Home
About us
We care

We care

LaDress for Success

"The most alluring thing a woman can have is self confidence." - Beyoncé

A LaDress is purchased for life: timeless, ageless and perfect for every occasion. But still... we all have that dress, skirt or top in our closet that - for whatever reason - we do not wear that often anymore. And that’s a shame: the item still looks fantastic, but what to do with it? You’re in luck: we’ve found the perfect destination for it!

Help someone with your LaDress

LaDress has joined hands with Dress for Success. As of now, you donate the LaDress that is no longer your go-to outfit at one of our LaDress Boutiques. We give these items to Dress for Success. And you receive a gift from us!

Dress for Success is a non-profit organisation established in over 30 countries that supports women with little or no income finding suitable jobs. How? By providing these women with the right outfit for their job interviews. And by doing that, helping them take the first step towards success, because the right outfit gives you strength and self confidence!

Just like LaDress, Dress for Success has a mission to empower women. 70% of the women dressed by Dress for Success, get the job they applied for! A beautiful step towards economic independence. What a great result! On top of that, handing in your wardrobe items is a real contribution to sustainability. One of the other things we find important at LaDress.

How it works

Per person you can donate a maximum of 5 LaDress items at LaDress Brand Boutiques only. For each donated item, you receive a gift voucher worth €15. These gift vouchers can be used to pay for a maximum of 50% of the purchase price of a new LaDress. Underwear like shapewear and leggings are excluded, as are damaged items.

Empowered women, empower women

We really do care

We truly believe in a sustainable planet and creating lasting added value. We can’t do this without considering the social and environmental effects of what we do. After all, only when taking our responsibility towards society and the environment, we remain true to the genuine spirit of LaDress. Within our Corporate Social Responsibility policy, we have three pillars: a responsible supply chain, sustainable products and empowered people.

Empowered people

At LaDress we believe we can do so much more than live our lives alone. The LaDress team consists of young, dedicated people who are trying to develop their skills and maximize their creative talents. To achieve our common goal - to build a sustainable, successful business and to empower women - we work together in a harmonious way, with plenty of room for fun.

We believe everyone deserves to feel special and cared for. Therefore, we have made a donation from our Girls collection to Clothing4u. This organisation helps people in the Netherlands who live below the poverty line by sending out personalised clothing boxes. Clothing4u aims to give back someone’s self-esteem, confidence and a part of their identity so that they can fully participate in society without hesitation. This empowerment is also at the heart of LaDress, so we are happy to support Clothing4u and we will continue to do so. For more information go to Clothing4u.

Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile

In 2016, LaDress and more than fifty other companies in the clothing and textile sector signed the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile. In this agreement it is agreed to work together on making the collection and the production chain more sustainable. It is special that so many parties have joined forces and companies, NGOs, trade unions and the national government are working together on a more sustainable sector.

It has been agreed to collaborate in the production of clothing and textiles on:
- protection against discrimination, child labor and forced labor
- the right to free negotiations by independent trade unions
- the realization of a living wage
- safe and healthy working conditions for employees
- reduction of the negative environmental impact of raw materials
- the prevention of animal suffering
- less use of water, energy and chemicals
- less chemical waste and waste water

We have signed the agreement because we are aware of our responsibility, and we are happy to take this on as a brand. Since the start of LaDress, we have always been actively looking for partners who value an honest and responsible way of working. The agreement is in line with what we consider to be important, and what we are already working on on our own initiative. This includes our collaboration with our partner Fair Wear Foundation. If you would like to learn more about our work and/or policy with the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile, then please click here.

We care about a responsible supply chain

LaDress does not own any factories, we work together with skillful European ateliers that share our passion to make beautiful products. We currently source from artisanal ateliers mainly in Romania, Portugal, Poland and Bulgaria, which we visit frequently. Our philosophy and priority is to build a trustworthy and long-term relationship with these suppliers in order to ensure continuity of the quality, look and delivery of our collections.

We check constantly to ensure that our partners operate by our standards and we feel responsible that the working conditions of workers within our supply chain are according to our standards. Since 2014 we are member of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). This is an independent, non-profit organization that works with apparel companies and factories to improve labor conditions for garment workers – in general. FWF is active in 11 production countries in Asia, Europe and Africa and its 85 members manage over 120 brands. Through our membership of FWF we have committed to the Code of Labor Practices that declares our position and contains a system to continuously assess the labor conditions of our ateliers and suppliers. More importantly, Fair Wear Foundation checks and verifies whether our suppliers and we, actually do what we say. So we can say we are as transparent as possible. To find more information about the Fair Wear Foundation, please visit their site:"http://www.fairwear.org" .

We support Plan

Since 2009 LaDress supports three sponsor children: Dacnith from Bolivia, Hunezatou from Cameroon and Ramadevi from India. Plan invests our contribution to programs in the children’s community.

This way we do not only contribute to the living conditions from one child, but also to a better life for all the children and their familes in the community. Plan provides nutritious and healthy food, safe drinking water, good healthcare and good education. In short: a better future. For more information go to www.plannederland.nl.

We care about animals

We believe animal welfare is very important at LaDress. We handle the choosing of our materials with care. We do not use fur, exotic leather, angora and mohair in our collections. This way we reduce the risk of animal suffering in our supply chain.

LaDress has signed the fur-free declaration of the Fur for Animals and is on the Fur-free list of the Fur for Animals. https://www.bontvoordieren.nl/bontvrij/bontvrijlijst/ LaDress has also been added to the list of pet-friendly brands by PETA. https://www.peta.nl/blog/de-lijst-van-alle-winkels-die-geen-bont-verkopen/

Sustainable products

At LaDress we care deeply about making the best and most beautiful garments possible. We want you to enjoy your LaDress for many years to come. This means we seek the optimal balance between timelessness, durability, comfort and the environment in a dynamic way. First of all our style is never out-of-date, so there is no need to replace your LaDress, which is sustainable in itself.

Furthermore with the help of our fabric suppliers, we continuously improve and upgrade the sustainability of our dresses. For instance our Italian Jersey Lycra is produced in an eco-compatible way where our supplier manages a completely integrated production cycle; allowing energy saving, waste reduction and pollution abatement. We continuously look for new organic and other eco-friendly fabrics that also deliver that signature LaDress durability and feeling so that we gradually increase the use of sustainable materials in our collection.