Yo yo my friends. Yay for the weekend. You know what time it is – Fitness Fashion Friday! In case you can’t tell, I’ve been really into Lorna Jane lately. I just discovered the Australian activewear brand this Summer when I was in California for IDEA World Blogfest. I won a $500 Lorna Jane gift card while I was there and I’ve been hooked ever since. This brand has the quality and luxurious feel of Lululemon and the vibrant, inspirational spunk of Nike – perfect balance. I’ve been spending way too much time at the new Lorna Jane store in Dallas, so I figured I’d make a blog post out of my latest shopping experience and styling session….
So I stopped by Lorna Jane after work on a Friday afternoon and was instantly greeted by Angelica’s bright shining face. Angelica is part of the the management team at Lorna Jane Dallas North Park and she is wonderful! P.S. I love the saying on her shirt (above) – Why Not? That’s very gritty – I like 🙂
Angelica helped me pick out 5-6 complete outfits to try on. I love that many of the styles are coordinated so you can mix and match pieces without being too “matchy matchy” (although I have a guilty pleasure of overly matching my clothes). I also like the inspirational quotes and sayings that are printed on the Lorna Jane tops and even on the bottoms. As a fitness instructor, it helps me stand out and energize my group when I have big bold words like “Run Girl Run” on my clothes. Also the Lorna Jane basic black tights are amazing! They fit super snug and are made of a really thick material that sucks everything in (in a good way). In fact, my fellow fitness blogger, Julie from Peanut Butter Fingers, included the Lorna Jane pants on her list of favorite workout capris/tights. There’s nothing like a killer pair of tights to make me feel super sexy and fit!
I tried on so many cute outfits in variety of colors and styles including this cute cut-out lime green tank top (above). I ended up buying the black cut-out tank instead, but it was a hard decision.
During my styling session I was impressed to learn that Lorna Jane leads cool community building and philanthropic initiatives like “swap shop.” Swap Shop allows you to bring old clothes back in the store and donate them to the salvation army. In exchange, you get a store credit. How cool is that? They also host “Active Living Day” where they sponsor free, high quality workouts all over the nation. Lorna Jane hosted free, on-site spin classes from Beyond Pedaling in Dallas this Fall.
When it was time to decide on my purchases my stylists, Angela and Angelica, gave me their honest opinions on what looked best. I appreciated having them around because they got me out of my rut of “black capris and bright tank top.” For instance, I bought these cute polka dotted booty shorts (see below). I ended up spending my entire $500 gift card and I’m so happy with everything that I bought. Obviously I’m an activewear junkie and I love almost all activewear brands, but I’ve officially become a HUGE fan of Lorna Jane!
And now that we’ve come to the end of today’s post, what better way to kick start the weekend than with a giveaway?! Today I’m giving away this adorable Lorna Jane inspirational note pad + blue leopard print headband. To participate, just post a comment sharing how you “work hard and play hard” in your everyday life. I’ll pick a winner next Wednesday, October 15th! ENJOY 🙂
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I get up at 4 am to workout, put is eight hours at work and then hit the gym again in the evening.
Such cute stuff!! I think I tend to work harder during my workouts when I love what I’m wearing! Crossfit is my ‘work & play’ time but teaching all day long is work & play too:)
Totally agree – having energizing gear totally energizes me workout! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Dang girl – that’s hardcore, and amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love that gear, especially that green top.
thanks girl – happy Sunday!
The bright green top is really fun,
yay – glad you like 🙂
Super cute!
Thanks Erica!
Try to listen to music to get myself to work out harder. Agree that the green top is super cute. 🙂
thanks girl – and I also depend on music to work out hard (and have more fun)
I work full time as a nurse and am a single mom of 4. Having time to workout can be a challenge so I like to incorporate extra time playing with my children into my routine.
wow – lots of hard work on your part – so good to hear how you make time to play. Way to show your GRIT Lisa 🙂
Pick me! 😀
We’ll see 😉
I work hard trying to stay active and get in workouts around a busy schedule. And I play hard with some serious family vacation time! 🙂
awesome Natalie! thanks for sharing – family time is one of my fav ways to “play hard” too 🙂
I’m go complete beast mode in the gym everyday! Then I come home to four baby brothers and finish my cardio chasing them around…HA!
nice! I’m the oldest in my family too – so I now how hard it is to chase around the little ones – keep up the good work!
you look super cute in those workout clothes. i would love to get some new clothes to look cute in them too!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I work at an Alternative School during the day. That causes a lot of drama so I try to walk at least a mile a day. Thank you
I make sure to schedule my workouts on a regular basis. I feel better when I workout out which helps me focus more on my work.