Tuesday, January 7, 2014

We said "No Lulu in January", but what about Athleta?

Darn it, I got the new Athleta catalog today, and there are some gems in there! I have no idea how they would fit, but in theory they seem awesome. I want to try the Chat Crop in this crazy orange sweater fabric! And they are really trying to reach the Quiet Stripe demographic wth their amazing range of crops. I am almost ALMOST feeling like I can go over to the dark side. Have you guys tried these crops? Are they just like WUC? Also, this new collection from them is a major step up. The center of the catalog is a bunch of clearance from last year and it's so bad!! Let's hope they are leaving that paisley mess behind them. 


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  1. I liked how the crops felt, but I didn't think they were much cheaper than LLL. They do have more of a cotton like feel.....good if you like a lighter weight crop.

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    1. Thanks!! It must be so nice to be able to feel the fabrics in real life. I've never been to an Athleta store. Are they nice?

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  2. I ordered the chat tights in plaid...they were just too cute and I had a gift card.

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  3. I have several pairs of athleta crops and tights and love them all. I especially appreciate the petite length option (I'm 4'11"). I own more athleta than LLL since we've been stationed overseas since 2008 and they have always shipped to FPO whereas LLL just started to in recent past and delivery time is slow (2 months).

    The chaturanga tights for me are very similar to WUC. Fabric is slightly lighter weight (IMO) but still opaque in all the variations I have.

    My favorite bottoms from athleta are tangram capris (from last summer but sizing is limited now)

    http://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=581413002

    They're very compressive and look fit/flatter the same as last year's LLL May blue wee space excel crops.

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  4. I got the catalogue too and was lusting over everything. Major step up for them this season!

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  5. I took a picture of all my hang tags from lulu for the past two years. It's crazy! I tried to send it to you guys but I can't see the email. My boyfriend had a heart attack when he counted them ... Over 350!
    Thank you for encouraging this break :)

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    1. That's amazing!!! Do you currently have all of those pieces? If you can email it to ourdailylemon@gmail.com I will put it on the blog!

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