Size-gap analysis

Material Mix by Size Across Brands

Product-level benchmark showing how women's and men's assortments differ by material composition and category breadth. Mix percentages are weighted by disclosed material composition shares.

16 brands
15,083 women products
13,437 men products
Women share of assortment: 52.9%

Women synthetic

43.4%

Weighted by women segment volume.

Men synthetic

29.9%

Weighted by men segment volume.

Women natural

46.9%

Weighted by women segment volume.

Men natural

65.1%

Weighted by men segment volume.

Highest synthetic gaps

Brands where women's product mix is most synthetic relative to men's.

Weekday

+15.8pp

Women 1,029 products · Men 265 products

Women synthetic46.8%
Men synthetic31.1%
Women natural44.1%
Men natural66.0%

Zara

+9.1pp

Women 3,865 products · Men 2,088 products

Women synthetic58.2%
Men synthetic49.1%
Women natural31.9%
Men natural46.3%

Lefties

+10.2pp

Women 1,439 products · Men 768 products

Women synthetic73.3%
Men synthetic63.1%
Women natural21.6%
Men natural35.9%

Pull & Bear

+10.9pp

Women 789 products · Men 602 products

Women synthetic64.9%
Men synthetic54.0%
Women natural30.9%
Men natural45.3%

Scotch & Soda

+7.4pp

Women 466 products · Men 1,116 products

Women synthetic22.4%
Men synthetic15.0%
Women natural58.5%
Men natural77.2%

Bershka

+4.5pp

Women 1,132 products · Men 412 products

Women synthetic57.4%
Men synthetic52.9%
Women natural30.3%
Men natural43.4%

Uniqlo

+3.7pp

Women 651 products · Men 568 products

Women synthetic49.1%
Men synthetic45.4%
Women natural43.1%
Men natural52.7%

Massimo Dutti

+1.1pp

Women 1,180 products · Men 800 products

Women synthetic19.6%
Men synthetic18.5%
Women natural66.5%
Men natural73.3%

COS

-1.0pp

Women 1,057 products · Men 470 products

Women synthetic17.4%
Men synthetic18.4%
Women natural68.6%
Men natural75.5%

Alexander McQueen

-1.1pp

Women 395 products · Men 211 products

Women synthetic8.7%
Men synthetic9.7%
Women natural71.7%
Men natural80.9%

Burberry

-3.2pp

Women 1,641 products · Men 943 products

Women synthetic22.2%
Men synthetic25.4%
Women natural72.0%
Men natural68.8%

ARKET

-4.4pp

Women 611 products · Men 274 products

Women synthetic22.6%
Men synthetic27.0%
Women natural65.1%
Men natural70.2%
BrandWomen productsMen productsWomen varietyMen varietyWomen syntheticMen syntheticWomen naturalMen naturalSynthetic gapNatural gap
Weekday1,0292651146.8%31.1%44.1%66.0%+15.8pp+21.9pp
Zara3,8652,0882158.2%49.1%31.9%46.3%+9.1pp+14.3pp
Lefties1,4397683273.3%63.1%21.6%35.9%+10.2pp+14.3pp
Pull & Bear7896021164.9%54.0%30.9%45.3%+10.9pp+14.4pp
Scotch & Soda4661,1162222.4%15.0%58.5%77.2%+7.4pp+18.7pp
Bershka1,1324122257.4%52.9%30.3%43.4%+4.5pp+13.2pp
Uniqlo6515681149.1%45.4%43.1%52.7%+3.7pp+9.6pp
Massimo Dutti1,1808001119.6%18.5%66.5%73.3%+1.1pp+6.8pp
COS1,0574701117.4%18.4%68.6%75.5%-1.0pp+6.9pp
Alexander McQueen395211118.7%9.7%71.7%80.9%-1.1pp+9.2pp
Burberry1,6419431122.2%25.4%72.0%68.8%-3.2pp-3.2pp
ARKET6112741122.6%27.0%65.1%70.2%-4.4pp+5.1pp
Bottega Veneta02,87001n/a7.1%n/a86.9%n/an/a
Balenciaga02,05001n/a33.1%n/a62.0%n/an/a
Saint Laurent73001018.5%n/a75.7%n/an/an/a
Oysho9801085.4%n/a5.9%n/an/an/a