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Enhancing life through innovative garment solutions

 

We create innovative, industry-leading fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries.  

For over 65 years, we, at The LYCRA Company, have pioneered innovations in spandex, polyester, and nylon fibers and related technologies, weaving comfort, performance, and durability into the fabric of the fashion and textile industries.

Our advanced fiber technology helps improve the performance of stretch fabrics and garment aesthetics to elevate the wearing experience.


Discover our brands

 

We offer a diverse range of over 200 fibers designed to deliver comfort, with benefits ranging from lasting stretch and recovery, lightweight warmth, moisture-wicking cooling, quick-drying properties, and durability.

Enhance fit and comfort with LYCRA® brand a lightweight, and powerful synthetic elastic fiber that allows the fabric to stretch and recover, transforming garments into better-fitting, longer-lasting apparel that moves with the wearer.

Experience moisture-wicking cooling performance with COOLMAX® brand fibers as it transports moisture away from the body to the fabric's surface, where it evaporates, helping to keep the wearer cool, dry, and comfortable. Available in EcoMade fibers. 

Enjoy lightweight warmth in clothing and non-clothing items with EcoMade versions using recycled resources. THERMOLITE® brand fibers and insulations keep the wearer warm without added weight while optimizing performance.

Benefit from LYCRA® T400® brand, a polyester fiber that offers the stretch and recovery of spandex, providing lasting comfort, fit, shape, and moisture-wicking performance.

Witness innovative stretch performance with LYCRA HyFit® brand in disposable diapers, adult incontinence, and personal hygiene products, enabling a snug fit that helps prevent leakage.

Experience nylon that provides exceptional stretch and durability, with SUPPLEX® brand that creates fabric with a soft, comfortable cotton-like feel. It is known for its ability to maintain shape, breathability, quick drying, color retention, and resistance to wear and tear.

Enjoy the benefits of a nylon that is lightweight and durable, with TACTEL® brand offering known for its quick drying, softness, and breathability, and minimizing chafing while offering virtually weightless comfort.

Trust in ELASPAN® brand exclusive generic spandex (elastane) fiber that sets the standard for unwavering quality, performance, and value. 

Brand Spotlight
CXP's high-performance underwear nabs an ISPO Award

CXP's high-performance underwear, called React XP, uses LYCRA FitSense® print technology in the quads to provide lightweight, targeted support and compression during exercise. Together with CXP’s beloved no-slip seams and waistband, it’s no surprise React XP nabbed this prize. 

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Brand Spotlight
C&A men's denim engineered for all-day comfort

Explore C&A’s latest denim range to experience jeans that redefine style and comfort by incorporating LYCRA® ADAPTIV fiber for the ultimate fit and flexibility. Engineered for all-day comfort, this collection adapts to movement, delivering a tailored feel that suits every shape and size. With LYCRA® ADAPTIV fiber, these jeans provide a perfect fit that adjusts with every step, bridging fashion and function.

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Brand Spotlight
LEO Workwear builds the blueprint for comfort

LEO Workwear known for their high-visibility workwear, is setting a new standard in workwear with the launch of their high-visibility t-shirts and polo shirts featuring the advanced COOLMAX® EcoMade ALL SEASON fiber. This groundbreaking collection is designed to provide workers with optimal comfort and protection in all weather conditions.  

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Brand Spotlight
HoneyLove intimates innovates innerwear

Honeylove, a Los Angeles-based brand producing innovative intimates for women of all shapes and sizes, has chosen LYCRA® brand technologies across several of their offerings. One of their most popular innerwear styles, the CrossOver Brief, features the comfort and “moves with you” feel of LYCRA® ADAPTIV technology. This mid-waist brief comes in many colors and has rave reviews for its stylish shaping and ease of wear.

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Browse our technologies

 

 

Select your garment category and find solutions that will elevate your collections!

Activewear

Design stylish, great-fitting, and durable apparel with gentle contouring, precise compression, moisture-wicking cooling, and beyond.

Denim

Offer denim jeans that retain their shape and elasticity over time, reduce sagging and bagging, and provide adaptive shaping, lasting comfort, durability, and a great fit.

Hosiery

Create premium hosiery featuring lasting comfort, flawless appearance, vibrant colors, superior fit, shape retention, targeted compression, and durability.

Intimate Apparel

Design form-fitting undergarments that shape, lift, contour, and deliver lasting performance to bras, panties, shapewear and more.

Compression

Craft compression garments for sports, medical use, travel, and prolonged standing, offering energizing support and graduated compression.

Socks

Knit socks that seamlessly blend stretch and recovery with moisture-wicking capabilities to help keep feet dry, ensuring enduring comfort, and a secure fit across a wide range of sock styles.

Swimwear

Develop size-inclusive swimwear with impeccable fit, comfort, and style that maintains its shape, resists fading from the sun and chlorine, and lasts up to 10 times longer than unprotected spandex.

Underwear

Design great-fitting, comfortable, and durable boxers, briefs, and other underwear styles that stay in place and move with the wearer to provide a perfect, confidence-boosting fit for all body types.

Wovens

Produce easy-care, wrinkle-resistant woven garments that provide lasting comfort, an impeccable fit, moisture-wicking cooling or lightweight warmth.

Workwear

Design durable, breathable, flexible workwear that works. Our sustainable workwear technologies keep workers warm, dry, safe, and comfortable no matter how tough the job.

Explore our sustainable solutions

We are always exploring new ways to reduce our environmental impact while creating products that help our customers and consumers reduce theirs. We are passionate about developing groundbreaking technologies that use fewer resources, reduce waste, and use recycled and renewable materials. 

Visit our Product Sustainability page to learn more about our EcoMade family of sustainable fibers that offer equivalent performance to standard products.

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Join the LYCRA ONE™ Marketplace

 

Power your projects by becoming a LYCRA ONE™ member.

Order Printed or Virtual Hangtags

Explain our product’s benefits to help drive sales. Order your free LYCRA®, COOLMAX® or THERMOLITE® brand clothing hang tags today.

Request Garment Letters

We can provide a letter, when needed, to verify with a local customs office that your samples and/or garments contain genuine products from The LYCRA Company.

License Our Brands and Logos

Enhance your sales potential by capitalizing on the awareness of the LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, and THERMOLITE® brands and co-brand your collections.

Fabric Testing and Approval

Protect your investment in genuine LYCRA®, COOLMAX® or THERMOLITE® fibers by submitting your fabrics for testing and approval.

Create a Mill Showroom

Reach qualified audiences and boost business opportunities by showcasing your fabric collections on LYCRA ONE™.