Lululemon does not own or operate any factories: in its 2025 fiscal year about 51 independent tier-1 suppliers made its products, most of which came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh, and it publishes a supplier facility list twice a year [1][2]. Most other big activewear brands also rely on outside suppliers, but only some say where [3][5][9]. So a supplier’s “we make for Lululemon” is a claim to test against the brand’s own disclosures, not a credential.
The short answer
- Lululemon owns no factories. Its 2025 statement counts about 51 tier-1 suppliers and says most products were made in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh; its list headed May 2026 names the facilities [1][2].
- Gymshark and Gap Inc., Athleta’s owner, publish factory lists; Nike’s 10-K names its main countries; Skims, Fabletics, Vuori and Sweaty Betty describe suppliers without naming factories [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].
- For Alo Yoga, Set Active and Beyond Yoga no public supplier list was found (checked 22 September 2026); the garment label is then the best evidence of where an item was made [12].
- “We make for X” is a claim, not evidence: match the facility against the brand’s list where one exists, and ask which line ran which style, when, with that site’s audit report.
Who makes Lululemon, Alo, Gymshark and the other big activewear brands?
Where the brands’ own documents say, the answer is mostly independent suppliers under contract. Lululemon and Vuori own no manufacturing facilities [1][9]; Gymshark’s products are made by supply-chain partners [3]; nearly all Nike footwear and apparel comes from independent contract manufacturers outside the US [5]. Sweaty Betty differs: its owner says it uses its own factories as well as suppliers [10].
What differs is disclosure. Some brands publish facility lists; others describe their suppliers in a 10-K or a UK or California supply-chain statement without naming them. The table records each brand’s own documents as checked on 22 September 2026, without factory names: where a list exists, read it on the brand’s own site.
What each brand discloses about who makes its products (checked 22 September 2026)
| Brand | What the brand itself discloses | Countries it names | How to check a supplier who claims to make it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lululemon | Owns no factories; about 51 tier-1 suppliers in fiscal 2025; facility list headed May 2026 [1][2] | Most products: Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh. Most fabric: Taiwan, China Mainland, South Korea, Vietnam [1] | Match the facility’s name and address to the current list; check its tier and product type [2] |
| Alo Yoga | No public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) | None found | No list: rely on supplier documents and the label |
| Gymshark | Products made by supply-chain partners; 2025 factory list covers tiers 1 to 4 [3][4] | Tier-1 garment factories in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey, Jordan, Cambodia and elsewhere [4] | Match against the 2025 list, and check the site’s tier and process [4] |
| Skims | Finished goods from tier-1 suppliers it audits; no public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) [7] | None named [7] | No list: ask for the site’s audit report |
| Fabletics | Vendors and factories under its sourcing code, audited unannounced; no public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) [8] | None named [8] | No list: ask for site documents; read the label |
| Athleta | A Gap Inc. brand; Gap Inc.’s February 2026 list covers all four of its brands together [6] | Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and others, not split by brand [6] | Find the facility on the list, then ask which brand the work was for [6] |
| Vuori | Owns no manufacturing facilities; buys from tier-1 vendors; no public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) [9] | Regions only: Asia and Europe [9] | No list: ask for the audit report and a reference |
| Nike | Nearly all footwear and apparel made outside the US by independent contract manufacturers [5] | Footwear: Vietnam, Indonesia, China. Apparel: Vietnam, Cambodia, China (fiscal 2026) [5] | The 10-K names countries, not facilities: ask for evidence tied to the site |
| Sweaty Betty | Owner’s statement: made in eight countries through its own factories and suppliers; no public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) [10] | Not named [10] | No list: treat the claim as unverified |
| Set Active | No public supplier list found (checked 22 September 2026) | None found | No list: rely on supplier documents and the label |
| Beyond Yoga | A Levi Strauss & Co. brand; no supplier list for Beyond Yoga found (checked 22 September 2026) [11] | None for Beyond Yoga [11] | No list: ask for site documents; read the label |
Where is Lululemon made? Clothes, leggings, shoes and yoga mats
Lululemon’s statement for the fiscal year to 1 February 2026 counts about 51 tier-1 suppliers making products and about 65 tier-2 suppliers making fabric; most products came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh [1].
Its supplier list, headed May 2026, gives each facility’s country, tier, product type and parent company, and says it covers every active tier-1 facility plus most tier-2 facilities by volume [2]. It names apparel facilities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh and China Mainland, among other countries, and footwear facilities in Vietnam and China Mainland. Its US and Canadian entries are all classed as printers, not garment or shoe makers [2].
Because it works by category, not by style, it cannot say where one pair of leggings or a yoga mat was made; the item’s label can.
What brands are made in China, and how can you tell?
No complete list exists, and a brand name will not tell you. Among the brands above, several disclosures name China: Nike’s 10-K, for footwear and apparel [5]; Lululemon’s list, for apparel and footwear facilities in China Mainland [2]; Gymshark’s, for accessories factories [4]; and Gap Inc.’s list for its four brands [6]. None of that says where one item was made. These checks do more.
Ways to check where a garment was made
| Check | What it tells you | What it cannot tell you |
|---|---|---|
| The label | For goods sold in the US, the country where that item was processed or manufactured [12] | Which factory made it |
| The RN on a US label | The US company that made, imported or marketed it; RNs are not issued to businesses outside the US [12] | The overseas factory behind it |
| The brand’s own disclosures | Countries and, for some brands, a facility list [1][2][4][5][6] | Which facility made a given item |
| US import manifest records | Sea shipments into the US; the press may copy and publish manifest data [13] | Any importer or shipper name the importer asked to keep confidential [13] |
What “we produce for X” can mean
A brand name in a supplier’s first reply is sales copy until it produces something checkable. Usually a real relationship sits behind it, but a narrower one than the sentence suggests.
The same sentence, five different realities
| What “we make for X” can mean | What it tells you about your order |
|---|---|
| One style, one season, some years ago | Very little |
| Subcontract work for one of X’s listed suppliers | More about that supplier than about this one |
| A quotation X never turned into an order | Nothing |
| A current programme running this season | Something useful, once you have confirmed it |
| “X-level quality”, with no business relationship at all | Nothing: it is a comparison, not a statement of fact |
Evidence that verifies, and evidence that does not
Evidence counts when someone other than the supplier issued it and you can check it against that issuer’s own records.
Evidence worth asking for
| Evidence | Why it carries weight | What to ask for |
|---|---|---|
| The facility on the brand’s published list | The brand publishes it and the supplier cannot edit it [2][4][6] | The facility’s legal name and address, compared with the current list |
| A social audit report naming the site | An outside auditor wrote it after a dated visit | Audit body, audit date and the site address on the report |
| A certificate or label number | The issuer runs its own check: OEKO-TEX lets anyone enter a label number [14] | The number and the products it covers |
| A transaction certificate | Issued by a certification body; Textile Exchange offers an online authenticity check [15] | Which order and which quantity it covers |
| A reference you may contact | Only a real relationship survives a phone call | Name, role and permission to call |
“Lululemon factory” listings on Alibaba, TikTok and forums
Four things prove nothing, however convincing they look: photos of garments with the brand’s label, a factory-tour video, chat screenshots and a slide of customer logos. Anyone who has handled the brand’s goods, from a warehouse to a printer, can produce them.
The same applies to marketplace listings, short videos and forum posts that present a seller as a brand’s factory, or offer “OEM for Alo”. The listing itself cannot be verified, and using a brand’s name to sell goods it has not authorised may raise trademark issues. Where the brand publishes a list, as Lululemon, Gymshark and Gap Inc. do, look for the facility on it [2][4][6]; where it publishes none, as with Alo Yoga or Set Active as checked on 22 September 2026, decide on the evidence above.
A match on a list is strong but limited: it shows the facility was active for that brand on the list’s date, not that the person selling to you works there or that your order will run there. Ask for the facility’s business licence and name it in your purchase order.
The one question that settles it, and what to put in writing
Ask: “Which of your lines ran it, in which season, and may I see the audit report for that site?” A true claim takes one sentence to answer. A decorative one tends to drift towards capacity or price, which is itself an answer, and you have accused no one.
Even a genuine relationship says less than it seems: a brand’s programme runs to that brand’s specifications and inspections, not yours. And a supplier that overstates one customer relationship will describe your order the same way to its next buyer.
Then put it in writing: the legal name and address of the facility for each style, whether subcontracting is allowed and who approves it, the audit report you saw, and the country of origin the label will show [12]. This summarises published disclosures and rules; it is not legal advice.
Quick answers
Who makes Lululemon, and where is it made?
Independent suppliers. Lululemon owns no factories; in its 2025 fiscal year about 51 tier-1 suppliers made its products, the majority of them in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh, with fabric mainly from Taiwan, China Mainland, South Korea and Vietnam [1]. Its corporate website publishes the supplier list, headed May 2026, with each facility’s country, tier and product type [2]. That is the manufacturer list to check.
Is Lululemon made in Canada or the USA?
Its disclosures point to Asia: the 2025 statement names Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Bangladesh as where most products were made [1]. The May 2026 list does include US and Canadian facilities, but classes all of them as printers, not garment or shoe makers [2]. For one item, read the label: US rules require it to name the country where the item was made [12].
Who makes Lululemon shoes and yoga mats?
Lululemon’s May 2026 supplier list, which says it covers every active tier-1 facility, names footwear facilities only in Vietnam and China Mainland, so, as of that list, that is where its shoes, running shoes included, are made [2]. It works by product category, not by style, so it cannot say where a particular yoga mat was made; the mat’s label or packaging can.
Where is Alo Yoga made: China, Vietnam, the USA, Portugal or Nicaragua?
No public supplier list or statutory supply-chain statement from Alo Yoga was found (checked 22 September 2026), so no public source answers this for the brand as a whole. For a given piece, read the label: in the US it must name the country of manufacture, and an unqualified “Made in USA” means made in the US of US-made materials [12]. An “Alo OEM” offer cannot be checked against any Alo list.
Who makes Gymshark, and is it made in China, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh?
Gymshark, headquartered in Solihull in the UK, designs its products and has them made by supply-chain partners [3]. Its 2025 factory list names tier-1 garment factories in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey, Jordan, Cambodia, Mexico, Romania, Egypt, Portugal and the UK, and accessories factories in countries including China and Pakistan [4]. It is not split by product line, so for Onyx or a T-shirt, check the label.
Who makes Skims, and is it made in China, Turkey or Vietnam?
SKIMS Body, Inc. says its finished goods come from tier-1 suppliers that third-party auditors check at onboarding and at least once a year [7]. The statement on its website names no countries, and no public supplier list was found (checked 22 September 2026). So no public source says where Skims underwear, bras or clothing are made; each item’s label does.
Who makes Fabletics clothing, leggings and scrubs?
Fabletics, Inc. says in its California supply-chain disclosure that its products come from merchandise vendors and factories bound by its Ethical Sourcing Code and subject to random unannounced audits [8]. It names no countries, and no public supplier list was found (checked 22 September 2026). Whether a Fabletics item was made in China, the USA or elsewhere is on its label.
Who makes Athleta, and where is Athleta clothing made?
Athleta is one of four Gap Inc. brands. Gap Inc.’s February 2026 factory list covers tier-1 facilities for all four together, in countries including Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China [6]. It does not say which facilities make Athleta, so a supplier on it may work for another Gap Inc. brand. Ask which, and check the label.
Who makes Vuori, and is it made in the USA?
Vuori, Inc. says it owns no manufacturing facilities, buys from tier-1 vendors whose facilities span Asia and Europe, and imports its products into the United States [9]. It names no specific countries, and no public supplier list was found (checked 22 September 2026). For one garment, the label shows the country; an unqualified “Made in USA” must meet the US textile rule [12].
Is Nike made in China, and does that mean it is original?
Nike’s 10-K for the year to 31 May 2026 says nearly all its footwear and apparel is made outside the US by independent contract manufacturers, and names China with Vietnam and Indonesia for footwear, and with Vietnam and Cambodia for apparel [5]. So “Made in China” is consistent with genuine Nike goods, but a label shows where an item was made, not that it is genuine.
A seller on Alibaba, TikTok or a forum says it is Lululemon’s factory. How do I check?
Treat it as unverified. Ask for the facility’s legal name and address and look for it on Lululemon’s current supplier list [2]; if it is absent, the most the claim can mean is past work or an unlisted subcontract. If it is present, the seller may still be a trader using the name, so ask which line ran which style, when, and for that site’s audit report.
Where are Sweaty Betty, Set Active and Beyond Yoga made?
Wolverine World Wide, Sweaty Betty’s owner, says Sweaty Betty makes its products in eight countries through its own factories and suppliers, without naming them [10]. Beyond Yoga is a Levi Strauss & Co. brand; the owner’s 10-K gives no sourcing detail for it [11]. For Set Active no public supplier list was found (checked 22 September 2026). For all three, the label shows the country.
Sources
- lululemon athletica inc. — Modern Slavery Statement 2025, published May 2026 (no owned factories; about 51 tier-1 and 65 tier-2 suppliers; main product and fabric countries; checked 22 September 2026)
- lululemon — Supplier List headed May 2026 (facility country, tier, product type and parent company; coverage note; checked 22 September 2026)
- Gymshark — Modern Slavery Statement FY24-25, December 2025 (products designed internally and made by supply-chain partners; head office in Solihull; checked 22 September 2026)
- Gymshark — 2025 Factory List, linked from gymshark.com (factories by tier 1 to 4, process and location; checked 22 September 2026)
- NIKE, Inc. — Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2026, Item 1 Manufacturing (independent contract manufacturers; main footwear and apparel countries; checked 22 September 2026)
- Gap Inc. — Branded Apparel Factory List, February 2026, Excel file (tier-1 facilities for its four brands including Athleta; sourcing regions as of October 2025; checked 22 September 2026)
- SKIMS — California Transparency in Supply Chains Act statement (tier-1 suppliers, third-party audits, UK Modern Slavery Act; checked 22 September 2026)
- Fabletics — California Transparency in Supply Chains Act disclosure (vendors and factories, Ethical Sourcing Code, unannounced audits; checked 22 September 2026)
- Vuori, Inc. — Annual Forced Labour Report and Modern Slavery Statement for fiscal 2025, approved 3 April 2026 (no owned facilities; tier-1 vendors in Asia and Europe; checked 22 September 2026)
- Wolverine World Wide — Anti-Human Trafficking and Transparency in Supply Chain Statement for 2025, approved 6 May 2026 (Sweaty Betty made in eight countries; checked 22 September 2026)
- Levi Strauss & Co. — Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 November 2025 (Beyond Yoga brand; independent contract manufacturers; checked 22 September 2026)
- US Federal Trade Commission — Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool Acts (country of origin, RN numbers, Made in USA; checked 22 September 2026)
- eCFR — 19 CFR 103.31, Information on vessel manifests (press disclosure; confidential treatment for importers and their shippers; text current to 18 September 2026)
- OEKO-TEX — Label Check (enter a label or certificate number to see whether it is official; checked 22 September 2026)
- Textile Exchange — Authenticate a Transaction (check whether a transaction certificate is authentic; checked 22 September 2026)
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