Where to Buy Quality Lycra Clothing & Nail the Fit Every Time
Author: Stylist and brand team at Tellar
Date: 2025
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When looking for Lycra-enhanced garments—whether women’s or men’s, high-street or designer, athleisure or swimwear—two factors stand out:
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Fabric & construction: Quality Lycra blends (nylon or polyester with elastane) deliver stretch, shape retention, comfort, and performance.
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Accurate sizing: Lycra molds to your body, so sizing exactly to your measurements is critical.
Here’s how you can shop the best Lycra pieces—and always get the fit right.
🔝 Top Choices Across Price Points
High Street & Performance Labels
Look for brands like Lululemon, Sweaty Betty, and Fabletics (women), or Rapha and Pearl Izumi (men) offering high-quality Lycra blends for activewear, cycling gear, and everyday comfort.Designer & Boutique Brands
From sculptural swimwear like Maygel Coronel to figure-hugging couture by Norma Kamali, Lycra is a staple. Browser must-haves include:-
Maygel Coronel: Noted for luxurious Italian Lycra with compression fit.
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Norma Kamali: Known for ruched, supportive Lycra styles with stretch.
Know Your Lycra Fit: Sizing Tips from Tellar
Never size up automatically with Lycra — you’re better off sizing true or even slightly down, especially with 1–10% stretch in fabrics. As Tellar explains:
“Don’t Size Up for Stretch … If a garment contains Lycra … it’s designed to fit closer to the body.”
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Tellar’s smart sizing engine handles the guesswork, showing instant fit results based on real body measurements across 1,500+ brands.
Lycra Fit in Action: Brand-Specific Guides
✅ Maygel Coronel Fit Guide
Highlights include:
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Sculpting Lycra with lining, runs true but snug.
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Prioritise your largest measurement (usually hips).
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Use Tellar to pinpoint XS–XL size:
→ “Match to your largest measurement (usually hips).”
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Create your free Tellar profile to shop confidently.
Norma Kamali Fit Guide
The brand mixes dual sizing (S/M, M/L) with stretchy fabrics, which brew confusion. Tellar clarifies:
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Provide your bust, waist, hips.
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Get a UK size comparison for US sizes instantly.
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Now updated: “Use Tellar to match your bust, waist and hip to Norma Kamali’s exact sizing blocks.”
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How Tellar’s Free Size Tool Works
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Print a free measuring tape provided on Tellar.co.uk.
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Enter your measurements (bust, waist, hips) and save your profile.
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Select a brand—Tellar shows your perfect size instantly.
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Shop with confidence, using real-time sizing across high-street, designer, and boutique brands.
Further Tellar Reading on Lycra & Fit
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Should I Size Up for Stretch or Lycra?
Explains why stretch fabrics call for true or smaller sizing.
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Smart Guide: Should I Size Up or Down?
Detailed advice on sizing logic across cuts, fabrics, and brands.
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Brand Sizing Variations
Why sizing isn’t standard and how Tellar’s system fixes it.
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Stay Connected with Tellar
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Final Take
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Choose quality Lycra blends for lasting comfort and wear.
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Stop guessing your size—use your real body measurements. Follow Tellar’s expert advice: “Don’t Size Up for Stretch.”
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Real case guides—Maygel Coronel, Norma Kamali—show the power of precision sizing.
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Print your measuring tape → create a Tellar profile → get sized in any brand in seconds!
Never guess your size again. Visit ➡️ Tellar.co.uk to start your free sizing journey today!