Five core tips for shapewear material selection

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In today’s highly competitive shapewear market, accurate selection of shapewear material is the key to creating highly competitive products for customers. Choosing the wrong material not only affects the wearing experience of consumers, but also may lead to soaring return rate and brand reputation damage. Mastering the following five core skills of shapewear material selection will help you lock the quality resources among many suppliers and maximize the value of your products.

Tip 1: Define the target market and match the corresponding shapewear material

The demand for shapewear material varies significantly across different consumer markets. When targeting the lower market or fast fashion, ordinary nylon + spandex is a cost-effective choice. Although this material is basic, it can still combine shaping and breathability by optimizing the knitting process and spandex ratio. For example, a regular nylon fabric with a honeycomb weave structure can increase breathability by 20% while keeping costs under control, meeting the needs of the general public for everyday wear.

If is targeting the mid-to-high end market, focus on 6.6 nylon + spandex. Its stable molecular structure gives the fabric higher strength and resilience, and according to third-party testing, compared with ordinary nylon, 6.6 nylon fabric has 35% higher abrasion resistance and 40% higher durability of shaping, which is more suitable for consumers who have requirements for quality. For high-end customization or luxury brand cooperation, the scarce Eri 6.6 nylon + spandex material has become the trump card for brand differentiation by virtue of its ultimate skin-friendly touch and excellent performance.

Tip 2: Focus on fabric functionality indicators

When choosing shapewear material, you need to focus on three core indicators. Breathability, by checking the fabric’s breathability test report, give priority to materials with a breathability of ≥500mm/s per square meter, so as to avoid discomfort due to the stifling heat. Elasticity and resilience directly affects the effect of shaping, quality fabrics after 500 times of stretching, should be able to recover to the original length of more than 95%, to ensure that long-term wear is not easy to deform.

In addition, skin-friendly should not be ignored, can be felt by touching the fabric, observe the fiber cross-section morphology to determine, such as the use of round or oval fiber structure of the fabric, can effectively reduce the friction with the skin.

Tip 3: Verify the supplier’s production process

The production process is critical to the quality of shapewear materials. For example, the weaving technology, a good weaving method can make the fabric stronger, more reasonable distribution of elasticity. There is also post-processing technology, after special treatment of the fabric, the touch will be softer, breathable effect will also be better. Looking for production technology mature supplier cooperation, product quality is more guaranteed.

Tip 4: Strictly review the quality control process

Reliable suppliers will have strict quality control. From the raw materials into the factory, to the production process, to the finished product factory, each link should be tested. Raw materials should be checked for composition, strength, etc., various parameters should be monitored during production, and finished products should be washed and worn for testing. It is best to choose suppliers with formal certification, so that the quality of shapewear material is more assured.

Tip 5: Prioritize partners with all-material supply capability

Suppliers with all-material production capability can provide more flexible solutions for customers. Whether it is ordinary nylon, 6.6 nylon or Eri 6.6 nylon, any kind of shapewear material can be produced according to customer demand, and quickly respond to market changes. For example, if the market trend is moving upmarket, you can quickly switch to 6.6 nylon + spandex, or if you need to develop a cost-effective product line, regular nylon will also fit the bill. At the same time, all-material suppliers often have more advantages in R&D strength and supply chain integration ability, and can assist customers in completing the whole process from shapewear material selection to finished product implementation.

In the shapewear industry, mastering the skills of shapewear material selection is a must for customers to win in the market. By clarifying market positioning, focusing on functional indicators, verifying process quality control, and selecting all-material suppliers, you will have the “eyes of fire” to screen quality resources. If you need professional advice in the process of shapewear material selection, please feel free to communicate with us, with our full material production capacity and in-depth industry experience, we would like to be your trusted partner.