9 ethical trippy clothing brands run by independent artists

Dean Rodriguez
7 min readApr 5, 2022

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We did a little digging and found only the sexiest psychedelic clothing brands to recommend for your next smoke sesh or whatever recreational activities you partake in. We don’t judge, we just want to help your outfits fit the occasion.

All of the brands we included create sustainable, ethical, and feature trippy art apparel we adore. You can feel confident and proud to put your money towards any of these independent brands whose values are just as impressive as their art.

My wallet is a lot lighter after this article. Go forth and support brands that rock, “We care about you!”

Get Weird With Our Trippy Designs

We want your next trip to be a great one, so unwind in our I don’t need to have everything figured out, right? long sleeve tee. Don’t worry we don’t have our shit together either. What we do have is epic, sustainable, and hand-drawn weed apparel. This tee design brings “bro, your face is melting” to life. Getting high has no weight limit — we proudly carry this design up to a 5X for the shirt option!

Here at Letter Shoppe, we make size-inclusive alternative clothing you actually want to wear. Our goal is to help you become the most confident version of yourself. Exist for no one but yourself, you’re a bad bitch. Remind yourself of that as you stunt this sexy pot-smoking alien dream girl.

Boring vibes don’t go with my outfit or yours. Bring the fucking pizzaz to any fit with this design; we are serving looks and shrooms. We carry this item up to a 3X. The bright earth tones will make you want to grab a bestie and walk barefoot through the forest. We 10/10 recommend this activity.

Stand out with Hard Decora

Our new friends at Hard Decora are bringing all the energy! Being “aggressively cute” is an understatement. Since 2014 creator and artist, Kamilah Jones has crafted a bold, inclusive, and authentic brand. Hard Decoras Instagram also promotes individuality and living a lifestyle you want outside of the norm.

We know you want to…go ahead and add this Don't Worry Be Happy shirt to your shopping cart, it’s already in mine! This tee screams I’m on a sugar high and we’re here for it — catch us tripping on this sweet design!

I would kill for you Killer Acid

WE ARE OBSESSED WITH YOU, KILLER ACID! You are the twin flame to our weed art-loving hearts. This cannabis clothing brand presents bizarre and psychedelic art apparel while displaying ironic humor.

There’s no better shirt to wear while rolling a blunt than the Stoner Graveyard tee. Be sure to wear this as a warning sign to youngsters — CAUTION MARIJUANA USAGE WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN CELLS PROCEED WITH CAU — ok ok we get it, that’s the point, Karen.

Made for ME

Melody Ehsani is the visionary behind ME, a sports lifestyle brand that features trippy patterns and designs on their apparel. This Iranian-American-owned business is solely women-owned and operated.

ME is heavy on advocacy, community building, and sports culture meeting fashion. We are all about brands that meet funky fashion sense with standup values.

Speaking of funky fashion sense, can someone lend me a few bucks to order a few Persian Rug Quilted Shirt Jackets? POV: you and your pot circle pals wear these as everything starts to fade into grams vintage rug.

Life is temporary right by Boss Dog?

Need a new couple to ship? Mikey and Sam are the co-owners of Boss Dog Art Dept, not only are they couple goals — they make epic trippy apparel. They credit art inspo from Joshua Tree Desert and its mystical energy.

They have created a brand that upholds their values, and visions, and speaks directly from their hearts. They have raised over 20k in donations to support social reforms and nonprofits since 2020.

If their morals aren’t enough to shop, wait till you see their inventory! Fade into another dimension in this Everything is a temporary t-shirt. Getting high enough to touch the threads of this dimension sounds like good weekend plans? I mean. We don’t live forever, right? Brb, maxing out my debit card — y’all stay safe though.

Question your consumption with OXDX

OXDX is an indigenous-owned and operated fashion label that questions your consumption. OXDX stands for overdose, this acronym is how the brand describes the state of the world and relates to the Native experience asking you to keep your usage and contribution to water, land, and other natural resources in mind.

We do recommend heavy consumption of their website — take in all the knowledge and loud designs presented. We want to spotlight their Life Lines Tee, this shirt brings representation to indigenous creators, weavers, and seamstresses. It gives homage to the ancestral hands of thread holding everything together from the universe. This trippy design carries heavy meaning to walk away with, “Inspired by the past, creating for the future.”

If hypnosis was a T-shirt from Awake Happy

Sole founder, Devon Meadows says, “Awake Happy is a state of mind. Awake with eyes closed, Happy the rest of the time.” Awake Happy is a size-inclusive brand that questions your self-awareness and state of consciousness. This t-shirt designer’s trippy art will have you questioning your reality.

As you wear this shirt, allow your thoughts to fade. Just looking at this art apparel makes your consciousness shift to a different state. The hypnotic design opens doors to higher levels of self-awareness. I’m already asking.. am I real?

Trippy patterns on anything you can think of by Nooworks

Women-owned? Check. Sustainable? Check. Anti-fast fashion? Check. Nooworks checks all the boxes as a brand that creates items to not only make you feel pretty but feel confident in the brand you are supporting. They actively work towards lowering their footprint on the environment and sustaining the beautiful rock we live on.

Open your psychedelic eyes with this bold print. Wearing this design, the only awkward eye contact will be everyone checking out your epic fit. This design comes in 9 different dress variations for any occasion.

No list would be complete without Trippy Draws

Last but not least we present Trippy Draws, trippy art for trippy minds. Savannah Saturn is the creative genius behind psychedelic art apparel. Most of their art features bright colors, tasty shrooms, and quirky aliens. What a great trio — our 3 favorite things!

This black doodle hoodie is the perfect example of what we all tried to make our middle school notebooks look like. Catch me living out that dream in this hoodie- or well catch me living in this hoodie for the next few months…

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Dean Rodriguez

I'm Dean a non-binary queer artist, plus-size fitness athlete, and full-time creator.