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
The Seea makes surf and swimwear from recycled synthetics rather than natural plant fibre. Its swim fabrics are recycled nylon or polyester with spandex, for example a Canaria one-piece of 95% recycled nylon and 5% spandex, its recycled polyester comes from post-consumer plastic bottles, and it says 80% of its current collection uses recycled materials. Its wetsuits use plant-based Yulex rubber.
Feature 2
The Seea has been neoprene free since 2018, replacing petroleum based neoprene across its entire wetsuit range with plant based Yulex natural rubber that is harvested from Forest Stewardship Council certified hevea trees and is reported to create up to 80 percent fewer carbon emissions than conventional neoprene.
Feature 3
The Seea manufactures its swimwear and apparel in a solar powered factory, states that around 80 percent of its collection is now made from recycled fabric, rescues deadstock fabric that would otherwise go to landfill, and lines its suits with recycled polyester bonded using solvent free adhesives.
Materials and composition
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H3 Q8: Materials (adapts to brand: 100% cotton? / where is the linen from? / hemp?)
What is The Seea made of?
Fibre Breakdown
(3.2%) 100% plant; Plant 3%; Synthetic 96%; Animal 0% (222 of 253 styles read)
Fibre Breakdown (table)
FibreStyles%Measure100% plant fibre (organic cotton, linen, hemp)20.6%Naturalsynthetic (polyester, nylon, elastane)133.8%Syntheticno stated composition32695.6%Unclear
Other materials: origin
Econyl regenerated nylon (from fishing nets and other nylon waste) produced in Italy; textured recycled fabrics from suppliers in France, Canada, Brazil and China; Yulex plant-based rubber from FSC-certified forests for wetsuits; upcycled terrycloth via Recover made in Portugal
Products with no fibre list
603
Incomplete composition explanation
No incomplete percentage compositions were recorded.
Key facts plant materials
Cotton
Key facts animal materials
None
Key facts chemical materials
None
Key facts organic materials
Not specified
Key facts synthetic materials
Polyester, Spandex, Nylon, Elastane
Materials used
Cotton
Scan result
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Scan note (above product table)
NOT ASSESSED from saved CSV: 58 of 95 in-scope rows classified (61.1% coverage); possible fully plant-SKU range 0.0-38.9% can change the score band. No score is published.
Score (1-5)
1
Score label
Low verified plant evidence
Total styles scanned
95
Last scanned
2026-08-04
Score CSS class
htt-score-1
Supply-chain summary
The Seea states that all its products are made within a 70-mile radius of its headquarters in San Clemente, California, keeping cut-and-sew local. The Seea discloses fabric origins by country, including Econyl regenerated nylon made in Italy, recycled polyester, textured recycled fabrics from France, Canada, Brazil and China, C-Skin made in Taiwan and printed in the USA, and upcycled terrycloth made in Portugal with Recover. The Seea uses FSC-certified Yulex natural rubber for wetsuits and solvent-free, solar-powered production for linings. The Seea does not publish a named factory or mill list and cites no Bluesign or OEKO-TEX certifications.
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)
3
Full catalogue scan?
no
Publication status
not_assessed
Method version
Throne Standard direct CSV recalculation 2026.09
Best-case complete result (%)
38.9
Sustainability score
1
Key findings
Materials: Cotton
Made in: The Seea manufactures all of its collections in California, USA (with the sole exception of its Yulex wetsuits), stating "we sew and produce within 70 miles of our San Clemente headquarters
Certifications: The Seea's only documented third-party certification is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which applies to the natural rubber used in its Yulex wetsuits (the brand states the rubber is "harvested from FSC-certified rubber trees")
Score status
verified
Health and safety
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H3 Q6: Is [Brand] non-toxic / PFAS-free?
Is The Seea non-toxic and safe for skin?
Certification
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H3 Q7: Is [Brand] GOTS / certified?
Is The Seea certified?
Other Certifications
The Seea holds the Global Recycled Standard and Bluesign certifications, and its wetsuits use FSC certified Yulex natural rubber.
Cotton: type / certification
Upcycled cotton (in a Recover blended terrycloth) and deadstock fabrics
Factory certifications
FSC certification cited for Yulex natural rubber; no Bluesign or OEKO-TEX disclosed
Key facts certifications
The Seea's only documented third-party certification is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which applies to the natural rubber used in its Yulex wetsuits (the brand states the rubber is "harvested from FSC-certified rubber trees"). The Seea does NOT publicly hold or claim GOTS, OEKO-TEX, Fair Trade, B Corp, or European Flax certification;
Sourcing and supply chain
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Overall: where this info comes from
Traceability level
Cotton: country of origin
Polyester: virgin or recycled + source
Weaving / knitting mill: name + country
Ownership and legal entity
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Owner
Amanda Chinchelli (founder)
Identity
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Brand name
The Seea
H3 Q1: Is [Brand] sustainable / ethical?
Is The Seea sustainable and ethical?
H3 Q2: Where is [Brand] made?
Where is The Seea made?
Answer 2
The Seea manufactures all of its collections in California, USA (with the sole exception of its Yulex wetsuits), stating "we sew and produce within 70 miles of our San Clemente headquarters." The Seea names one specific production partner, a family-owned factory in Santa Ana, California operating since 1985, and references additional small, independent California-based factories; the brand emphasises long-term relationships with local seamstresses.
H3 Q3: Who owns [Brand]?
Who owns The Seea?
Answer 3
The Seea is an independent, women-led and women-owned surf swimwear brand founded in 2011 by Amanda Chinchelli (now Amanda Chinchelli Greer), who is Italian-born and Brazilian-raised and started the company sewing suits in her garage in San Clemente, California. The Seea remains privately owned and run by its founder as its own company (headquartered at 944 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, CA 92673); no parent company or acquisition is documented in reliable sources, and the brand describes itself as "proudly women-led and women-run" with a small team.
H3 Q4: Is [Brand] legit / worth it?
Is The Seea legit and worth it?
Answer 4
The Seea is a real, currently-trading, legitimate business as of July 2026. The Seea's official site (theseea.com) is live and actively selling, showing a 2026 copyright, a Summer 2026 (SU26) collection, Spring 2026 and Resort '25 lines, and blog content dated June 2026, and its products are also stocked by third-party retailers including SwimOutlet, Backcountry, Free People, and via a Stio x Seea collaboration. This is the women's surf/swimwear clothing brand, not a same-named company in another industry.
H3 Q5: Is [Brand] fast fashion?
Is The Seea fast fashion?
Answer 5
The Seea is slow, small-batch fashion, not fast fashion. The Seea describes itself as making "small batch, locally produced swim suits designed for female surfers, by female surfers," producing within a 70-mile radius of its California headquarters using local factories rather than high-volume overseas mass production; the brand positions itself around durability, seasonal (not micro-trend) collections, and long-term maker relationships.
Answer 6
Certifications: The Seea's only documented third-party certification is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which applies to the natural rubber used in its Yulex wetsuits (the brand states the rubber is "harvested from FSC-certified rubber trees"). The Seea does NOT publicly hold or claim GOTS, OEKO-TEX, Fair Trade, B Corp, or European Flax certification; while its recycled fabrics such as Econyl and recycled polyester come from supply chains that industry-wide often carry OEKO-TEX/bluesign, no reliable source shows The Seea itself holding those certifications, so they should not be attributed to the brand..
Answer 7
The Seea holds the following certifications: The Seea's only documented third-party certification is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which applies to the natural rubber used in its Yulex wetsuits (the brand states the rubber is "harvested from FSC-certified rubber trees"). Beyond any paper certification, our scan of 95 The Seea styles found 0.0% is 100% plant fibre, which is the measurable material fact behind The Seea'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.
Synthetic %
97.4
Answer 8
The most common fibres in the The Seea styles we read were polyester and nylon. That composition is the measurable fact behind what The Seea is made of, so check the specific The Seea label for any individual piece.
Contact Email
orders@theseea.com
Cotton: named farm / region / co-op
Not disclosed
Brand site readable
yes
Recycled and circular
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Energy, water and land
1 of 2
PFAS / durable water repellent
PFAS-free (brand claim)
theseea.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
The Seea is based in San Clemente, California, United States.
Delivery and shipping
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Shipping
Free domestic shipping is offered on all The Seea orders over $50, excluding Yulex items, Changing Capes and Ponchos.
Shipping International
The Seea ships internationally to multiple countries, with any customs and duty charges the customer's responsibility.
Shipping Notes
Refunds are accepted within 30 days and exchanges or store credit within 45 days, with the customer paying return shipping.
Price and commerce
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Price tier
$$$
SKU count
95
Further detail
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Excerpt
Is The Seea a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Country
United States
Woman Owned
The Seea is a woman-owned brand, founded by Amanda Chinchelli.
OEKO-TEX held by
na
Report Post
61271
Clean & Safe: last checked
2026-07-29
Supplier disclosure
Partial
Products found
606
Last checked
2026-09-26
Products in catalogue
603
Products read
603
Catalogue read %
100
How it was read
Throne identifies the eligible textile products in The Seea'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.
Website check
page identifies as The Seea (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.
