Listen up, ladies!
Do I hear a WTF? A what-what?
Even in the midst of body conscious Suthern Caly-forn-eye-A, we who aspire to the “forever young” mantra know what yoga pants mean. They mean we don’t have to always think about holding it in, they mean we can EAT, they mean it HIDES imperfections and flaws while we are in pursuit of perfection, they mean we can — for the duration of the wearing of yoga pants –NOT be self-haters or ashamed of our silhouette in the reflection of a shop window.
At least that’s what yoga pants did for me. Until now, that is.
Did you think that all the attention you were getting at the gym or the grocery store or running errands was because your beauty was shining though and the universe was responding to your inner goodness and wit and intelligence?
WELL…maybe that’s true, but it could also have been this. Lululemon is recalling some of their yoga pants because of a teensy weensy transparency “issue”.
Yup, you can see through ’em.
Your (and my own) overpriced and overhyped little Lululelmon logo embellished workout wear lets it all hang out for the world to see.
According to a Lululemon company statement, the recall is due to “the coverage… resulting in a level of sheerness in some of our women’s black Luon bottoms that falls short of our very high standards.”
LOL.
The transparent pants, which resulted in a recall of 17% of product, are the fourth quality-control issue that Lululemon has had this year.
For the outrageous price of a Lululemon product, would it be too much to expect that they’re well-made?
Seventy percent of their clothing is manufactured in third-world countries with factories in China, Taiwan, South Korea, South America, Israel, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Lululemon website explains, “Global economic forces…have shifted manufacturing to more cost-attractive locations and resulted in closures of some domestic factories.”
Good times, y’all!
Instead of using the goddess-given benefits of Spandex to crunch and smash together all my cellulite into one hot tight mass of “muscle”, everything I DON’T want the world to see is OUT THERE. I’ve been OUTED.
Hell, even I don’t want to see that cottage cheese on the back of my legs. Now I have to be stressed out that YOU can see it, too?
And what’s worse? My confession? I don’t wear underpants under my workout gear. I hate panty lines; they just bother me. Now I learn that it’s all on display and I never knew it.
Apparently I’ve been giving it away for free, as my mom would have said. Not only my butt, my cellulite, and my C-section scar, but — oh joy –you can discover whether I’ve had a full Brazilian OR NOT.
i’m ashamed to say that I bought into the hype —which is huge in SoCal — and I’m gonna march myself right on to the Lululemon shop in La Costa at The Forum and hand them back so I can get my $79.00 plus tax put back on my credit card and hippity hop over to Target and buy several new very densely packed yoga/workout pants for about $25.00 each. A much better bargain and my girly parts and cellulite will stay private.
I read online about several different girls who attempted to return a pair of pants at Lululemon and were forced to wear them and bend over to show that it was sheer to the employee.
That is so crazy. Crazy, crazy, crazy. I think you prolly have a very good picture of what would happen if a salesperson insisted I bend over.
CHICK FIGHT CHICK FIGHT CHICK FIGHT!
Lululemon blames the manufacturere who says in response..”All shipments to Lululemon went through a certification process which Lululemon had approved. All the pants were manufactured according to the requirements set out in the contract with Lululemon,” [Eclat Chief Financial Officer Roger Lo.]
Lululemon CEO Christine Day replaced Lululemon founder Chip Wilson in 2007. Before that, she was an executive at Starbucks. She has been criticized for growing the company too fast with a resulting loss of quality.
I don’t want to put the hate on a woman at the helm of anything, but I think women in positions of ultimate power have a tendency to model themselves after males in similar positions and forget the wonderfulness of our gender.
Don’t try to mimic a male; instead, be the best HUMAN you can be.
What do you expect when you buy something with the word “lemon” in the name? TG Old Navy pants fit me and are cheap. 🙂
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You are so right! It’s all anyone wears here and I thought maybe they were worth they hype but NO.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Heehee! I had heard of this one! Thankfully, I only wear yoga-type pants to straight my chiropractor’s office (for shiatsu massage) and for PJs!! For this, everyone else can be truly grateful. 🙂
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Oops! That’s “straight to.”
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Ha, I figured!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Here in so cal, the look really is to wear “workout” gear everywhere; to shop, errands, lunch, all with expensive wo shoes or flip-flops and a chanel or other designer handbag. really.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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That’s quite a different world from the one we live in here in New Mexico!
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It’s SoCal! Land of the shallow…I used to go to Santa Fe in the summers, have family from there!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I can just see them in the store now, “Yup, yup, I can see everything – and I do mean EVERYTHING – clear through these tights. Turn around. Let me see from the front. OK, we’ll return them.” Or not. Lululemon, you are too much. And too expensive. I’ll have to check the one pair I own and see if they are OK.
Funny, I refuse to work out in Lululemon anything. Their stuff is just for lounging. I wouldn’t want to get $100 pants all sweaty and gross. I’ll do that with my $30 Winners Adidas instead. 😉
Though I did buy a top to wear for my exercise videos that I’m working on, but again, that’s special.
Thanks for the head’s up Seashells. Leave it to you to track down a fashion faux pas such as this.
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My pleasure, my dear. And just a thought…why not use their problems right now to approach them for free clothes to wear for your exercise videos? They could use all the good PR they can get right now. I think they should give you some so you can put their logo on your vid.. Thats me, thinking al the time!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Not sure I am important enough for them to give me free clothes – not yet anyway. I’ll keep it in the back of my mind though.
Somebody needs to be thinking. 😉
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You dont know til you ask and it doesnt ever hurt to ask
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True. 🙂
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Hmmm no one is wearing them here. Everyone is just going to the supermarket etc in Onesies.More of a cover up and no less glamerous….if you want to look like a giant baby/bear/bunny/cow…………x
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A onesie like Ed westwick wore In gossip girl?
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Ha yes…though he manages to look semi good in one.lol.x
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He can look good in anything, or nothing! (Even tho he’s younger than my son…)
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Have you seen the movie Chalet Girl yet ? It’s a brit chic flick starring ED and Felicity Jones ~ enjoyed it lots.X
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I have not seen it, but I’m going to, sounds like something I’d like a lot. Thank you!
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I just checked. Netflix has it. I’ll watch it tonight while hubs is gone!! Yay, thanks so much. I do loves me some Chuck Bass!
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Hope you enjoy it.X
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Oh, I did! It was so cute, plus I love skiing footage. It’s just hard to see Chuck with anyone but Blair, am I right?
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I’m not a big GG fan ,so I didn’t mind. He just needs to make more films.X
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Yes, that is very true! He has a lot of charisma.
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:42 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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They are all the rage with young women in the UK and as a man I have to say, they can look damn good (on the right person).
Shall I go and hang myself now – or is it polite to wait for the mob?
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Your secret is safe with me 🙂 I don’t take offense to being admired by a handsome guy (I meant bloke) like you!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Wow, that’s nice of you. I am sure the Captain will be home soon. 😉
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Ha, he was home, and just left for the airport! Back on Saturday, gone again on Monday, back on Tues, and then leaving again for a longer assignment in a couple weeks. Revolving door around here!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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o.O
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Zactly!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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PREACH Girl! I have some overly expensive Lulu pants and am now TERRIFIED that I’m giving an eyeful to the pour soul behind me in hot yoga. Oh boy. I do love the Champion brand pants they sell at Target. Thick and trustworthy!
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I hear ya! I do too!! I’ve got my sturdy Champions on right now!! Plus they come in different lengths so I can get the extra short girl size and not have to cut off 24 inches and hem them up. The only drawback is that the black fades color cos I wash them a lot! Maybe you could wear your see through ones and sell a peek for a skinny pirate??? Kinda like a “trade”????
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I LOVE the way you see things. I’m stealing your idea!!!
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I give it to you with pleasure, my dear!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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You’re right–for that price, I damn well want some coverage!
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I want to look BETTER than ever for that kind of money! LOL
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Oh dear lord, I’m in tears over here. From laughing, not because my pants are see-through. Love me some Tar-jay Champion pants!
(I don’t wear undies either with most workout gear. That’s what they’re lined for!)
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Exactly! They have a nice cotton crotch and I wash them all the time, so I didn’t see the need for additional coverage either.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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This is so silly! I can’t believe a company would accidentally manufacture see-through pants. A lot of the kids I supervise at work tend to have skin-tight transparent yoga pants because they’re college kids – they wear and wash them to death. But coming straight off the rack see-through? C’mon now!
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I know, right? Did they think it wasn’t ever going to see the light of day? ha ha It’s totally unacceptable.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I love Athleta yoga pants. Maybe you can try them? I hear good things about the target brand too but haven’t brought any yet. Been trying to lose weight so not buying much new clothes in the mean time.
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I’ll def try out that brand, I’m always looking for good workout wear, I think I wear that more than anything.
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Hahahaha! I read this in the news a few weeks ago and laughed (since I didn’t own any myself!)
The sales clerks who insisted on a demo should be stripped and made to sit out in the mall all day. Booyah! 🙂
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Oh that would be totally fair, I agree. But who would actually listen to someone who told them they needed a demo? Not this girl!
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Uh, yeah…I would like to be a bug on the wall to see what happened if they asked !!! LOL 😉
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Not only a bug on the wall, but I’m sure I would have called every media outlet and made a huuuggge deal out of it. My 15 min of fame at last!
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Yesterday I went up the escalator behind a woman with super tight yoga pants on and a hole in them where I could see her bum (apparently no undies) and thought of your post. Random update for you.
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OMG! You thought about me me me me! See, the world really is all about ME! LOL I am truly honored that you thought of me (my post) when you were looking at a girl’s butt. Nice one! Thank you soo very much! Randomly wonderful, that’s what you are.
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Gives new meaning to the phrases: “All your troubles are behind you,” “Will you back me up on this one?”, “I feel like you can see right through me,” and Do I look fat in this?”
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Exactly. Can you count all the cottage cheese in my cellulite? That just popped up in my mind…
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I’m a little behind in my workout schedule this week. Butt I really like the way they fit. I did not wink at you, sir, I just dropped my towel. Why are all those guys following me? Every time I come to the gym they play the same 3 songs…Shake your booty, This is the End, and Baby’s Got Back.”
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Very very funny! I think they do have a line coming out for men so you can be ogled, too!
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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not at my age…nobody would want to wait behind me at the gym water fountain.
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Crazy stuff…I love it!
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Thank you, ‘cos who really needs to see my cellulite, right?
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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HEEE-larious!
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Why, thank you very much! It’s funny that the CEO “resigned” after this.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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As a yoga instructor of a certain age, I applaud your unflinching stand on the minimum requirement of opaqueness in yoga wear. Namaste sister!
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Namaste right back at you! Nothing worse than thinking the girl behind me is getting a look at my cellulite!
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