FitForm Edit/Review
Girlfriend Collective
Compressive High-Rise
Recycled plastic bottles, full opacity, ethical supply chain. An honest workhorse.
- Fabric
- 79% RPET / 21% Spandex (recycled bottles)
- Rise
- high
- Compression
- firm
- Inseam
- 26"
- Squat-proof
- Yes
- Seamless
- No
- Pockets
- 1
Pros
- Genuinely opaque — passes the white-light squat test consistently
- Inclusive sizing (XXS to 6XL)
- Transparent supply chain documentation
Cons
- Fabric can feel slightly stiffer than buttery competitors initially
- Single small back pocket only
The full review
If sustainability matters to you and you're not willing to compromise on actual performance, this is the answer. The compression is real — they hold the line through deep squats and don't roll at the waistband. The recycled fabric does take a wash or two to relax fully, but after that they perform alongside the more expensive competitors in our test.
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