These naxos crops by Olympia Activewear had been on my wishlist for ages. When Carbon38 was running a 20% off flash deal, I pounced! I love the geometric contrast of the black and nude. I've talked about the fabric Olympia uses in their bottoms in my last review. The polyester blend is lush and soft, but slick like lululemon's luxtreme, not cottony like supplex or luon. Pet hair brushes ...
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White Hot: Koral Activewear Gauge Capri Review
Alternate title for this post: "HOLY CRAP, how are these white pants not sheer?!?!" Koral Activewear is the fitness branch of streetwear brand Koral. Like many brands around here, Koral is in the business of high end, fashion forward activewear. Their line gravitates toward abstract, edgy designs rather than feminine and frilly. I've been watching their collections and waiting for an excuse ...
Lorna Jane Try-On Reviews: Solstice Shorts and Bra + Mirror Excel Mesh Tank + More
Along with my recent trips to lululemon for try-ons, I also stopped in to a Lorna Jane store to see what they're up to. Here's a recap of a few items I tried on. Reviewed in this post: Solstice tight shorts Solstice sports bra Mirror excel mesh tank Cruz 7/8 tight Bold blooms short Acrobat sports bra (FYI: if there's ever something you want that's out of stock online, LJ stores *should* ...
Alala Spring 2015 Review: Blocked Crop Tight + Cropped Tee + The Cut Bra
As I've written before, NYC-based startup brand Alala has quickly become one of my favorite new brands for stylish fitness wear. A couple of the reasons I love their brand: they have a great eye for style, they mind the technical/functional details, and all their products are made in the US or Canada. I'm really excited to share some of their new spring goods I've been testing out. In this ...
Try-On Reviews: Sculpt Shorts + What The Sport Singlet and Shorts + Top Speed Crops + More
For the final try-on installment (for now), I tried on a couple of recent items that seem to be becoming core pieces, or at least "core" for the season, plus a couple of seasonal extras. You can check out part 1 and part 2 of this round of try-ons if you missed them. Reviewed in this post: Retreat 7/8 pants - deep navy Sculpt shorts - alberta lake Wunder under crops - black cherry Top ...
Try-On Reviews: On The Daily Hoodie + In Flux Jacket + Yeah Yoga Tank + Weekend LS and SS
Here is the promised second part of some recent try-ons. You can find part 1 here, and part 3 will be coming soon, too. Reviewed in this post: On the daily hoodie - fatigue fog In flux jacket - plum Yeah yoga tank - vintage pink Weekend long sleeve - bordeaux drama/black cherry Weekend short sleeve - white parallel stripe For reference, I am 5’3″, and I typically wear a size 2 in ...
