Recycled Lululemon = Yes
Please do not get me started on the absurd cost of activewear. (Yes, I'm glaring at you, $490 Fendi leggings.) Still, exercising keeps me sane and so I justify why I overspend on cute sport bras. I even wrote a fun essay for ELLE about how fancy athletic clothes make us work out harder. Seriously! Stella McCartney once told me she started designing active wear because it was all crap back in the day. "I always had this thing that I was ashamed on my way to the gym if I bumped into somebody I knew," she said. Looking for chic leggings that won't make you default on your mortgage? It's a little known fact that Lululemon actually sells "Like New" pieces at almost 50% off that are part of their recycling efforts. The clothes are billed as "gently worn," but most of them are actually returns that haven't been worn at all. For instance, high-rise leggings that sell for $118 go for $59; a chic $198 hot pink puffer is priced at $99.