Comments on: NYTimes, New York Magazine On Lululemon Greatness Non-Plan, Yoga Pants as Status Symbol

By: Zaitht

Zaitht — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:58:10 +0000

I love lululemon. I have two pairs of lululemon pants which I use during my yoga sessions or sometimes going elsewhere. They really fit me and I felt so comfortable.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:31:16 +0000

I agree with Elizabeth’s comment. I wear Lululemon pants because they are extremely well made, last forever, and are really comfortable. I have bought other brands of pants too, and gone through them while meanwhile I still have pants from Lulu from 5 or 6 years ago still going strong. I do get creeped out by the overly friendly customer service in Lululemon stores, but since I only go shopping there once a year or so since their clothing is soooo durable, it’s really not a big deal to me.

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By: Naomi Jaffe

Naomi Jaffe — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:12:05 +0000

For years I loved Lululemon – when you had to know someone in Canada or go there to get the clothes – the colors were beautiful and the designs flattering and unique. But when they went public and expanded all over the US they stopped making the great clothes I loved. I still wear them today, those clothes I bought years ago, but have not found anything in their stores that I like now that they are on every corner . I wish they still had the spirit they had when they started out – I think the negative hype came after they went “mass market.”

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By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:32:15 +0000

Hi there – thanks for mentioning me and my comment. My point to Rob Walker, as he made clear, was that a lot of people who might really enjoy and benefit from yoga may be completely turned off by companies like Lululemon appropriating yoga as if they have some special claim to the “yoga lifestyle,” and as if their values are every yogi’s values. Of course they, and their customers, can do whatever they want. But in my book, it doesn’t have much to do with yoga, and I wish they’d stop pretending it did.
Besides generally being turned off by them, my deep distrust of Lululemon comes from researching their false claims about “seaweed fabric” in their attempt to jump on the sustainability bandwagon. And that was before I knew about the Landmark connection.
I also object to their sexism. For their offensively named “ta-ta-tamer” bra, the marketing copy is coy and silly, written as if we’re all giggling eight-year-old girls. It’s repulsive to me. So I took a look at the web page for the men’s briefs — roughly equivalent garment, requiring good fit and good support — and of course it’s written completely differently, as if their male customers are intelligent adults.
Nobody has a perfect track record of buying only from perfect companies; it’s pretty hard to do in America. But I choose not to buy from a company that I believe to be blatantly sexist and opportunist. There are other good choices out there.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:55:35 +0000

I bought my first pair of Lululemon pants because I liked the fabric and construction. The fabric stretched enough tha I wasn’t hiking up my pants (or yanking them back down), and the seams appeared to be well-sewn enough to survive many washings. I’m familiar with garment construction, and annoyed with cheaply made items that are inexpensive but do not last. So I bought a pair of pants.

Several years later, I still have those same pants. (I have also replaced dead yoga pants with Lululemon pants–though I have tossed more dead pants than I have purcahsed Lululemon pants–and have purchased a few tops that I like as much as I love these pants.) The fabric does an excellent job of wicking sweat away (as I don’t so much “glow” as “drip all over my mat”). The seams look the same as the day I bought them. These pants have, to date, enjoyed a longer life than other pairs of pants I have owned. I figure that from a cost-per-wear standpoint, these pants cost less than other pants I have owned–because instead of having to replace them frequently, I’ve just bought one pair. (Creating less waste? Rock on.)

Maybe there are people who pick pants because of how their butts look, and I’m sure there are some fashionistas out there, but that is not why *I* bought my Lululemon pants. (So, like, don’t judge me, yo!)

In addition to loving the pants (and tops, and one pair of shorts) I also received excellent and personal assistance from the people working in the store. I even applied for a job at the Portland store (and there was zero mention, at any level, of Landmark Forum–maybe that was just a San Francisco thing?).

By: aja

aja — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:20:57 +0000

I have a pair of Lulu pants and I love them because they are reversable (why can’t all clothing be reversable?? so smart) but honestly, until I started reading this blog, I had no idea they had a bad rap – or at least a controversial one. My one experience in Chicago buying my reversable pants was quite pleasant – everyone was really nice….

But there is something making me feel weird here – talking about “upper class ladies (who) sport the garb to distinguish themselves. ” Not to sound polly-anna here, but it doesn’t sound nice to talk about people that way. Its sounds dismissive and negative. People can wear whatever they want, me thinks.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:58:59 +0000

yogini butts look good in anything. there is nothing to hide. if anything, your butt and the way it looks should make you do yoga even more—reaching the point where you do not need lycra or lulu to help you make your butt look its best.

By: roseanne

roseanne — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:37:12 +0000

Yeah, that’s my big conundrum w/ Lululemon ~ though I have issues w/ their ethics and image, their clothes are super comfortable and make my butt look hot. However, my $25 Old Navy yoga pants achieve almost the same effect…