It’s official – now that I am working from home again, my outfit budget has gone straight to two things: comfy clothes for around the house, and clothes to work out in. It’s true. I admit to it. My daily style now consists of an outfit to wear to Pure Barre class, and then a “lounge” type outfit for the rest of the day.
I don’t want it to sound like I’m lazing around, because I’m not. I just don’t need to be sitting in my home office wearing a button down and a pencil skirt like I work in an office. I’ve decided to start purging my wardrobe of the older, ratty tee shirts and Soffe shorts I used to wear in college and replace them with more “grown up” comfortable style. I am keeping around some of those old sorority tee shirts for occasions when they’re warranted: DIY projects, painting, etc. But for everyday wear, I’m implementing comfortable pants and tights paired with tunics, some flowy maxi dresses, and the like.
Another area of my wardrobe that has been increasing in size lately are my workout clothes. I’ve been going to Pure Barre classes for a few months now, and I’ve started accumulating a few new clothing items for my weekday workouts. Personally, I prefer to wear long pants to class, along with drapey tank tops. I really like wearing long pants for barre classes instead of the capri length pants I would wear to the gym. I have a few pairs of Plie tights from Athleta and I love them – they easily scrunch up around the ankles and can also be pulled down over the heels/socks. But the pants I am seriously obsessed with as of late are my new Alo ‘Goddess’ leggings. I love the two tone legwarmer style. They are so comfortable, the rise is great (right under the belly button), and the material is wonderful quality. I seriously want to wear these leggings around all day with a cute tunic top. You just might see it happening when the weather cools down here and pants become bearable to wear outdoors.
And do you know where I’ve been stocking up on some awesome tank tops for Pure Barre class? You guessed it – T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. I have now become not only a huge fan of shopping in the stores, but T.J. Maxx now has an online store as well. Their athletic clothing section is pretty extensive, and I’ve managed to score quite a few adorable work out tank tops on there. This style in particular is one of my all time favorites – it has a built in bra, adjustable straps, and has such pretty detail in the back. And for $16, I ended up purchasing this tank top in three different colors. Yep. No shame.
So – where do you shop for your workout attire?
Draped strappy tank: MPG, purchased at T.J. Maxx // Tights: Alo ‘Goddess’ leggings, purchased at Nordstrom
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