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Elastane in Fashion: Who Uses It Most?

Elastane is found in 31,064 products across all retailers we track — 32.5% of everything in our database. It's a significant but not dominant presence across the industry. Vuori uses elastane the most (in 88.6% of products), while Pangaia uses it the least among major retailers (2.9%).

31,064Products Containing
32.5%% of All Products
53Brands Tracked

Elastane Prevalence by Brand (% of products)

Vuori
88.6%
SKIMS
78.4%
Gymshark
70.5%
Alo Yoga
67.2%
House of CB
56.7%
PrettyLittleThing
55.1%
Everlane
50.6%
Glassons
50.4%
Weekday
49.6%
Abercrombie & Fitch
48%
Monki
46.8%
Quince
45.9%
Stradivarius
45.4%
Witchery
44%
Cotton On
43.5%
Nasty Gal
43.1%
Urban Outfitters
43.1%
Meshki
42.8%
Bershka
39.6%
Princess Polly
39.5%
Levi's
39.1%
Anthropologie
38.4%
Aritzia
36.4%
Pull&Bear
35%
River Island
33.6%
& Other Stories
31.2%
Zara
29.1%
Totême
28.2%
New Look
27%
Arket
26.4%
Sandro
26.2%
ASOS
26.1%
Maje
26%
Patagonia
25.3%
Country Road
24.4%
Madewell
24%
Ted Baker
23.4%
Whistles
22.5%
Topshop
22%
AllSaints
20.8%
J.Crew
20.2%
Sézane
19.7%
Mango
19%
Uniqlo
19%
Ganni
18.3%
COS
16.5%
Barbour
12.1%
Massimo Dutti
12%
Acne Studios
11.8%
Free People
10%
Boohoo
8.7%
Reformation
6.5%
Pangaia
2.9%
Elastane usage by brand
Brand% ProductsAvg CompositionProducts
Vuori88.6%14.1%326
SKIMS78.4%15.8%2551
Gymshark70.5%12.8%1049
Alo Yoga67.2%13.4%310
House of CB56.7%6.6%545
PrettyLittleThing55.1%10.2%212
Everlane50.6%2%40
Glassons50.4%10.1%357
Weekday49.6%9.1%734
Abercrombie & Fitch48%4.8%24
Monki46.8%7.6%37
Quince45.9%10%28
Stradivarius45.4%4.8%323
Witchery44%7%22
Cotton On43.5%8.7%491
Nasty Gal43.1%7.8%84
Urban Outfitters43.1%9.3%262
Meshki42.8%7.1%884
Bershka39.6%6.4%4723
Princess Polly39.5%7.3%4666
Levi's39.1%1.4%52
Anthropologie38.4%5.9%252
Aritzia36.4%8.6%548
Pull&Bear35%7.2%586
River Island33.6%4.8%589
& Other Stories31.2%11.2%288
Zara29.1%6.3%4227
Totême28.2%2.8%20
New Look27%5.8%120
Arket26.4%8.7%181
Sandro26.2%2.8%107
ASOS26.1%6.6%2876
Maje26%2.7%106
Patagonia25.3%21.6%80
Country Road24.4%5%175
Madewell24%5.1%94
Ted Baker23.4%4.3%76
Whistles22.5%5.2%92
Topshop22%7.6%278
AllSaints20.8%8.1%349
J.Crew20.2%7.3%289
Sézane19.7%4.4%115
Mango19%6.3%660
Uniqlo19%3.1%8
Ganni18.3%4.5%140
COS16.5%5.3%121
Barbour12.1%4.3%59
Massimo Dutti12%6.3%252
Acne Studios11.8%6.3%42
Free People10%4%5
Boohoo8.7%7.4%501
Reformation6.5%7.3%96
Pangaia2.9%8.4%12

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which brands use the most elastane?

Vuori uses elastane the most — it appears in 88.6% of their products.

How common is elastane in fashion?

Elastane is found in 32.5% of all products across the retailers we track. It's a significant but not dominant presence.

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