TONS of new stuff was uploaded to the Europe/Asia Pacific sides today. New colors, new patterns!
New floral print called inky floral. Colors are inkwell and bumble berry. This is reminiscent of the blurred blossom print from a couple years ago, but darker. I’m not gonna lie, I really like it.
Here’s the full print of inky floral. (This is the hot towel mat.)
From a store, it looks like inky floral also comes in soot. [Lululemon Knox Street]
Rugged blue with an overlaid pattern: “sashico star inkwell rugged blue”. This is the 50 rep bra.
This energy bra is similar, but the patterning is different. It’s called “exploded sashico cross inkwell rugged blue/kanoko twist inkwell rugged blue“. LAWD. I’m gonna need a shorthand for that. How about we just cut the crap and say “rugged blue”. Maybe “sashico cross rugged blue” if I’m feeling generous.
Speaking of rugged blue, here’s the hyperstripe rugged blue/inkwell quilted vinyasa. Lots of people like this one but I can’t say I’m a fan.
Another new color: spicy pumpkin. (Not to be confused with “pumpkin spice” as in Starbucks.) This is the sweater life, which so far comes in black, bordeaux, and this color. Why no rugged blue? Would’ve been much better in rugged blue IMO. This color sort of looks like a smear of unfortunate diarrhea. Too far? Ok, let’s move on.
MORE weird color names! New cool racerback in “west2east stripe bordeaux drama”. “West2east”? I don’t get it. Whatevz, lulu.
Last new print. Blossom stripe bumble berry/ghost. Looks like some spicy pumpkin, jeweled magenta, and bordeaux in there too. (This is the refresh racer.)
Runner up tee in bumble berry–just plain, no writing on this one, as it turns out.
New luxtreme bordeaux drama wunder under crops. Gawd. I don’t know how I’m going to manage to not order these. <twitch>
New bumble berry wunder under crops.
Now, time to open up a can of rant.
These aren’t just wunder under crops. They’re “wunder under crops II”.
From the description: “this updated version is a little longer for more coverage” (Inseam: 21 1/2)
Really lulu? Really?
Who the eff is complaining about their crops being too long? (Sorry if it’s one of you. Just let me get on my soapbox for a minute.) THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE CROPS. As in, NOT full length! I get that some of the knee crops–like the 16-17″ running ones–are too short to be flattering or practical for some taller ladies. Go ahead, make those longer! But really, 20″ is too short? Moreover, WUC are extremely popular as is, why would you go and mess with a good thing? You know, if it ain’t broke…?
I’m 5’3″ (28.5″ inseam), and in the grand scheme of things, I’m really not THAT short compared to a lot of women, and yet, the regular WUC are already only a couple inches off my ankles. I do like the length of the regular WUC, but another 1.5-2″ will make a BIG difference on my not-very-long legs. They’ll basically be ankle pants. Women who are closer to 5′ will be REALLY screwed, unless they just want to start buying WUC in place of WUP (hey, on the bright side, it’ll save you 10 bucks!). Not to mention, I already have issues with the hem of crops being too baggy, and I foresee that being an even bigger problem as the hem creeps down to the narrowest part of my leg (i.e., my ankle).
Now I know what lulu would say: “we offer complimentary hemming!” Well, good for you. Have a gold star. Guess what? 1) Most people don’t appreciate the hassle and having to wait an extra week to wear pants they already paid (a lot) for. 2) It still costs TIME, and time is money. 3) I live 2.5 hours from a store. Not only do I have to haul my butt to a store, I have to drive there twice (about $50 in gas each time), or pay $9 to get it shipped back to me. Not so complimentary anymore, eh?
Alright, I’m climbing off my soapbox now. Must’ve built up too much adrenaline from my WOD today. Carry on, ladies.
That floral!!! Even in soot!!!
I am still sad that the bordeaux drama diamond dot pants were sheer. I’m even more sad now that the crops are luxtreme. I had to take back the camo–they just didn’t fit right in any size.
I wonder if they’ll do luon bordeaux WUC too? I doubt they’d do regular full-on luon, but maybe reversible? Not out of the realm of possibility, there’s still hope! :)
I’m not a big print fan other than stripes & definitely not a floral print fan, but this new floral is the 1st from lulu I like.
Absolutely love that blossom stripe CRB–all my fave colors (though I agree the pumpkin is meh & I wouldn’t wear it on its own.) The bumble berry runner up tee will also be mine. I’m holding out for either berry or Bordeaux speed tights, which are my fave lulu pant.
As for the WUC length, agree completely. I’m 5’7″ but also think they’re too long. WUCs were my first lulu purchase (and still holding up great!) & I remember asking why they were so long. Imagine my surprise when I tried on WUPs!
Oh, that reminds me, I meant to note that the tank in blossom stripe is a refresh racer. Not sure if there will be a CRB or not…
Bordeaux speed tights…that would be gorgeous!!
I’m glad it’s not just the shorties who aren’t thrilled about the WUC length. It seems like it’s really only a small minority of customers who would want a longer crop. In that case, they ought to just get WUP and hem those, hah. :P
Waaah! Why waste a nice print on that tank, lol! I need the CRB!
I’m 5′. WUC are fine the way they are. If they’re an extra inch longer, they’d look like weird ankle pants on me…
Yup! It frustrates me when fashion companies throw the majority of women under the bus to cater to the small percentage of tall ones… Evidently, they would rather inconvenience 90% of their (petite/average) customer base with hemming WUC, rather than the 10%(?!) of their (tall) customer base who could simply hem WUP–and that’s assuming they find the WUC too short, which may not even be seen as an issue for those women!
Thank you for the rant!! That’s how I felt but was trying to suck it up haha. I’m 5’2″ and am bummed about this extra inch. Also not getting “west2east.”
I do like that inky floral and think it’s really pretty on the hot towel mat! I feel like it’d put me in a good mood.
Tempted by the vinyasa but I bought way too many striped clothes a couple years ago so i am striped out. I like the spicy pumpkin color, but my mom always said that color looked like baby poop too. I think of it as caramel.
You’re right–something like dolce de leche sounds a lot more appealing than POOPkin, lol!!
Bahah I almost spit out my coffee reading your description of spicy pumpkin. Amen on the weird color names.. I spent too much time trying to figure out where they came up with east2west heathered bordeaux drama. Why not just heathered bordeaux and we call it a day… and let’s not even talk about that blue one.
Loving the inky floral and hoping we get it all over everything next week in the US. Even though I’m 5’10” still with you on the new crop length… I doubt they’ll be seriously long on my long legs BUT I don’t think they needed to be longer either!
They’ve really been on a roll with color names lately. Some of them make me feel foolish even typing them. Can we get grown-up color names for grown-up clothes please? East2west isn’t that childish I guess, just…weird. I guess after so many years in business, they have to get weird at some point since all the regular names are taken…
I completely agree with your rant!!! I’m 5’4 with a similar inseam to you and I rarely ever buy pants from Lulu because they’re way too long. I would love to own a pair of studio pants but they are way too long and I know I would lose the drawstring if I had them hemmed. I have friends who are 5’10 who buy regular length DSP because the tall length is too long for them.
I understand that tall ladies want pants, but to be honest, for every tall woman, there are far more women who are petite or average. Also, it’s such an inconvenience to have to hem things immediately after purchasing them. And just because you can hem off a few inches, it doesn’t necessarily work with proportions because the fit of the clothing is still meant for a taller person.
On a different note, I burst out laughing when I read your diarrhea like description of spicy pumpkin….and I’m a little ashamed to admit that it didn’t stop me from ordering the sweater life in that colour. :S
Your 2nd paragraph nailed it! They’re sacrificing the majority for the needs of the few. And even then, it’s not like they original length is unwearable for tall ladies (unlike, say, bootcut jeans, when I can see how it’s a total dealbreaker). As someone else pointed out, there are so many other things they could be working on and improving, I’m not sure why they chose to change something that’s successful as is!
And if spicy pumpkin works for your skin tone, then great! I’m pretty sure I would look like a dead/dying person. :) On the bright side, it’s nice to see lulu trying to branch out from the usual fare of pinks and blues.