Athleisure is my go-to selection for work now that I earn a living from home full-time. I can solely describe the fabric as scrumptious: It’s tremendous delicate and stretchy, and so comfortable that I forgot I used to be even sporting garments. I went to the flicks on this set, and it felt like I used to be sporting pajamas. The fabric is breathable and light-weight, which shall be good for the upcoming hotter months.
There are a couple of downsides, nonetheless. The pants ($88) are too lengthy on my 5'4″ body. If I pull them as much as be higher-waisted, I get the dreaded entrance wedgie. But when I go away the pants round my hips, I journey over the wide-leg bottoms. I additionally didn't like how cropped the observe jacket ($98) was. I want a jacket that’s comfy however doesn’t present my whole abdomen.
4. Sara Coughlin, senior commerce author
This was my first time attempting something from Girlfriend Collective, and I used to be instantly impressed with how the observe pants ($88) match and felt. I’m 5'3″ and so they hit my superb high-waist top (totally masking my stomach button) and have a brilliant delicate, weightless really feel all through the roomy, wide-cut legs. At first, they appeared luxurious and well worth the high-end athleisure value. I beloved how billowy and breezy they had been whereas sporting them round my residence, however shortly observed their flaws when sporting them on a stroll. They’re simply too lengthy, and dwelling in a metropolis the place there’s a pile of poop, pee, or trash each couple of toes made me keenly conscious of what I may very well be dragging residence with me on the hem of those pants. (I wound up tucking them into my socks simply to be protected, which was not a trendy selection.) These are a number of the comfiest pants I’ve worn in a very long time, and I anticipate I’ll get pleasure from sporting them year-round, however for me, they're most positively for indoor use solely.
The windbreaker ($98) is a little bit of a thriller to me. The cropped size is awkward, and it has a slouchy, structureless match. That is in all probability due partially to how delicate and light-weight the material is, which is a plus when you simply need a tremendous mild layer, but it surely doesn’t make the jacket really feel prefer it’d be helpful in…any type of climate, actually. I do recognize the variety of pockets (two zippered exterior ones and two inside ones), however I wouldn’t belief them to carry something notably heavy or priceless as a result of, once more, the material is so flimsy. In all honesty, I in all probability gained’t use this jacket for greater than operating to my mailbox in very gentle climate.
5. Jenifer Calle, senior commerce editor
This was my first time testing Girlfriend Collective attire, and I used to be pleasantly shocked by this line’s buttery-soft, light-weight material. I’m 5'2″ and usually go for a free match so I attempted the windbreaker jacket and shorts in measurement medium. Whereas the bottoms had been slightly cosy—the inseam is on the shorter aspect so I felt slightly uncovered on the again—the jacket match completely. It was additionally free sufficient that I might put on a shirt or a sweatshirt beneath or I might tie the drawstring for a tighter match. Although I like a matching set, the jacket was simpler to put on with absolutely anything than the shorts, so I do know I’ll be reaching for it extra in my closet. It’s turn into my go-to for operating errands, strolling my canine, or working from residence.
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