When looking for Lycra-enhanced garments—whether women’s or men’s, high-street or designer, athleisure or swimwear—two factors stand out:

  1. Fabric & construction: Quality Lycra blends (nylon or polyester with elastane) deliver stretch, shape retention, comfort, and performance.

  2. 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.

  • 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.” tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uktellar.co.uk+1tellar.co.uk+1

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:

  • Sculpting Lycra with lining, runs true but snug.

  • Prioritise your largest measurement (usually hips).

  • Use Tellar to pinpoint XS–XL size:
    → “Match to your largest measurement (usually hips).” tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6

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:

  • Provide your bust, waist, hips.

  • Get a UK size comparison for US sizes instantly.

  • Now updated: “Use Tellar to match your bust, waist and hip to Norma Kamali’s exact sizing blocks.” tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6tellar.co.uk+6


How Tellar’s Free Size Tool Works

  1. Print a free measuring tape provided on Tellar.co.uk.

  2. Enter your measurements (bust, waist, hips) and save your profile.

  3. Select a brand—Tellar shows your perfect size instantly.

  4. Shop with confidence, using real-time sizing across high-street, designer, and boutique brands.


 Further Tellar Reading on Lycra & Fit


 Stay Connected with Tellar

Follow Tellar for sizing tips, brand reviews, and more:

  • Instagram: @Tellarsizing

  • Twitter/X: @Tellar100

  • Facebook: Tellar Sizing

  • Pinterest: TellarUK


 Final Take

  • Choose quality Lycra blends for lasting comfort and wear.

  • Stop guessing your size—use your real body measurements. Follow Tellar’s expert advice: “Don’t Size Up for Stretch.”

  • Real case guides—Maygel Coronel, Norma Kamali—show the power of precision sizing.

  • 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!


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