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Outer Known Review: Sustainable and Ethically Sourced Chemical Free ClothingView photo · 1 on record

Outer Known

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About Outer Known

Owner · John Moore and Kelly Slater are the owners of Outer Known.

Outer Known publicly maps 100% of its supply chain and publishes its Tier 1 factories with supplier stories, also sharing partners through the Open Apparel Registry. For its organic cotton tees, Outer Known traces fibre from Bergman Rivera’s GOTS organic cotton fields in Peru through to sewing at family-owned Serflex in Lima, and its final production stage is FLA-accredited with Bluesign and Fair Trade partners. This makes Outer Known one of the most transparent brands in the batch, alongside Where Does It Come From?.

MaterialsOuterknown makes its products from a growing share of preferred fibres, including Regenerative Organic Certified® cotton, organic cotton, recycled wool, recycled cashmere, NetPlus® reclaimed fishing nets and Kelsun® seaweed-based fibre, and reports that preferred-fibre use…
SourcingFor its organic cotton tees, Outerknown works with Bergman Rivera, which manages the entire supply chain from the organic cotton fields to the finished tee sewn at Serflex, a small family owned shop on the…
End of lifeDescribing itself as the first brand founded on a total commitment to sustainability, Outerknown sets out a 2030 Sustainability Plan with a goal to make 100% of its products circular by 2030.
Details
Brand NameOuter Known
Websitehttps://www.outerknown.com/collections/dual-gender-regenerative-organic-certified%C2%AE-cotton?page=1#P1C3
OwnerJohn Moore and Kelly Slater are the owners of Outer Known.
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/outerknown/?hl=en
Certifications
GOTSOuter Known is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses GOTS certified organic cotton.
VeganOuter Known clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
Who is behind it
Woman OwnedOuter Known clothing brand woman ownership: Yes. Partly.
Verification statusnot assessed
Scan coverage
Products in catalogue175
Products read53
Catalogue read %30.3
How it was readRecalculated SKU by SKU from the saved direct-scan CSV Band column. Plant means the complete SKU was classified as 100% plant fibre; all other textile bands fail the plant test. Unresolved and excluded products are named separately.
Sources checkedSaved direct SKU scan CSV: Outerknown.csv. Row-level URLs retained: 179 of 179.
Last checked2026-09-05
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GOTSBrand-attested

Outer Known is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses GOTS certified organic cotton.

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Brand-attested

Outer Known clothing brand OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification status: The cotton we use is organically-grown OCS (Organic Content Standard), or GOTS certified.

1% for the planetBrand-attested

Outer Known clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.

VeganBrand-attested

Outer Known clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.

After use

Care, repair & end of life

Take-back or repair

0

Resale

Yes

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Certifications 5 fields
GOTSOuter Known is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses GOTS certified organic cotton.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Outer Known clothing brand OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification status: The cotton we use is organically-grown OCS (Organic Content Standard), or GOTS certified.
Other CertificationsOuter Known is not a certified B Corporation.
Sourcing & supply chain 13 fields
Cotton. Country of originPeru (organic cotton for its 100% organic cotton tees, grown and managed by Bergman Rivera)
Cotton. Named farm / region / co-opPeru (Bergman Rivera organic cotton fields; farm-to-tee managed by one supplier)
Wool. Origin + farm + mulesing statusNot disclosed
Scan coverage & transparency 10 fields
Products in catalogue175
Products read53
Catalogue read %30.3
Possible flags 4 fields
Why no scoreNOT ASSESSED from saved CSV: 53 of 175 in-scope rows classified (30.3% coverage); possible fully plant-SKU range 22.9-92.6% can change the score band. No score is published.
Sourcing red flagsDisclosure is strongest at Tier 1 and for the flagship organic cotton programme; upstream fibre farms, spinners and dye houses for non-cotton materials (e.g. recycled polyester, wool) are not fully named.
Possible flags
Twill Trail Short - OuterwornMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
S.E.A. S/S Shirt - OuterwornThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
The Woolaroo Cocoon JacketThe description mentions wool, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Nostalgic Half-ZipThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Twill Trail Short - FINAL SALEMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Sur Sweatshorts - FINAL SALEMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
S.E.A. S/S Shirt - OuterwornThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
The Woolaroo Cocoon JacketThe description mentions wool, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Seventyseven Cord Pants - FINAL SALEMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
S.E.A. S/S Shirt - OuterwornThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Paz Cord Trucker - OuterwornThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Sur SweatshortsMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
The BHT Beach PantMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
The BHT Beach PantMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Women's Hightide SweatshirtThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Hightide SweatshortsMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Hightide Pullover HoodieThe description mentions polyester, which is not in the stated composition (likely a trim, lining or care note); it is not counted in the score.
Hightide Wide Leg Pant - FINAL SALEMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Other recorded details 52 fields
Brand NameOuter Known
ExcerptIs Outer Known a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Buy Linkhttps://www.outerknown.com/pages/regenerative-organic-certified-cotton
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DirectoryPublished resultWhat it measures or reportsSource date
Good On You ↗Good · 4/5Planet: Good · People: Great · Animals: Good27 Apr 2026Captured 24 Aug 2026
The Throne ScanRecorded result0 eligible styles checked for stated fibre composition5 Sep 2026

External results are quoted from the linked directory record and are never converted into the Throne Scan scale.

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