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Dress Fabric Quality: Which Brand Is Best?

Across all retailers in our database, we analyzed 20,363 dress products. The overall average natural fibre content is 34.3% — poor for the industry. Pangaia leads with 100% natural fibre in their dresss (8 products), while Nasty Gal is at the bottom with 6.4% (188 products). That's a 93.6 percentage point gap between the best and worst — where you shop matters a lot for this category.

20,363Dress Products
34.3%Avg Natural Fibre
47Brands Compared

Dress Natural Fibre % by Brand

Pangaia
100%
Madewell
91.7%
Sézane
85.2%
Free People
83.6%
Arket
81.2%
Totême
80.4%
J.Crew
79.1%
Country Road
78.6%
Barbour
76.3%
COS
68.8%
Reformation
64.2%
Acne Studios
63.9%
Massimo Dutti
62.7%
& Other Stories
61.6%
Cotton On
61.3%
Anthropologie
61%
Quince
60.9%
Whistles
59.7%
Weekday
59.6%
Ganni
56.5%
Topshop
56.5%
Monki
56.1%
House of CB
55.9%
AllSaints
53.8%
Urban Outfitters
53.7%
SKIMS
50%
H&M
47.4%
New Look
47.4%
Pull&Bear
45.8%
Maje
42.9%
River Island
41.7%
Ted Baker
41.7%
Zara
40.6%
Aritzia
39.4%
Mango
38.5%
Patagonia
37.3%
Stradivarius
36.3%
Bershka
34.7%
Sandro
34%
Alo Yoga
29.3%
ASOS
26.2%
Princess Polly
24.9%
Glassons
17.3%
Meshki
15.2%
Boohoo
14.1%
PrettyLittleThing
7.6%
Nasty Gal
6.4%
Dress fabric composition by brand
BrandProductsAvg Natural %
Pangaia8100%
Madewell5991.7%
Sézane16685.2%
Free People4383.6%
Arket5681.2%
Totême880.4%
J.Crew15179.1%
Country Road9378.6%
Barbour4376.3%
COS18268.8%
Reformation55864.2%
Acne Studios2963.9%
Massimo Dutti15362.7%
& Other Stories13761.6%
Cotton On8861.3%
Anthropologie18461%
Quince860.9%
Whistles7059.7%
Weekday11159.6%
Ganni20056.5%
Topshop18656.5%
Monki2256.1%
House of CB60455.9%
AllSaints24353.8%
Urban Outfitters1953.7%
SKIMS15350%
H&M10847.4%
New Look24447.4%
Pull&Bear12645.8%
Maje11742.9%
River Island83641.7%
Ted Baker1741.7%
Zara220540.6%
Aritzia20739.4%
Mango39538.5%
Patagonia637.3%
Stradivarius10436.3%
Bershka122134.7%
Sandro7334%
Alo Yoga2029.3%
ASOS411626.2%
Princess Polly376024.9%
Glassons4317.3%
Meshki107615.2%
Boohoo189214.1%
PrettyLittleThing337.6%
Nasty Gal1886.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which brand has the best dresss for natural fabric?

Based on our data, Pangaia leads with 100% average natural fibre in their dresss (8 products analyzed).

What are most dresss made of?

Across 20,363 dresss from all retailers we track, the average natural fibre content is 34.3%. The rest is synthetic material.

Which brand should I avoid for dresss?

Nasty Gal has the lowest natural fibre percentage in dresss at 6.4%. That said, individual items vary — always check the label or use Fibr.

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