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 I’m aware, this project is the first of its kind in the luxury activewear space, and I think it’s pretty cool. Hoping they add in custom captain crops next…
And btw, more Alala Carte will be on the blog soon, winky winky.
Lululemon served up a heaping dose of, er, nudity this week. Their infamous align pant has been slightly revamped, plus they debuted a new align crop. True to their controversial form, lulu took the “naked sensation” campaign literally by posting carefully posed, literally nude photos on their home page and social media.
Speaking of nudity (kind of), these new time to shine tights have one of the most scandalously high mesh accents I’ve ever seen. Bending over could lead to a whole new kind of sheerness. They’ve got side pockets, though.
The pure practice pants also rolled out this week with cute leg detail and quite a few lovely colors. They’re already selling like hot cakes.
Also: this swiftly long sleeve in jungle is gorgeous for jewel-tone lovers.
Carbon38 just launched their second collection of their in-house label. Their bold, edgy style stays the same, but this season they’ve let some color creep in instead of the neutral palette of last season. Also, unlike the polonium leggings last season, the new season’s leggings are a compression fit. Check the blog next week for fit and performance details on the new collection!
Glyder dropped a new capsule, dubbed the Soul Shine Collection. Glyder’s bottoms in particular are an economical option compared to other high-end brands, but are nicer than what you’d find at Target or Old Navy. The collection features a new black and white stripe pattern, a light grey space dye (mystic space dye), and a light purplish-pink (heathered electric berry). It’s a really cute new collection, and you can see it all here.
Saks is running a 30% off friends and family sale right now, and it includes some activewear deals. Get reduced prices on quite a few high-end brands, including Koral, Heroine Sport, Varley, and Vimmia. I’ve got my eye on the Vimmia vigor capris for just 80 bucks. I bought a pair in black from Bandier and they are fantastic, but my pair is flawed so I need to return them. Figured I might as well get the navy pair instead considering the killer price! Also scoping out the Koral mystic crops, which I hear are amazingly soft. The sale ends 4/25.
P.S. Athleta’s new line for girls is launching imminently. Watch this space.
I love the c38 grey flower leggings (ordered them immediately last week!!) I also ordered the time to shine on a whim. I kind of love the mesh, but we’ll see how scandalous they are when they arrive ?
Heh, that could be interesting. ? Btw, did you get the C38 leggings yet? Curious what you think. My pair has white flower all over the bum so they’re a bit sheer, but not sure how they’d be with different placement.
my c38 leggings arrived and i like them a lot. as promised, they are very compressive and tough to shinny into but a nice fit once on. i find them slightly stiffer than other high compression tights (e.g., werkshop), but i think i will keep them because so many tights like this end up not fitting me well or giving me awful muffin top or something. i love the pattern – mine does have a ton of white flowers everywhere although their placement made any potential sheerness a non-issue (no white over mid-bum and the other flower edges kind of lined up with where undie lines would be so you couldn’t see the lines). if i end up returning them for any reason (still deciding), it would be for the price and the slightly stiffer feeling, not sheerness or fit.
if you love them, i would definitely try another pair. i have actually called c38’s customer service number before and they are pretty helpful. maybe you could place the order and then call them right away and specifically request a pair without total white flower bum coverage… maybe they would help you out – especially since you are on their “A list”! :)
Good to know! Thanks for the report. I like the more compressive feel, but I agree with you that they’re overall a tad stiffer than some similar styles out there.
My leggings were actually gifted from C38, otherwise I might’ve tried another time. Not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth, especially when the gift horse has a deadline. :)
ohhhh niiiiice. yeah i say just keep em and don’t complain and wear some nude underthings :)
I can attest to the wonder of the Mystic legging! I have 2 pairs (just bought my second pair from the Saks sale) and they are soft as butter and fit like a dream. They are my favorite leggings right now and I have a LOT. :)
Thanks for enabling, haha!! I’m going to give them a try!
Hey, Does anyone have sizing experience with Glyder bottoms? And is the fabric “slick” (like luxtreme) or “sticky” (like luon)?
Thanks y’all!
Alala Carte (very cute) looks fun!
As always, thank you to our lovely bloggess for another round up of goodies :)
Definitely like luon. The space dye stuff is a tad bit smoother, but still quite cottony.
OMG! Thank you for the heads up on the Alala personalized tights. That is GENIUS, on their part! No one likes to have the same workout pant as everyone else you see, and Alala has such good quality material and fit as well!! I’m definitely placing an order. Are you aware of any current coupon codes for Alala? Also, I’m a huge Vimmia fan- you may want to check these out (Vimmia track pant) since you like the capris of similar material and print- I have a pair of these and ❤️❤️!! http://www.carbon38.com/product/vigor-track-legging-ebony?int_source=vimmia&int_block=grid-8&int_version=0
There’s my code for Alala, AA15 (15%). There aren’t any bigger discounts out there right now that I know of. I would recommend XS for size though.
Thanks for the Vimmia link! Those definitely look like the same material. The cuffed bottom could mean trouble for my short legs though. Hmmm…