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Sézane

Clothing · 20+ locations · Paris + France; London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Hamburg; US: NYC, LA, SF, Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston

Sézane grew from an eBay vintage shop into a B Corp-certified label with 20 boutiques. It's still founder-majority owned, but General Atlantic, a global PE firm, holds a 35% stake.

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The Big Picture

Mixed Picture

Sézane is founder-majority owned, B Corp certified at 96.2, and has raised over €45 million for children's education through its DEMAIN program — an unusually substantive record for a fashion brand. But Good On You still rates it 'Not Good Enough,' finding no living-wage evidence for the people making the clothes, and General Atlantic's 35% stake ties growth to an investor timeline. The certification is real; the wage question underneath it is unanswered.

Let's Get Critical

Local ownership
6/10
Founder involvement
9/10
Worker pay & benefits
4/10
Environmental impact
7/10
Sourcing & labor
4/10

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Company data last updated July 2026

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