Athleta recently launched a new fabric innovation, the VitaFree fabric, along with a new style of tights to go with them. The transcend tights are designed to be a barely-there, ultra-light, ultra-simple pair of leggings. It's pretty clear that this new style is intended to be a more direct counterpart to lululemon's align tights. I ordered a pair to see how they hold up to the competition. The ...
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Lululemon Super-High Groove Flared Pant Review (for Petites)
Ok, I'll admit it. Despite the few years they weren't popular, I've always had a soft spot for flared pants. I like how they look on me, and so I wasn't exactly mad when more and more of them started popping up. Or, flared leggings, as they've apparently be re-branded by Gen Z? Whatever you call them, I'm wearing them. I decided to pick up a pair of lululemon groove pants, which have been ...
Persu Collection Quila Bag Review
Persu Collection is a small, independent brand that makes bags for folks with an active lifestyle who value multi-functional pieces. In the past, I've reviewed two of Persu's duffel bags, the Tom bag and Jessica bag, both of which I love. Persu's designs are always so thoughtfully designed with an endless list of features. I decided to fund their most recent Kickstarter a while back in order to ...
Lululemon Bra Comparison: Free to Be Serene Versus Free to Be Elevated
On today's docket: a showdown of two fuller cup size sports bras from lululemon. The free to be serene bra is designed for C/D cups and the free to be elevated bra is for DD/DDD cups. Both are categorized by lululemon as light support. They're priced the same at $52 each (though some colors are $58) as of this writing. I've previously written dedicated reviews for both bras: the elevated ...
Black Friday + Cyber Week Activewear Sales!
Sale time has come around again! Y'all know the drill! I've included a summary of brands' Black Friday and Cyber Week deals below, plus a couple of my top picks at the end of the post. With supply chains a bit topsy turvy, you may want to place orders earlier than later to avoid the dreaded "out of stock" notice. I will update this post periodically over the next few days ...