Lululemon

[Jen12]

Is anyone else here a Lululemon addict? I went in there for a $12 headband and found a running skirt on markdown....end result was $50 instead of the $12 I walked in there intending to spend!

Anyway, they just came out with a cycling jersey, which is very flattering and very lightweight and slightly longer than most jerseys I've found. Unfortunately it's only in black or white right now and it's only in stores. I haven't seen it on the website, but if you're a Lulu addict, check it out.

[Crankin]

No, because nothing there fits me. The clothes are made for people over 5' 5", not us shorties. I went in one of their stores once, tried on a bunch of stuff and none of it fit or even was flattering.
I'll stick to cycling manufacturers for cycling clothes and Athleta for my running, yoga, and hiking stuff, because they make petite sizes.

[indysteel]

I have a few of their yoga tops. Nice material, bad fit. One of them is really long. I don't need a yoga top to cover my butt. It's not an area I want to highlight necessarily and it makes me look even shorter. The other yoga top won't stay put over my rather small chest. I dunno; I'm just not impressed, especially for the price.

[Owlie]

I have never heard of this place. I did a quick search. We have a store here, apparently. It's in Hyde Park (old money neighborhood)...that seems to explain a lot.

[shootingstar]

I don't look specifically at yoga-oriented clothing. But was shocked at the pricing. Don't know how they stayed alive this long when many other competitors.

They are Canadian.
Made press recently because their stock is sliding.

[indysteel]

I don't look specifically at yoga-oriented clothing. But was shocked at the pricing. Don't know how they stayed alive this long when many other competitors.

They are Canadian.
Made press recently because their stock is sliding.

When DH and I were in Chicago this past March, I noticed Lululemon stores every few blocks. We went into one of them, and while I got friendly service, the store kind of turned me off. I love yoga and want it to be accessible to more people, but the overt commercialization of it turns me off. I realize there is lots of money to be made on yoga and yoga-inspired clothes, but I think I'll stick to just buying stuff online so it's not quite so in my face.

[socalgal59]

Not a fan. Grossly overpriced. Gap Body is produced in the same factory and cost 1/2 of what Lulu charges. No petites. I have an Altheta, Lucy and Gap here and buy petites off the rack--for a lot less than Lulu. Even if I could find a pair of pants to fit at Lulu, they expect me to come back in 3 to 5 days so they can hem them.
Why would I make two trips to their store for a regular size when I can go to the competition and get an actual petite in one trip?

I workout 5-6 days a week; run and cycle. My workout clothes take a beating--what I've purchased at the other stores have held up extremely well. Can't say the same about Lulu; several of my personal trainer's clients gave her gift certificates for workout clothes this Christmas because we were tired of seeing the poor woman in Lulu's with holes--expensive as heck, yet doesn't hold up.

[jessmarimba]

I looooooooove GapBody. They carry a pretty good selection at a store on my way home from work so I catch some pretty good clearance and sale prices there, too. Although I have to laugh at the sizing compared to normal Gap clothes. My butt/thighs require much larger sizes on the bottom than I expected, lest I end up with see-through pants during forward fold.

[M-Rad]

Not that I would ever buy it, but what does the LLL cycling jersey look like? I couldn't find it on the website.

[M-Rad]

Never mind, found it. Dunno looks a little too butch.