Fellow blogger Jenn of Running on Lentils recently put together two reviews of some current lulu goods you might find useful. She has a review of the miss misty jacket and a comparison/review of the new hit your stride skirt.
Bandier’s online shop is live! Bandier started off as a brick-and-mortar NYC operation, but I’ve been watching and waiting for their e-commerce doors to open. Their shop is devoted exclusively to luxury fitness wear; they stock hot brands I’ve talked about on this blog such as Michi, Alala, Splits59, K Deer, and many other brands waiting to be discovered! Bandier offers free returns and $10 shipping via UPS (free with orders $175+). They ship worldwide, although I can’t speak to how economical this is for Canada and beyond.
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Alala is doing a final closeout of their fall collection. Prices are now down to 50% off! The sale ends Friday, so this is your last chance! Take note that with this steep discount, all items are now final sale. If you want more info before you buy, their CS has been very responsive to my sizing q’s, and my Alala reviews, which include some of the sale merch, can be found here.
And a quick note those who are chomping at the bit for more previews of tonight’s upload: the uploads in Europe and Asia are both up. I opted not to do a full post since there’s almost nothing that hasn’t already been previewed in stores or on some recent foreign upload. Take note of the heatwave regular rise WUC and the minty grey pique vinyasa scarf. Note that the color code for the vinyasa, MCWH, matches the vinyasa that popped up in Canada a couple weeks ago. Hooray, my guess was right!
Last thing: print sneak peeks from instagram! These are designers from lulu HQ. There’s another view of the same stuff in this pic. In particular the inspire crops look like some kind of sweater-esque knit (it looks a lot like this arctic print from Alo) plus some kind of new speed tight print. If these come at all (no guarantee at this point), they could be as far off as fall based on the look of the prints and how long the design/production cycle is. Kudos to a lady on one of the Facebook chat boards for stumbling upon this!
Thanks for the shout out!
Of course. :)
You can also get some of the Alala stuff from Nordstrom Rack online, and it is returnable (and also cheaper depending on item). Bene Rialto online also has fall Alala at half off. I love the clutch tank, captain crops, and sophisticate jacket.
Ahh I didn’t know they were on Nords Rack! I had a credit there that expired just a few weeks ago, darn. :( Also I just looked and I think the Bene Rialto stuff isn’t up anymore, looks like just the spring collection. I had browsed a couple times when it was up though. Btw, how does the clutch tank run relative to a CRB? I love the cobalt but I’m guessing it will be too big.
You’re right. Bene Rialto must have just taken off their sale items as I posted about it. Looks like some folks have already shopped at Nordstrom Rack, too because some of those items are gone. I ordered the eclipse captain crops from Nordstrom- woohoo! I think you will find that the clutch tank is not quite as tight as the CRB, but the material is also slicker. Since you like the Toughie tank, you could still really like the clutch (it is much more fitted than the toughie and less fitted than the CRB). I have broad shoulders and just find the clutch looks more feminine on me than the CRB because of the materials used and the finishing. I think it also fits a large bust/narrow rib cage body better. I got mine (map print) for 37 bucks at Bene Rialto online! If you try one, let us know!
Hmmm. Someday I’d like to find a tight-fitting tank as a substitute for/addition to the CRB. Sounds like the clutch won’t fit the bill there, but I’m tempted to try it anyway. Maybe it will fit a bit like the what the sport is supposed to: airy and a little loose, but still flattering. I’m also dangerously close to getting the tech fleece jacket…
I like the look of the tech fleece but cannot commit to dry clean only:) Clutch tank for $32 seems like a great deal for a “risk” fit (not to enable or anything:)
My wool coat is dry clean only too. Same difference. I wonder if it’s dry clean because it’ll shrink? If so, that’s fine by me, lol.