Athleta debuted their powervita fabric last year, as an answer to lululemon's nulu fabric. It's designed primarily with yoga in mind, and aims for an ultra-soft, ultra-flexible feel while still being technical. I first tried Athleta's powervita fabric on their mesh salutation tight. I didn't write about it on the blog when I tried them, but they were a bust for me. The fit through the lower ...
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Cold Weather Run Tights Reviews: Patagonia + Oiselle + Athleta
As I promised in my cold weather tops rundown, I'm back with the bottom half of my cold weather gear investigating. I plan to continue testing more cold weather styles as winter wears on (including some of lululemon's recent releases), so these first two posts are just a start! Keep your eye out. This post features a lot of pockets, so for reference, the phone I'm using in these photos is my ...
Alala Harley Tights Review
The harley tights by Alala are a moto-inspired design featuring ribbed and shine-finish blocked panels. They have a definite cool factor that drew me in, so I ordered a pair to try. I bought these in my usual Alala size, XS. They fit mostly true to size, except they seem a tad bit loose through the hips. If you're between sizes, I'd lean towards going down a size. The main fabric is a ...
Werkshop Unicorn Leggings
It finally happened: unicorn workout leggings! I've seen a few pairs floating around out there, but if I was going to get a pair of unicorns, I wanted them to be just right. Werkshop is my go-to brand for high quality printed workout bottoms and they finally released the unicorns this summer. I like Werkshop's take on the unicorn design because it captures the fantastical elements of unicorns ...
New and Noteworthy: Alala Custom Tights + Lulu Align Updates
It's another week of big activewear drops! Strap yourselves in. Alala rolled out Alala Carte this week, aka custom captain ankle tights. You can choose from quite a few colors for the upper panel, bottom panel, and mesh insert. Plus, you can add a 3-letter customization (your initials or otherwise) to the bottom, too. What NikeID did for shoes Alala Carte does for leggings. As far as ...
Mini Review: Lorna Jane Spot Me Tights and Sports Bra
Aside from my visit to lulu for try-ons, I also dipped into Lorna Jane for a minute. I was on a mission: specifically, I wanted to try on the spot me 7/8 tights and matching bra. A simple, clean black and white geometric pattern is a wardrobe workhorse. There's something about the way they did the dot pattern that was really playful and appealing to me. Unfortunately, the moment I ...