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Acrylic in Fashion: Who Uses It Most?

Acrylic is found in 1,980 products across all retailers we track — 2.1% of everything in our database. Nasty Gal uses acrylic the most (in 10.3% of products), while SKIMS uses it the least among major retailers (0.3%).

1,980Products Containing
2.1%% of All Products
23Brands Tracked

Acrylic Prevalence by Brand (% of products)

Nasty Gal
10.3%
Mango
7.5%
Meshki
6.2%
Cotton On
5.3%
House of CB
3.6%
Glassons
3.2%
Maje
3.2%
Princess Polly
3.1%
New Look
2.7%
Pull&Bear
2.7%
Boohoo
2.6%
ASOS
2.1%
Bershka
2%
Zara
1.8%
H&M
1.7%
Topshop
1.3%
J.Crew
1.1%
River Island
1%
Urban Outfitters
1%
Anthropologie
0.9%
Weekday
0.9%
Aritzia
0.4%
SKIMS
0.3%
Acrylic usage by brand
Brand% ProductsAvg CompositionProducts
Nasty Gal10.3%74.9%20
Mango7.5%33.2%262
Meshki6.2%53.9%129
Cotton On5.3%45.6%60
House of CB3.6%31.3%35
Glassons3.2%47%23
Maje3.2%21.3%13
Princess Polly3.1%52.9%364
New Look2.7%67.8%12
Pull&Bear2.7%40.8%46
Boohoo2.6%76.8%147
ASOS2.1%58.6%236
Bershka2%39.8%243
Zara1.8%39.6%260
H&M1.7%40.4%10
Topshop1.3%36.4%16
J.Crew1.1%38%16
River Island1%41.6%18
Urban Outfitters1%41.2%6
Anthropologie0.9%43.8%6
Weekday0.9%1.9%13
Aritzia0.4%34.3%6
SKIMS0.3%94.3%11

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which brands use the most acrylic?

Nasty Gal uses acrylic the most — it appears in 10.3% of their products.

How common is acrylic in fashion?

Acrylic is found in 2.1% of all products across the retailers we track. It's relatively uncommon compared to fibres like polyester or cotton.

Related reports.

All ReportsBrowse all brands and categoriesAcrylic at Nasty GalIn 10.3% of productsAcrylic at MangoIn 7.5% of productsAcrylic at MeshkiIn 6.2% of productsAcrylic at Cotton OnIn 5.3% of productsPolyesterIn 39.2% of all productsCottonIn 40.3% of all productsElastaneIn 32.5% of all productsViscoseIn 15.9% of all products

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