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Polyester in Fashion: Who Uses It Most?

Polyester is found in 37,543 products across all retailers we track — 39.2% of everything in our database. It's a significant but not dominant presence across the industry. Nasty Gal uses polyester the most (in 81.5% of products), while Carhartt uses it the least among major retailers (2.7%).

37,543Products Containing
39.2%% of All Products
52Brands Tracked

Polyester Prevalence by Brand (% of products)

Nasty Gal
81.5%
Vuori
75.8%
Princess Polly
58.3%
River Island
56.3%
Meshki
54.2%
Boohoo
54.1%
Patagonia
53.8%
ASOS
52.5%
Levi's
50.4%
Gymshark
49.1%
PrettyLittleThing
45.7%
New Look
45.3%
Alo Yoga
42.3%
Glassons
41%
Cotton On
40.8%
Maje
40.4%
Zara
39.4%
Urban Outfitters
37.7%
H&M
36.5%
Bershka
35.9%
Ted Baker
35.7%
Stradivarius
35.5%
Weekday
35.5%
Aritzia
33.7%
Mango
33%
AllSaints
32.6%
Monki
31.6%
Pull&Bear
31.3%
Topshop
28.2%
Sandro
27.9%
Ganni
27.5%
Anthropologie
22.2%
Witchery
22%
Barbour
21.3%
Quince
21.3%
Acne Studios
17.5%
Country Road
16.9%
Whistles
16.9%
COS
16.5%
House of CB
16.3%
Abercrombie & Fitch
16%
J.Crew
15%
Madewell
14.3%
Totême
14.1%
& Other Stories
13.1%
Free People
12%
Reformation
10.6%
SKIMS
10.4%
Arket
10.2%
Sézane
9.4%
Massimo Dutti
6.3%
Carhartt
2.7%
Polyester usage by brand
Brand% ProductsAvg CompositionProducts
Nasty Gal81.5%96.7%159
Vuori75.8%83.4%279
Princess Polly58.3%84.2%6891
River Island56.3%83.8%986
Meshki54.2%86.3%1121
Boohoo54.1%81.9%3111
Patagonia53.8%90.8%170
ASOS52.5%86.9%5782
Levi's50.4%18.1%67
Gymshark49.1%53.2%731
PrettyLittleThing45.7%77.4%176
New Look45.3%85.3%201
Alo Yoga42.3%72.2%195
Glassons41%64.2%291
Cotton On40.8%59.5%461
Maje40.4%72.5%165
Zara39.4%67%5724
Urban Outfitters37.7%70.1%229
H&M36.5%72.2%216
Bershka35.9%66.4%4277
Ted Baker35.7%79.8%116
Stradivarius35.5%66.8%253
Weekday35.5%64.3%525
Aritzia33.7%74%507
Mango33%62.6%1149
AllSaints32.6%74.8%548
Monki31.6%79.8%25
Pull&Bear31.3%63.9%524
Topshop28.2%68.9%356
Sandro27.9%55.5%114
Ganni27.5%78%211
Anthropologie22.2%60.5%146
Witchery22%43.7%11
Barbour21.3%74.4%104
Quince21.3%85.1%13
Acne Studios17.5%52.2%62
Country Road16.9%50.2%121
Whistles16.9%56.2%69
COS16.5%55.1%121
House of CB16.3%62.1%157
Abercrombie & Fitch16%50.4%8
J.Crew15%60.8%215
Madewell14.3%33.8%56
Totême14.1%41.5%10
& Other Stories13.1%57.3%121
Free People12%56%6
Reformation10.6%68.3%155
SKIMS10.4%57.9%339
Arket10.2%51.7%70
Sézane9.4%26.6%55
Massimo Dutti6.3%39.2%133
Carhartt2.7%100%7

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which brands use the most polyester?

Nasty Gal uses polyester the most — it appears in 81.5% of their products.

How common is polyester in fashion?

Polyester is found in 39.2% of all products across the retailers we track. It's a significant but not dominant presence.

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