FabricIQ
Reading the label…
Material Dossier · 🇺🇸 United States114 products analyzed
01Verdict
Average across the board — nothing stands out, nothing's alarming.
Best for Workhorse basics; replace when worn out.
C
Material grade
66/100
Typical, OK
6-axis quality average
C
Health Impact grade
63/100
Typical, OK
microplastic + skin + chemicals
02Breakdown
Antimony
56%
Half the catalog flagged
High microplastic
53%
Half the catalog flagged
PFAS likely
11%
Some products flagged
Formaldehyde
0%
Not flagged in our data
Plastic-free
13%
Limited selection
Label Confidence
114 products
11% high86% moderate3% low
Heuristic flags for vague language, undisclosed linings, organic/recycled claims without certification. How fabric labels can mislead
Data Coverage
71d old
Composition 100%
Price 0%
Image 100%
Fabric weight (gsm) 0%
Country of manufacture 0%
Fit type 0%
What % of Patagonia's 114 catalog products have each field. Empty bars mean we don't have the data, not that the brand hid it — these are gaps we're working to fill.
03Network
About Patagonia
1973 · Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard founded Patagonia in 1973 to fund a climbing-hardware business; the apparel was meant to be a side project. The brand spent the next fifty years using profits to bankroll environmental activism — 1% of sales to grassroots groups since 1985, the conversion of the company to a perpetual environmental purpose trust in 2022. The product side leads on recycled fibers (recycled polyester since 1993), Fair Trade Certified sewing, PFC-free DWR, and the Worn Wear repair / resale infrastructure that nobody else has bothered to build.
Known for
Recycled fleeceFair Trade sewn1% for the PlanetWorn Wear repair program
Why it's in our catalog: The reference outdoor brand. Composition disclosure is excellent (every product page lists fiber breakdown and source), recycled / organic content is high, and the activism is structural rather than marketing. Useful as the upper bound for "what an outdoor brand can be" in the FabricIQ catalog.
Fabric mills + supply chain
Where the fabric comes from. Curated from public brand statements and fabric tags.
W. L. Gore & Associates
partnerUnited States · Maryland HQ · 1958
membrane technology
Lines: Shell jackets (GORE-TEX line)
GORE-TEX licensee
Pertex (Mitsui Group)
partnerJapan / UK · multi-region · 1976
lightweight windproof
Lines: Houdini windshell, lightweight shells
Pertex fabric on ultralight lines
Certifications
Verified = cross-checked against the certifier's registry; Observed = detected on Patagonia's product pages; Claimed = brand statement / public record.
VerifiedVerifiedVerifiedClaimed
Fair Trade Certified
Fair Trade USA / Fairtrade International
Scope: partial
Most apparel since 2014; not all SKUs [manually verified from brand sustainability page 2026-05-18]
B Corporation
B Lab
Scope: membership
Certified 2012 [manually verified from B Lab listing 2026-05-18]
1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet
Scope: membership
Founding member since 1985 [verified — founding member of 1% for the Planet 2026-05-18]
GOTS
Global Organic Textile Standard
Scope: partial
Public record — requires GOTS certification for all organic cotton; partial (organic-cotton line, not whole catalog)
By category
| Category | Products | Avg score | Grade | Health | Plastic-free | Price range | Top pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Shirts & Tops | 31 | 66 | C | C64 | 29% | — | Women's Trail Harbor Tee |
| Sweaters & Hoodies | 23 | 66 | C | B77 | — | — | Women's '95 Oval Logo Daily Crewneck Sweatshirt |
| Pants | 20 | 66 | C | C61 | 10% | — | Women's Garden Island Pants |
| Activewear | 14 | 67 | C | B70 | 21% | — | Men's Lightweight All-Wear Shorts - 8" Inseam |
| Jackets & Outerwear | 12 | 60 | C | F25 | — | — | Black Hole® Duffel Bag 40L |
| Accessories | 7 | 67 | C | C67 | 14% | — | Men's Baggies™ Naturals Shorts |
| Jeans | 4 | 70 | B | B75 | — | — | Men's Straight Fit Jeans - Short |
| Swimwear | 3 | 62 | C | D40 | — | — | Women's Capilene® Cool Daily Shirt - Boardshort Logo |
Click a category to see Patagonia vs other brands in that category. Click a top pick to see the full product breakdown.
Plastic-free picks from Patagonia
15 of 114 products in this brand are 0% synthetic. Top 6 by Health Impact.
Women's Utility Pants
68% Organic Cotton, 30% Tencel
Quality BHealth APants
Women's Long-Sleeved '95 Oval Logo Easy-Cut T-Shirt
100% Organic Cotton
Quality BHealth AT-Shirts
Women's Daily Easy-Cut T-Shirt
100% Organic Cotton
Quality BHealth AT-Shirts
Women's Garden Island Pants
55% Hemp, 45% Tencel
Quality BHealth APants
Men's Corduroy Volley Shorts
100% Organic Cotton
Quality BHealth AActivewear
Women's Tropic Comfort Natural Sun Hoody
96% Modal
Quality CHealth AT-Shirts
04Tradeoffs
What this score doesn't measure
Construction, fabric weight, finishing chemicals.Same composition can land in two very different garments. We rate the materials a brand uses; we don't lab-test individual SKUs.
05Action