Monthly snapshot · May 2026
State of Fashion Fabric, May 2026.
A frozen, citable snapshot of 53,256 products across 28 major fashion retailers as they appeared in May 2026. Numbers on this page never move.
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In May 2026, 28% of garments across 28 retailers were polyester-heavy (50%+ polyester). Only 10 of 28 tracked brands averaged 60% or more natural fibre. Fibr State of Fashion Fabric (May 2026).
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Fibr State of Fashion Fabric, May 2026 (2026-06-20). tryfibr.app/state-of-fabric/may-2026
This is a frozen snapshot. For the always-current version, see /state-of-fabric.
What we found in May 2026
- Polyester reach: 37.8% of all 53,256 products in this snapshot contained polyester.
- Cotton reach: 40.1% of products contained cotton — the only natural fibre with mass-market presence in May 2026.
- Leader: Pangaia — 99.1% average natural fibre across their catalogue.
- Heaviest polyester: Nasty Gal — 83.7% of their catalogue was 50%-plus polyester.
- The spread: between best and worst on average natural fibre, a 93.9 percentage point gap.
Most common fibres in May 2026
Share of 53,256 products that contained each fibre in this snapshot.
Top 10: most natural-fibre brands, May 2026
| # | Brand | Avg natural % | % 95%+ natural | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pangaia | 99.1% | 95.8% | 456 |
| 2 | Madewell | 84.7% | 65.7% | 248 |
| 3 | Levi's | 84.2% | 35% | 20 |
| 4 | Acne Studios | 83.9% | 60.7% | 247 |
| 5 | J.Crew | 77.3% | 63.1% | 1,002 |
| 6 | Massimo Dutti | 75% | 52.9% | 2,406 |
| 7 | Quince | 72.4% | 60.8% | 97 |
| 8 | Ganni | 67.5% | 55.3% | 695 |
| 9 | Reformation | 63% | 43.6% | 1,277 |
| 10 | & Other Stories | 62.5% | 37.7% | 559 |
Bottom 10: most polyester-heavy, May 2026
| # | Brand | % polyester-heavy | Avg natural % | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasty Gal | 83.7% | 5.2% | 153 |
| 2 | Vuori | 72.2% | 9.8% | 313 |
| 3 | Meshki | 49% | 23.4% | 1,987 |
| 4 | ASOS | 48.2% | 35.1% | 8,629 |
| 5 | Patagonia | 45.6% | 19.4% | 478 |
| 6 | Alo Yoga | 33.3% | 34.5% | 426 |
| 7 | PrettyLittleThing | 32.9% | 19.6% | 337 |
| 8 | Glassons | 30.5% | 37.6% | 364 |
| 9 | Urban Outfitters | 29.3% | 56.6% | 75 |
| 10 | Maje | 27.9% | 55.3% | 377 |
Methodology in one paragraph
Fibr scrapes the public product catalogue of 28 fashion retailers monthly. This page reflects the May 2026 snapshot: 53,256 products parsed directly from each brand's composition labels. Natural fibres count at weight 1.0; regenerated cellulose at 0.5; petroleum-based fibres at 0. A brand needs at least 30 in-scope products to appear in a ranking. Read the full methodology →
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Reference
- /state-of-fabric — always-current State of Fabric
- /thread-report/archive/may-2026 — full May 2026 brand archive
- /methodology — how the numbers are built
- /press — press kit and contact
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Snapshot date: June 20, 2026. Published by Fibr Research. For embargoed data or custom cuts: [email protected].