How we read fibers
Style Canon reads the fiber content printed on each garment's sewn-in care label, then reflects your wardrobe back to you. This page explains how. It's a reflection, not a recommendation — no fiber here is "good" or "bad."
Where the numbers come from
We read the main fabric (the shell or body of the garment) from its care label. Linings and trims aren't counted — they're rarely the story of what a piece actually is.
The four reads
Every garment lands in one of these groups, based on its main fabric:
- Natural — grown, not made — cotton, linen, wool, silk, cashmere, leather.
- Regenerated — plant matter (wood/bamboo) dissolved and reformed — rayon/viscose, modal, lyocell, bamboo. Its own category.
- Synthetic — made from petrochemicals — polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex.
- Blend — a genuine mix of the above.
- Unknown — label missing or unreadable — counted apart until it can be read.
Why a 95% cotton tee still reads "Natural"
If 95% or more of the main fabric is one group, we call it that (a 95% cotton / 5% spandex tee reads Natural). Real mixes read Blend.
We read the label as written
Care labels use different words and languages for the same fiber. We translate them to one consistent name so your counts add up: polyamide is nylon, elastane and Lycra are spandex, viscose is rayon, Tencel is lyocell, flax is linen.