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Todd Snyder: natural-fiber picks
Not scored. This is a list of individual products, not a FabricTruth score.
New York menswear. Most own-label shirts, knitwear, chinos and rigid denim we checked are 100% natural fiber; swim, some outerwear, socks and stretch denim are not.
What else Todd Snyder sells
Most of Todd Snyder’s own-label shirts, knitwear, chinos and denim we checked are 100% natural fiber. Swimwear, some outerwear and knit jackets, no-show socks and stretch denim use polyester, nylon or elastane, and many third-party items sold on the site are synthetic. Check each label.
- Swim: all 4 sampled styles synthetic (100% polyester or polyamide, or 50/50)
- Outerwear: 7 of 15 sampled styles contain synthetics (e.g. Italian Sherpa Pullover 70% polyester/30% wool; Balmacaan 79% wool/19% nylon)
- TS Knits: 6 of 19 sampled (e.g. Nylon Harrington 89% nylon/11% spandex; Playa Short 60% cotton/36% polyester)
- Socks: no-show socks 68% cotton/29% nylon/3% elastane; dress and cashmere socks blend in nylon or polyamide
- Stretch denim (e.g. White Selvedge Stretch Jean, 13.5% polyester)
- Third-party brands resold on the site (about 35% of listings) were not sampled; many are synthetic
Labels we read that are not 100% natural
| Product | Label | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Donegal Cape Shirt | 59% polyester, 40% cotton | Product page |
| White Selvedge Stretch Jean | 85.5% cotton, 13.5% polyester, 1% elastane | Product page |
| Merino Dress Sock | 83% wool, 15% nylon, 2% spandex | Product page |
| Cashmere Sock | 90% cashmere, 7% polyamide, 3% elastane | Product page |
| Cotton Waffle Sock | 97% cotton, 3% spandex | Product page |
| Heavyweight Waffle Tee | 62% cotton, 38% modal (modal counts as non-natural here) | Product page |
How we checked
170 styles checked from 954 in-stock own-label apparel styles (colorways merged) out of 3,484 store listings, on Oct 31, 2026. Random sample stratified by product type (173 drawn, 170 compositions parsed). Shell fabric only; linings not counted. Third-party brands not sampled. Not weighted by sales.
| Shell fabric | Styles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 100% natural fiber shell | 130 | 76% |
| Natural + regenerated cellulose (modal, lyocell, viscose), no synthetics | 5 | 3% |
| Natural with 5% or less synthetic (2–3% elastane) | 9 | 5% |
| 6–49% synthetic | 17 | 10% |
| 50% or more synthetic | 9 | 5% |
This breakdown describes the styles we checked. It is not a score and does not rank Todd Snyder against scored brands.
The picks
Merino Mockneck Sweater
Knitwear
Label 100% merino wool
- Why it's here
- Fine 12-gauge merino for layering.
- Watch out
- Hand wash or dry clean only; listed as “Imported” with no mill named.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $278
Merino Quarter-Zip Sweater
Knitwear
Label 100% merino wool
- Why it's here
- Pure merino in an office-friendly quarter-zip.
- Watch out
- Hand wash; zip hardware is not described.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $278
Merino Sweater Polo
Knitwear
Label 100% merino wool
- Why it's here
- Pure merino with no stretch blend.
- Watch out
- Hand wash or dry clean.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $248
Cashmere Crewneck
Knitwear
Label 100% cashmere (2-ply, 12-gauge, Inner Mongolia per the page)
- Why it's here
- Two-ply yarn, sturdier than the one-ply cashmere in cheaper sweaters.
- Watch out
- Sourcing is self-reported; no certification shown.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $328
Cashmere Hoodie
Knitwear
Label 100% cashmere
- Why it's here
- A rare pure-cashmere hoodie.
- Watch out
- Expensive; hand wash only.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $398
Donegal Cashmere Beanie
Accessories
Label 100% cashmere
- Why it's here
- The least expensive way into pure cashmere on the site.
- Watch out
- Read the label, not the name: on this site the “Oversized Brushed Merino Scarf” is actually 97% cashmere, 3% wool.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $98
Long-Sleeve Grant Polo
Shirts
Label 100% cotton, made in Turkey
- Why it's here
- Cotton cable jacquard with no polyester.
- Watch out
- Expensive for cotton; lay flat to dry.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $228
Premium Jersey Tee
Tees
Label 100% cotton, made in Portugal
- Why it's here
- Dense Portuguese cotton jersey.
- Watch out
- Not organic. The waffle tee next to it is a cotton and modal blend.
- Lookalike to skip
- Heavyweight Waffle Tee: 62% cotton, 38% modal (source)
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $78
Linen Jersey Pocket Tee
Tees
Label 100% linen
- Why it's here
- An uncommon pure-linen knit tee for hot weather.
- Watch out
- Seasonal; linen jersey can lose its shape.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $168
Chamois Cape Shirt
Outerwear
Label 100% cotton (Portuguese chamois per the brand’s homepage copy)
- Why it's here
- A warm all-cotton overshirt in place of a fleece.
- Watch out
- Dry clean only. The similar Donegal Cape Shirt is 59% polyester.
- Lookalike to skip
- Donegal Cape Shirt: 59% polyester, 40% cotton (source)
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $198
Straight Fit Favorite Chino
Pants
Label 100% cotton
- Why it's here
- All-cotton chino with no elastane.
- Watch out
- Some Todd Snyder trousers add 2–3% elastane; check each style.
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $188
Straight Fit Lightweight Japanese Selvedge Jean
Denim
Label 100% cotton, fabric from Japan
- Why it's here
- Rigid pure-cotton selvedge.
- Watch out
- The white stretch version of this jean is 13.5% polyester.
- Lookalike to skip
- White Selvedge Stretch Jean: 85.5% cotton, 13.5% polyester, 1% elastane (source)
Product page · label read Oct 31, 2026 · price that day: $348
Sources
Fiber guides
Linen guide · Cashmere guide · Lyocell, modal, viscose and bamboo rayon guide
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