Kylie Jenner’s $200 Bikini Gets Her Mercilessly Roasted After People Compare Specs To $6 SHEIN Set

While a higher elastane content can provide greater stretch and flexibility, a higher polyester content generally helps garments retain their shape and better withstand repeated exposure to chlorine, salt water, and sunlight.

Other factors, including stitching, lining, hardware, construction quality, and manufacturing standards, also play a significant role in a garment’s durability and performance.

Even so, many critics argued that the listed materials did little to explain the dramatic price gap between the two products.

One commenter wrote, “I don’t understand how a person who commissions custom Schiaparelli and vintage Mugler designs creates such absolute bo**ocks again and again.”