Fabric Stretch/Give tells a Macy's shopper how much the fabric moves: none, a little or a lot. It is part of the size-and-fit block on the product page, is optional in the Macy's schema, lives on the parent listing and is capped at 254 characters including spaces. Macy's frames it as a choice between non-stretch, slightly stretchy and high-stretch, and that is how the value should read.
Stretch changes how a size fits. A rigid woven in a size 8 and a jersey knit in a size 8 are different garments to the shopper, so this line and the fabric content together let them judge whether to size up.
The stretch levels
| Level | Fabric profile | Typical composition |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stretch | Rigid or structured wovens with no elastic fiber | 100% cotton twill, linen, rigid denim, wool suiting |
| Slightly stretchy | Wovens or firm knits with a little give | About 5% elastane or spandex blended into the main fiber |
| High-stretch | Fabrics that stretch and recover freely | Modal, jersey, rib knits, performance and swim fabrics with substantial elastane |
Judge from the fabric content first and the source description second. A garment with 2% spandex in a stretch woven is slightly stretchy; a ponte or a scuba knit is high-stretch even when the elastane percentage looks modest, because the knit structure itself moves.
The rules
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | 254 characters maximum including spaces |
| Case | Sentence case: "Slightly stretchy", not "SLIGHTLY STRETCHY" or "slightly stretchy" |
| Vocabulary | Start with one of the three levels |
| Qualifier | A short one is fine: "Slightly stretchy woven with 5% elastane" |
| Level | One value per style group, shared by every colorway and size |
Examples
| Value | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stretch | Good | A rigid 100% cotton chore jacket |
| Slightly stretchy woven with 5% elastane | Good | Names the level and the reason in one clause |
| High-stretch jersey knit | Good | Modal jersey tee |
| Stretchy | Weak | Not one of Macy's levels; the shopper cannot tell a little from a lot |
| 95% cotton, 5% spandex | Weak | Composition alone; that belongs in Product Material |
| Super soft and comfy with tons of stretch!! | Weak | Promotional, no level named |
| Non-stretch (for a rib-knit bodysuit) | Weak | Contradicts the fabric; check content before writing the level |
Common mistakes
- Reading the level off the source title. "Stretch Jeans" in a title says nothing about how much; look at the elastane percentage.
- Treating every knit as high-stretch. A dense cotton sweater knit with no elastane has some give but recovers poorly; "Slightly stretchy" is usually the honest call.
- Pasting the fabric composition. The percentages go in Product Material; this attribute states the resulting behavior.
- Inconsistent casing across the catalog, which shows up as a jumble in the size-and-fit block.
How Osello fills this field
Osello reads the fabric content on the product first, then the source description, and writes the matching level in sentence case, adding a brief qualifier when the composition supports one. No elastic fiber in a woven gives "Non-stretch"; a small elastane share gives "Slightly stretchy"; jersey, modal and performance knits give "High-stretch". The value is set on the parent listing and shared across every variant, and anything over 254 characters is flagged before submission. Make sure the fabric composition is on the product in Shopify, in the body or a metafield, so the level is derived from data rather than from the photos.
The rest of the size-and-fit set is listed in the Macy's field directory.
Frequently asked questions
Can I just write the elastane percentage?
No. The attribute asks for the stretch level. You can add the percentage as a qualifier after it: "Slightly stretchy woven with 5% elastane".
Is there a level between slightly stretchy and high-stretch?
Macy's uses three levels. Pick the closer one and, if it helps, add a short qualifier such as "High-stretch ponte knit".
Does the value change per color or size?
No. It describes the fabric, which is the same across the style group, so it sits on the parent listing. If one colorway is cut in a different fabrication, that is usually a separate style on Macy's.
Should kids and baby items have it?
Yes. Fabric Stretch/Give is part of the reduced size-and-fit set Macy's uses for kids and baby, alongside Sizing Information and Model's Measurements.