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The Materials Index

Every design starts with a material choice. This is what 244 brands are made of, from natural fibers to performance synthetics, and what those materials do for the clothes.

48,526 pieces read244 brandsFrom each brand’s own fabric labelsUpdated monthly · October 2026

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The short version

63%of brands mix all three

Natural, plant-based and synthetic fibers in the same range. Most designers don’t pick a side.

See what fashion is made of →3 in 4brands use viscose

A plant-based fiber made from wood pulp, with the drape of silk.

See them →1 in 7brands use silk

3 lead with it: Realisation Par, Ulla Johnson and SIR.

See silk brands →1 in 20brands are natural-fiber led

9 of 172: 85% or more natural fibers, like cotton, linen, silk and wool.

See the 9 →

01 · What fashion is made of

Cotton, viscose and polyester run through most labels. Silk is in one in seven.

How many brands build with each material, meaning it’s at least 10% of all the fabric in their pieces.

Cotton83%leads at 79
Viscose75%leads at 34
Polyester69%leads at 40
Wool24%leads at 6
Nylon16%leads at 4
Silk15%leads at 3
Linen9%leads at 3
Leather5%leads at 2
Cashmere3%leads at 1

Natural
Plant-based
Synthetic
Leather

Share of the 172 clothing brands with enough fabric data where each material is at least 10% of all the fabric in their pieces. “Leads at” counts brands where it is the most-used fiber. Counted from each brand’s main fibers (up to four, each at least 3% of the fabric), so a material used in small amounts, like elastane, is undercounted. Materials in fewer than 3% of brands aren’t shown.

02 · Explore by material

What each material does, and who works in it

Every fabric is a trade-off between drape, structure, feel, care and price. These are the brands that use each one most.

Silk
Fluidity & sheen
Follows the body and catches the light. Cool to wear, delicate to care for.
15% of brands
Used most by Realisation Par, Donde Esteban and Ulla Johnson
See all 25 brands →
Linen
Texture & ease
Crisp at first, softer with every wear. Breathes; the creases are part of the look.
9% of brands
Used most by Agua by Agua Bendita, Cala de la Cruz and Palm Noosa
See all 16 brands →
Cotton
Range & everyday
From crisp poplin to soft jersey. The most versatile natural fiber.
83% of brands
Used most by Steele, Antik Batik and Acne Studios
See all 142 brands →
Wool & cashmere
Warmth & tailoring
Loft, warmth and a drape that holds a sharp shoulder.
26% of brands
Used most by Monse, Róhe and Almina Concept
See all 44 brands →
Viscose
Drape & print
Made from wood pulp. Silk-like movement and rich print color at a gentler price.
75% of brands
Used most by Studio Rigu, Taller Marmo and PH5
See all 129 brands →
Polyester & nylon
Color & structure
Holds pleats, color and shape and resists creasing. The workhorse of eveningwear and outerwear.
73% of brands
Used most by Selezza London, Curated Row and Eliya The Label
See all 125 brands →
Performance
Movement & weather
Stretch, insulation and protection, engineered for skiing and sport.
3 brands
Used most by Goldbergh, Splits59 and Bogner
See all 3 brands →
Leather
Structure & patina
Natural, but not a fiber. Shapes that hold and age with the wearer.
14 brands
Used most by Double A, Susanna Chow and Nour Hammour
See all 14 brands →

03 · Material signatures

Every brand has a design signature. It has a material one, too.

When one fiber makes up most of a brand’s fabric, the signature names it: silk-led, cotton-led. Otherwise it lists the fibers the brand uses most, like cotton, cashmere and wool.

04 · Every brand

Find what matters to you

Filter by a material or by a natural-fiber lens. The lenses are standards, not grades: natural-fiber led, low synthetic, synthetic-free.

Material

Fiber lens

178 brands

What every clothing brand in the Materials Index is made of: its material signature and its natural, plant-based and synthetic shares, A to Z by default.
	Signature
01 Woomin	Wool · Viscose · Polyester	24%	34%	42%	93
28NATELIER	Cotton · Polyester	55%	4%	41%	117
A.Emery	Wool · Cotton · Viscose	63%	26%	11%	89
A.W.A.K.E. MODE	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	56%	13%	31%	150
Aaizél	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	48%	16%	36%	79
Acler	Polyester-led	15%	24%	61%	1,007
Acne Studios	Cotton-led	94%	0%	6%	43
Agolde	Cotton-led	82%	13%	5%	130
Agua by Agua Bendita	Linen · Cotton	93%	5%	2%	114
Ahluwalia	Cotton-led, with wool	64%	17%	19%	117
Aje	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with linen	54%	17%	29%	1,551
ALC	Cotton · Viscose, with nylon	56%	26%	18%	127
Alémais	Cotton · Linen · Silk	78%	11%	11%	749
Alexis	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	21%	22%	57%	73
Almina Concept	Wool · Cotton · Polyester	75%	10%	15%	100
Amanda Uprichard	Polyester-led	14%	9%	77%	84
Ami Paris	Cotton · Wool · Leather	94%	4%	2%	77
Anim	Cotton-led, with linen	80%	2%	18%	82
Ann Andelman	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with leather	52%	19%	29%	68
Anna October	Viscose · Polyester	12%	46%	42%	79
Anna Sui	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	37%	14%	49%	338
Antik Batik	Cotton-led	92%	2%	6%	56
Apparis	Polyester-led	6%	2%	92%	73
AQL&NAFS	Leather-led	100%	0%	0%	57
Arakii	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with silk	34%	32%	34%	79
Arcina Ori	Polyester-led	5%	14%	81%	110
Area	Cotton · Polyester	49%	9%	42%	73
Avec Les Filles	Cotton · Polyester · PU	31%	6%	63%	80
Bec + Bridge	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	17%	24%	59%	78
Because of Alice	Polyester-led	4%	12%	84%	85
Belle Anna	Cotton · Viscose, with nylon	39%	41%	20%	76
Bimba Y Lola	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	61%	25%	14%	40
Bogner	Performance	30%	5%	65%	53
Cala de la Cruz	Linen-led	58%	22%	20%	264
Carmen Says	Cotton · Viscose	53%	35%	12%	79
Celia B	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	42%	17%	41%	175
Centre Piece	Viscose · Polyester · Leather	35%	33%	32%	49
Charo Ruiz Ibiza	Cotton-led	81%	0%	19%	71
Christopher Esber	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	39%	39%	22%	394
Ciao Lucia	Cotton-led, with silk	83%	6%	11%	240
Cin Cin	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	22%	45%	33%	459
Cinq à Sept	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	38%	19%	43%	1,402
Clio Peppiatt	Polyester-led, with nylon	3%	11%	86%	69
Collina Strada	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with silk	57%	27%	16%	306
Coloma's	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	43%	26%	31%	58
Coperni	Cotton · Polyester · Nylon	34%	11%	55%	76
Courrèges	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	56%	19%	25%	76
Cult Gaia	Silk · Cotton · Viscose	47%	33%	20%	73
Curated Row	Polyester-led, with nylon	3%	8%	89%	83
Damson Madder	Cotton-led	80%	6%	14%	281
DE SAVARY	Leather-led	76%	2%	22%	92
DESTREE	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	45%	19%	36%	92
Diotima	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	68%	16%	16%	92
Dissh	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	62%	22%	16%	235
Donde Esteban	Silk · Cotton · Viscose	55%	44%	1%	75
Double A	Leather-led	99%	0%	1%	286
Dries Van Noten	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	64%	22%	14%	81
Ducie London	Leather-led	79%	0%	21%	86
Eliya The Label	Polyester-led	8%	3%	89%	79
Ernest Leoty	Cotton · Nylon	55%	2%	43%	77
Essentiel Antwerp	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	47%	11%	42%	80
ESTHÉ	Polyester-led, with nylon	19%	11%	70%	487
Faithfull the Brand	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	75%	14%	11%	272
Farm Rio	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	61%	29%	10%	130
Fashion Brand Company	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	60%	29%	11%	448
Frame	Cotton · Cashmere	82%	9%	9%	166
Frenken	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	55%	20%	25%	240
Friends with Frank	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	75%	9%	16%	130
GANNI	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	46%	46%	8%	55
Goldbergh	Performance	1%	0%	99%	84
Guizio	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	24%	17%	59%	917
Hansen & Gretel	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	38%	22%	40%	89
Henne	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	47%	22%	31%	524
Hill House	Cotton-led	73%	10%	17%	175
Holzweiler	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	63%	0%	37%	63
INSIS	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	69%	13%	18%	80
Iro	Viscose · Polyester · Leather	54%	16%	30%	80
Isabel Marant	Cotton · Viscose · Leather	73%	13%	14%	74
Jil Sander	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	78%	10%	12%	49
JW Anderson	Cotton-led, with wool	80%	7%	13%	56
KAI Collective	Cotton · Polyester	61%	3%	36%	78
Kallmeyer	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	64%	28%	8%	80
Khaite	Cotton · Cashmere · Leather	75%	13%	12%	80
Kika Vargas	Polyester-led, with nylon	22%	4%	74%	75
L’Agence	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with silk	53%	15%	32%	131
Laagam	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with PU	49%	10%	41%	78
Lamarque	Viscose · Polyester · Leather	54%	12%	34%	80
Leslie Amon	Viscose · Polyester · Nylon	10%	47%	43%	50
Loulou de Saison	Cashmere · Silk · Wool	83%	14%	3%	76
Lovebirds	Cotton · Viscose, with silk	54%	46%	0%	29
Ludovic de Saint Sernin	Cotton · Polyester · Leather	72%	2%	26%	71
Mackage	Wool · Nylon · Polyester	43%	1%	56%	97
Magda Butrym	Cotton · Wool · Silk	81%	6%	13%	77
Mais X Frida	Cotton-led, with nylon	51%	12%	37%	74
Manière de Voir	Polyester-led, with nylon	17%	14%	69%	101
Marcella	Viscose-led	27%	57%	16%	1,342
Maria de la Orden	Cotton-led, with wool	82%	10%	8%	79
Marni	Cotton · Wool	93%	2%	5%	53
Marques' Almeida	Cotton-led, with wool	70%	8%	22%	666
Materiel	Wool · Viscose · Polyester	38%	33%	29%	99
Milkwhite	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	37%	24%	39%	60
Mirae	Viscose · Polyester	19%	49%	32%	58
Misha	Viscose · Polyester	27%	31%	42%	80
Modalità Vacanza	Cotton-led, with PU	61%	2%	37%	39
Modern Citizen	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	52%	16%	32%	407
Monse	Wool · Cotton · Silk	80%	7%	13%	77
Montsand	Polyester-led, with nylon	7%	8%	85%	74
Mossman	Viscose · Polyester · Nylon	15%	23%	62%	84
My Beachy Side	Cotton · Acrylic · Polyester	48%	1%	51%	75
Nanushka	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	42%	27%	31%	81
Nocturne	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	26%	35%	39%	85
Nonchalant Label	Viscose · Polyester · Vegan leather	16%	39%	45%	69
Noni Studios	Viscose · Polyester	8%	34%	58%	47
Nour Hammour	Leather-led	99%	0%	1%	76
Nué Studio	Wool · Polyester · Nylon	38%	12%	50%	44
OpéraSPORT	Cotton · Polyester	58%	5%	37%	351
Ottolinger	Cotton · Polyester	51%	6%	43%	79
Padova	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	41%	33%	26%	457
Palm Noosa	Linen · Cotton · Viscose	81%	11%	8%	76
PatBO	Cotton · Nylon · Polyester	15%	11%	74%	484
Peachy Den	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	34%	37%	29%	40
PH5	Viscose-led, with nylon	8%	60%	32%	926
Pixie Market	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	43%	20%	37%	231
Posse	Cotton · Linen · Viscose	72%	18%	10%	164
Proenza Schouler	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	48%	31%	21%	604
Realisation Par	Silk-led	90%	8%	2%	79
Redondo Brand	Viscose · Polyester, with PU	16%	22%	62%	42
Reformation	Silk · Cashmere · Viscose	57%	28%	15%	35
Rejina Pyo	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	42%	26%	32%	94
Retrofete	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	27%	23%	50%	1,742
Rixo	Viscose-led, with silk	38%	57%	5%	83
Roame	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with linen	52%	21%	27%	48
Róhe	Wool · Cotton · Viscose	80%	10%	10%	292
Ronny Kobo	Viscose · Polyester · Nylon	16%	22%	62%	78
Rowen Rose	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with PU	43%	18%	39%	80
Ruadh	Cotton-led, with cashmere	73%	26%	1%	79
Sabo	Cotton-led, with linen	59%	8%	33%	80
Saemdi	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	15%	21%	64%	111
Saint Art	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	30%	38%	32%	75
Sau Lee	Polyester-led	18%	12%	70%	80
Sea NY	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	59%	23%	18%	369
Selezza London	Polyester-led	0%	1%	99%	78
Self-Portrait	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	24%	21%	55%	75
Selkie	Cotton-led, with silk	79%	3%	18%	365
SIEDRÉS	Polyester-led	20%	17%	63%	69
SIGAL	Cotton-led, with linen	72%	22%	6%	101
Significant Other	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	17%	29%	54%	516
SIMKHAI	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	39%	31%	30%	79
Simon Miller	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	36%	18%	46%	346
Simone Rocha	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with wool	42%	19%	39%	78
SIR.	Silk · Cotton · Viscose	58%	17%	25%	114
Sister Jane	Polyester-led	22%	8%	70%	69
Solaqua	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	32%	21%	47%	46
Splits59	Performance	0%	21%	79%	61
SRG Atelier	Silk · Wool · Viscose	57%	29%	14%	87
St. Agni	Cotton · Wool · Viscose	74%	13%	13%	443
Staud	Cotton · Silk · Viscose	70%	14%	16%	98
Steele	Cotton-led	93%	3%	4%	153
Stine Goya	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	29%	24%	47%	482
Studio Rigu	Viscose-led	30%	70%	0%	441
Susanna Chow	Leather-led	99%	1%	0%	74
Taller Marmo	Viscose-led, with silk	15%	65%	20%	79
The Frankie Shop	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	52%	13%	35%	1,664
The Garment	Wool · Cotton · Viscose	62%	20%	18%	91
The Line by K	Viscose-led	25%	59%	16%	393
The Row	Cotton · Cashmere · Wool	98%	0%	2%	77
The Wolf Gang	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	42%	23%	35%	84
Tibi	Cotton · Wool · Polyester	55%	14%	31%	1,527
Totême	Cotton · Viscose, with silk	60%	36%	4%	85
Tove	Wool · Cotton · Viscose	53%	41%	6%	70
Tyler Mcgillivary	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	42%	37%	21%	80
Ulla Johnson	Silk · Cotton · Viscose	75%	11%	14%	641
Undress Code	Viscose · Polyester · Nylon	17%	42%	41%	109
Venroy	Cotton · Linen · Silk	86%	8%	6%	921
Veronica Beard	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester	65%	16%	19%	874
With Jéan	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with nylon	22%	42%	36%	80
Yellow The Label	Cotton · Viscose · Polyester, with linen	44%	19%	37%	238
Zimmermann	Cotton · Silk · Viscose	64%	18%	18%	67

A to Z by default. Sort by any column. No overall rank, because no single number captures what a material is for.

Beyond the fabric

Shoes, bags, swimwear and leather

Leather, suede, raffia and wood count as natural; PU, vegan leather and other plastics as synthetic. Swimwear is almost always nylon or polyester with stretch, because it has to be.

Shoes and bags

AeydeWorks most in leather
Alameda TurquesaWorks most in leather
Alias MaeWorks most in leather
AlohasWorks most in leather and synthetics
Amina MuaddiWorks most in leather and silk
Anonymous CopenhagenWorks most in leather and cotton
ArezzoWorks most in leather and synthetics
ATP AtelierWorks most in leather
AureumWorks most in leather
Black Suede StudioWorks most in leather and alpaca/mohair
By FarWorks most in leather
Carel ParisWorks most in leather
CastañerWorks most in cotton and leather
Cecelia New YorkWorks most in leather
Dear FrancesWorks most in leather and synthetics
Emme ParsonsWorks most in leather
FlabelusWorks most in cotton and linen
FlatteredWorks most in leather
Freda SalvadorWorks most in leather
FrejaWorks most in vegan leather
HereuWorks most in leather
Jude the BrandWorks most in leather
JW PeiWorks most in vegan leather
L’alingiWorks most in leather and raffia
LarroudéWorks most in leather
Le Monde BérylWorks most in leather and synthetics
LiffnerWorks most in leather
Mansur GavrielWorks most in leather
Manu AtelierWorks most in leather
Maria La RosaWorks most in raffia and polyester
MlouyeWorks most in leather
NakedviceWorks most in polyester and cotton
Nelson MadeWorks most in leather
Noam HazanWorks most in leather and vegan leather
Nora LozzaWorks most in leather
Paris TexasWorks most in leather
PoelleWorks most in leather
PoeveWorks most in leather
Poppy LissimanWorks most in synthetics and vegan leather
PriscaWorks most in vegan leather
Sadi StudiosWorks most in leather
SavetteWorks most in leather
Sebastian MilanoWorks most in leather and silk
SensoWorks most in leather
StrathberryWorks most in leather
VagabondWorks most in viscose and leather
Verafied New YorkWorks most in leather
YuzefiWorks most in leather and viscose
Zou XouWorks most in leather

Leather-led clothing

At least half the material is leather. Leather is natural but isn’t a fiber, so these brands are described apart from the fiber lenses.

Double A98% leather · works most in leather
Susanna Chow89% leather · works most in leather
Nour Hammour86% leather · works most in leather
Ducie London76% leather · works most in leather and polyester
AQL&NAFS74% leather · works most in leather and wool
DE SAVARY62% leather · works most in leather and polyester

Swimwear

Bond-eyeWorks most in cotton
Hunza GWorks most in nylon
SameWorks most in polyester and elastane

Not in the index

Data gaps

14 brands partly measured · 29 brands that don’t list their fabric

Partly measured

14 brands list the fabric on 40 to 59% of their pieces, so we show what we could read, without a signature.

3.1 Phillip Lim65% natural · fabric listed on 52%
AKNVAS31% natural · fabric listed on 48%
Aligne55% natural · fabric listed on 57%
Deiji Studios90% natural · fabric listed on 56%
Desero Jacare21% natural · fabric listed on 53%
Eckhaus Latta88% natural · fabric listed on 52%
Enaguas100% natural · fabric listed on 48%
Grace Ling70% natural · fabric listed on 41%
Kwame Adusei74% natural · fabric listed on 48%
Little Yarn67% natural · fabric listed on 56%
miaou17% natural · fabric listed on 59%
Muma World45% natural · fabric listed on 56%
RAT & BOA11% natural · fabric listed on 49%
Simonett53% natural · fabric listed on 59%

Don't list their fabric

We read their product pages, rendered in full, and most pieces didn't say what they're made of.

Asta Resort, Audette, Axel Arigato, Bernadette, Bondi Born, Concept A Label, Dear Rome, Gestuz, Joelle Zgheib, Kim Shui, Live The Process, Mali Marea, Marfa Instanbul, Mimchik, Minena, Mrs. Keepa, Pierre Louis Mascia, Reemani, Sac de Soul, Seam, Selmacilek, Simitri, SIRAPOP, Sisters, The Vin Store, Tissimum, Wai Wai Rio, WISKII, Zemeta

The method

How we read it

We read the fabric composition each brand prints on its own product pages (“Shell: 52% linen, 48% viscose. Lining: 100% cupro”). Nothing is estimated. A fabric a brand names instead of listing (“vegan silk”) counts as the fibers its own fabric guide says it is, or not at all; it is never taken as silk. Shares are weighted by fabric, so a 70% cotton, 30% polyester dress counts as 70 points of cotton. Linings, trims and soles don't count.

A signature describes what a brand works in. It is not a grade of quality, craftsmanship or sustainability.

Natural: Cotton, linen, silk, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, hemp, ramie, raffia, and leather, which is natural but not a fiber.
Plant-based: Viscose, rayon, modal, Tencel (lyocell), cupro, acetate. Made from wood pulp and chemically processed. In the chart and the signatures, viscose stands for all of them.
Synthetic: Polyester, nylon (polyamide), acrylic, PU and vegan leather, metallic yarns, and elastane.

Signatures. When one fiber is at least half the fabric and twice the next, the brand is led by it (“Silk-led”). Otherwise we name the fibers that make up at least 10% of it, natural first, then plant-based, then synthetic. Cotton, viscose and polyester run through most labels, so when a brand works only in those we add what sets it apart (“with silk”). Performance means a brand that makes ski or active wear and works mostly in synthetics. Leather-led means at least half the material is leather.

Lenses. Natural-fiber led: at least 85% of the fabric is natural fibers like cotton, linen, silk and wool. Low synthetic: no more than 10% of the fabric is synthetic, stretch included. Synthetic-free: essentially no polyester, nylon or acrylic, and little or no stretch.

Coverage. Some brands only name the fabric when it's a selling point (“crafted from 100% silk”), which makes them look more natural than they are. So the pieces we read stand in for the ones we couldn't, and a brand gets a full breakdown only when its fabric is listed on at least 60% of its range.

What this doesn't measure: how a fiber was grown, dyed or sewn, or who made it. Jewelry, menswear and multi-brand stores are left out. Checked monthly; a brand's numbers change as its range does.

Questions

Natural fibers, explained

Which clothing brands use natural fibers?

Of the 172 clothing brands we measured, 9 are natural-fiber led: at least 85% of the fabric in their pieces is natural fibers like cotton, linen, silk and wool. Choose the natural-fiber led lens in the index to see them.

Which brands don’t use polyester?

4 of the clothing brands we measured are synthetic-free: essentially no polyester, nylon or acrylic, and little or no stretch. 27 keep synthetics to 10% of the fabric or less.

What is a material signature?

A short description of what a brand works in, read from its own fabric labels. When one fiber is at least half the fabric, the brand is led by it, like silk-led. Otherwise it names the fibers the brand uses most, like cotton, cashmere and wool. It describes; it is not a grade of quality, craftsmanship or sustainability.

Is viscose a natural fiber?

Not quite. Viscose, rayon, modal, Tencel (lyocell), cupro and acetate are made from wood pulp, so they are plant-based and not plastic, but they are chemically processed. We count them separately as plant-based.

Does leather count as a natural fiber?

Leather is a natural material, but it isn’t a fiber. Brands whose pieces are mostly leather are described as leather-led. In a mostly fabric range, a leather jacket counts toward the natural share.

Why doesn’t every brand have a full breakdown?

A full breakdown needs the fabric listed on at least 60% of a brand’s pieces. Some brands only list fabric when it is a selling point, which would make them look more natural than they are, so we show those as a partial read. Jewelry, multi-brand stores and brands we couldn’t read are left out.

How often is the Materials Index updated?

Every month. New pieces are read as brands add them, and pieces that leave a brand’s catalog drop out of its numbers.

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The short version

Cotton, viscose and polyester run through most labels. Silk is in one in seven.

What each material does, and who works in it

Silk

Linen

Cotton

Wool & cashmere

Viscose

Polyester & nylon

Performance

Leather