Welcome to Wildfang. We hope you feel right at home. Here, we believe your clothes should be as unique and expressive as you are. And that style euphoria shouldn’t be reserved for those who fit the norm.
“It’s always stood out to me how exclusive and binary the fashion industry is. I recall walking into a department store years ago and finding an amazing graphic tee or cool blazer with stretch and pockets in the men’s section and thinking to myself…’why is this stuff off limits for women?!’ With that, Wildfang was born. ” - Emma McIlroy, Founder and CEO
Queer and female founded, we are on a mission to rethink gender norms and how they show up in fashion. We began in a studio apartment in Portland, OR with equal parts nerve and naivety. And since then, we’ve given back over $1 million to good causes and made some damn fine blazers (with pockets!) and button ups (sans boob gap!) along the way. You can visit us online or swing by our Portland store. We’d love to say hi.
Our people are our greatest asset—here’s how we’re investing in our team & creating a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace:
❯ Intentional inclusion of diverse and variously identified members on our board & team
❯ Intentionally considering diverse pools of applicants for every hire
❯ Made all people policies more equitable through review with Workplace Change
❯ Expanded healthcare coverage and introduced HSA offerings for all qualifying employees
❯ Published vendor rates for increased transparency
❯ Fostering conversation & education through team equity learning book club
❯ Hosting quarterly team equity learning sessions
❯ Driving employee growth through robust 360 performance management reviews & separate compensation review program
❯ Supporting functional leaders via mentorships & advisers
We’re committed to instating greener, more sustainable practices throughout all facets of our business. Our biggest step yet? As of August 2022, WE’RE CLIMATE NEUTRAL CERTIFIED. Here’s the latest on where we’re at (and where we’re going).
CLIMATE NEUTRAL CERTIFICATION
❯ The fashion industry’s environmental impact is undeniable—this title holds us (and all certified brands) accountable. Certification is achieved through a rigorous process of measuring current emissions, offsetting them, and making an actionable plan to further reduce them in the coming year.
PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, & PACKAGING
❯ Our production optimizes material usage to minimize wasted material.
❯ Our manufacturing partners meet the global recycled standard and their worker conditions are audited to ensure they meet safety standards.
❯ As of 2024, all orders are delivered in fully compostable mailers or recyclable boxes.
Since our launch, we’ve given back over $1 million to good causes like ProjectQ, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Tegan & Sara Foundation, The Trevor Project, RAICES, Girls Inc, and many more.
This year we've taken our commitment to the next level by taking the 1% PLEDGE. In partnership with Pledge 1%, we’re committing at least 1% of annual revenue to orgs doing the work that matters.
It's official. WE'VE GOT A WORLD RECORD. Here's what happened: we partnered with Darcelle XV in Portland, OR to throw the world's longest drag show. Then we got The Trevor Project involved and raised over $300,000 in support of crisis services for queer youth. Oh—and we got the whole thing certified by Guinness World Records. Cheers to making history.
