After a bizarre evening, both the US and Canada uploads are finally up! For some reason, Canada upload went up around the normal time, but US upload didn’t land until sometime in the wee hours of the morning. I posted last night with just a few things from Canada, but this post is now updated with a full US/Canada upload rundown.
Don’t forget: if you make a purchase through my ShopStyle links anytime through the end of today, including the lululemon links in this post, I’ll donate 10% of your purchase to Dress for Success, and my donation will be matched at 100% by ShopStyle. This means if you buy $200 of stuff at lulu, I pledge to donate $20, and ShopStyle will donate $20. More details in this post!
New style this year: the snowballer jacket. It’s a mix of rulu light and fleece. Up close like this, it looks like the design team took some cues from the old forme jacket, although this one doesn’t look like it’s quite as fitted.
Another new style: the cozy cuddle up jacket. This is like the scuba iii and the calm and cozy jacket from a couple years ago. Basically, they took the scuba iii and modified the neckline by taking out the hood and adding a higher neck, including an asymmetrical zip to stay out of the way of your chin.
The runderful 1/2 zip is up in 2 colors in Canada but 4 in the US.
Runderful pants are here! They’re new to the US entirely, and Canada got some new colors. I’m excited about these because my dog runner pants are one of my go-to’s for winter. They are double-layered for warmth, and the inner rulu layer is very cozy. Plus, the outer layer repels dog hair. I’m hoping the runderfuls are just as good. I’m getting a pair in black grape.
The think fast hoodie is up in the US in 3 colors. This was a style last year that they’ve brought back for another go. I have a brief try-on review of last year’s version here.
New static mist speed shorts in Canada only. No new speeds in the US.
The US got new pace tights in static mist. Still no sign of the flashback static pace tights online in the US, though they have arrived in at least some stores. If you want to hedge your bets, you can call around to some stores and have them shipped to you.
Lastly, if you’re a base runner lover, here’s a new pair in black tonka stripe.
I also ordered the Black Grape Runderful Pants. I did it through your link. :) Thanks for your donation! I was really unsure of sizing because everyone’s saying to size up–but 1 or 2 sizes up? I went to my local store to try them on but of course they didn’t have them. I ordered just 1 size up and hope it works out. They did have the Runderful Half-Zip and LS in. Wow are they thin! I didn’t even try them on.
I’m not sure what to make of the sizing comments for the runderfuls! I guess I just hope for the best… I’m not even bothering with the LS and PO. Even if they went to MD I’m not sure they’d be worth it. I can get something older from ebay for “MD” price. That plum PO from my outfit post this week looks a lot like the runderful 1/2 zip, but it’s older and nicer, and I scored it for only $40 on ebay.
Ditto on ordering the Runderful Pants. I’m surprised by all the reviews on the site about sizing up, so… I stuck with my usual size. We shall see. Curious to hear from anyone who’s tried them already.
I’m curious to hear too! I guess people thought the dog runners were too baggy, so maybe they swung a bit too far in the other direction.
I got them! I ordered black and black grape because I wasn’t sure which way to go. My experience: I tried the black grape on first and was like, where are all those comments on sizing coming from? They seem normal to me! Then I tried the black ones on. I wouldn’t say the sizing was off personally, but the fit in the crotch was pretty terrible. This could be due to one of two things (or a combo) as far as I can tell: (1) the rulu liner is thicker (more luscious – same fabric as this year’s black base runners, which I find notably and surprisingly nicer than the original iteration) than the patterned liner in the black grape, and doesn’t “play nice” with the swift because of it, or (2) this is one of those items where some were sewn well and some were not, and so trying on in store and finding one that’s sewn better will solve the problem. (It’s happened to me before with the inkwell think fast 1/2 zip.) So, I can’t say if I simply lucked out with the black grape pair or if the issue might be color dependent.
I’m also thinking I might wait for the naval blue to come to the US, but is it just me or does black grape sometimes look kind of navy anyway?
I got mine too. Got the black grape & love them. I did size up 1, but I always do in non-tight Lulu pants. They fit perfectly & look relaxed like on the model pics. They’re also very flattering. I don’t know what people are talking about! I was tempted to also order the plain black pair since I like them so much but then read your comment. Now debating.
I think it’s worth trying, especially if you live near a store and returns are easy for you. I don’t know how consistent the issue is between pairs and plan on giving it another try when I see it in stores myself :)
Thanks for the input!! I wonder if the sewing issues you theorized are a color-to-color issue or simply a batch-to-batch issue. I haven’t gotten mine yet–fingers are crossed my true size works out.