-certified Tencel inputs; its jeans are PETA-Approved Vegan / cruelty-free.
Sourcing and supply chain
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Overall: where this info comes from
Traceability level
Cotton: country of origin
Wool: origin + farm + mulesing status
Polyester: virgin or recycled + source
Ownership and legal entity
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Owner
Jordan Nodarse is the owner of Boyish Jeans.
Identity
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Brand name
Boyish Jeans
H3 Q1: Is [Brand] sustainable / ethical?
Is Boyish Jeans sustainable and ethical?
Answer 1
DOCUMENTED (third-party / verifiable): Boyish Jeans holds GOTS-certified mills/laundries, GRS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, OCS 100, PETA-Approved Vegan status, and Climate Neutral certification; part of its supply chain is covered by SEDEX SMETA audits, and it uses third-party auditors (Intertek, Control Union). The independent rating platform Good On You rates it "Great" overall (Planet 5/5, People 4/
H3 Q2: Where is [Brand] made?
Where is Boyish Jeans made?
Answer 2
Boyish Jeans garments are designed in Los Angeles and manufactured in Turkey, with production regionally concentrated: organic cotton is sourced from the Izmir region, milling/laundering is done in Adana, and cutting and sewing take place in Istanbul (per the brand's own sustainability page). Tencel/lyocell yarn is sourced from a manufacturer in Austria. The brand states it uses "regionally close production" to reduce transport emissions.
H3 Q3: Who owns [Brand]?
Who owns Boyish Jeans?
Answer 3
Boyish Jeans was founded in 2018 by California native Jordan Nodarse, a denim designer who previously co-founded GRLFRND Denim (with Revolve) and worked in denim design for Reformation, among other labels. The brand is designed in Los Angeles. Its legal operating entity is "11345737 Canada Inc" per the boyish.com website footer. No credible evidence indicates it is owned by a larger publicly known parent/conglomerate; it presents as an independent brand operated through that Canadian corporate entity. The identity of any additional owners/investors beyond founder Jordan Nodarse is Not publicly documented.
H3 Q4: Is [Brand] legit / worth it?
Is Boyish Jeans legit and worth it?
Answer 4
Boyish Jeans is a real, currently-trading business as of July 2026. Its e-commerce site (boyish.com) is live and shoppable with current features (New Arrivals, Back In Stock, Klarna checkout), and the brand is stocked by third-party retailers including Farfetch and multiple boutiques, with an active LinkedIn company page. It is the women's/denim clothing brand founded by Jordan Nodarse, distinct from any similarly named entities in other industries.
H3 Q5: Is [Brand] fast fashion?
Is Boyish Jeans fast fashion?
Answer 5
Boyish Jeans is positioned as a slow/sustainable, small-batch denim brand rather than fast fashion. It focuses on a single core category (denim and related apparel), emphasises small production runs to track its factories (per eco-stylist), uses recycled and lower-impact materials, and markets vintage-inspired styles designed for longevity rather than rapid trend churn. It is not a high-volume, rapid-turnover fast-fashion label.
Answer 6
Certifications: Boyish Jeans states its mills and laundries are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, and that it uses OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GRS (Global Recycled Standard, third-party certified), OCS 100 (Organic Content Standard), and FSC-certified Tencel inputs; its jeans are PETA-Approved Vegan / cruelty-free. It achieved Climate Neutral certification (reported since 2019) and participates in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Jeans Redesign project, the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero, and the Lowest Wage Challenge. NOTE ON B CORP: Good On You's directory lists "BCorp" among Boyish's certifications, but this is NOT corroborated by the brand's own sustainability page or by eco-stylist, so the B Corp claim is unverified and should not be published as fact. Individual certificate numbers/certifiers per product are Not publicly documented, though the brand names Intertek and Control Union as third-party auditors..
Answer 7
Boyish Jeans holds the following certifications: Boyish Jeans states its mills and laundries are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified, and that it uses OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GRS (Global Recycled Standard, third-party certified), OCS 100 (Organic Content Standard), and FSC-certified Tencel inputs; its jeans are PETA-Approved Vegan / cruelty-free. Beyond any paper certification, our scan of 64 Boyish Jeans styles found 9.4% is 100% plant fibre, which is the measurable material fact behind Boyish Jeans's claims.
Methodology note (page footer)
How we scan. Every figure on this page comes from the Throne Standard scan: we read the fibre composition off each live product on the brand's own site, style by style, and count only single-fibre plant cloth (cotton, linen, hemp) as natural. Animal fibres such as wool, silk and cashmere and plastic-based synthetics such as polyester, nylon and elastane sit outside the plant-fibre figure, and regenerated fibres such as viscose, bamboo, modal and Tencel are counted as semi-synthetic. Percentages are calculated over the styles that state a composition; anything unlabelled is shown separately.
Semi-synthetic %
46.8
Answer 8
The most common fibres in the Boyish Jeans styles we read were cotton and hemp. That composition is the measurable fact behind what Boyish Jeans is made of, so check the specific Boyish Jeans label for any individual piece.
Contact Email
customerservice@boyish.com
Cotton: named farm / region / co-op
Organic cotton grown in Izmir, Turkey
Dye house: name + country
Low-sulfate/natural plant-based indigo dyeing, ozone and nanobubble washing at partner mills (reduced-water, reduced-chemical processing)
Brand site readable
yes
Recycled and circular
1 of 2
Energy, water and land
1 of 2
PFAS / durable water repellent
PFAS-free (verified)
boyish.com
Claims and evidence
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Verified by
HTT research (brand policy pages)
Verification status
What this means
Excluded items
Why excluded
Excluded items
Place and access
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Location
Boyish Jeans are located in Los Angeles, California in United States.
Delivery and shipping
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Shipping
Free shipping is offered on all Boyish Jeans orders of $300 and more within the 48 contiguous states, with a flat $10 fee on orders to Alaska and Hawaii of $300 or more. Boyish denim orders typically ship within 24 to 48 hours and arrive within 4 to 6 business days.
Shipping International
International Boyish Jeans orders ship via UPS, and the customer is responsible for any customs or import fees.
Price and commerce
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Price tier
$$$
SKU count
70
Further detail
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Excerpt
Is Boyish Jeans a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Country
United States
POC
Boyish Jeans clothing brand ownership is not identified as people of colour.
LGBT
Boyish Jeans clothing brand ownership is not identified as LGBTQ+.
Woman Owned
Boyish Jeans clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.
GOTS
Boyish Jeans is not itself a GOTS certified entity. It states the mills and laundries that make its denim are GOTS certified, but Boyish is not listed in the official GOTS public database (checked 14 August 2026) and does not name those certified mills, so the claim is brand stated only.
1% for the planet
Boyish Jeans clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
Vegan
Boyish Jeans clothing brand is a vegan clothing brand.
Report Post
61164
Dye process
Low-impact / GOTS-certified dyes
boyish.com
Clean & Safe: last checked
2026-07-29
Supplier disclosure
Partial
Products found
70
Last checked
2026-09-26
Products in catalogue
66
Products read
66
Catalogue read %
100
How it was read
Throne identifies the eligible textile products in Boyish Jeans's catalogue, inspects each product for published material evidence and requires at least 20 scoreable textile SKUs before publishing a brand score. The score uses only products with enough published material information to classify. Brand non-disclosure and technical read failures are reported separately. Non-textile products are excluded rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Possible flags
22
Website check
page identifies as Boyish Jeans (checked 2026-08-18)
Coverage method pre dash fix
Every product listed in the brand's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually - from the product page, the store's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage is published only when 100% of the catalogue has been read. Items with no clothing textile (gift cards, packaging, jewellery, homeware) are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
