A couple years ago, I stumbled across a pair of Lululemon Align joggers at a consignment shop. They were a size 8, and I typically wear a 12-ish, but I decided to take a chance because… Lululemon. And you know what? SO GOOD.
I am obsessed with these joggers. The fabric is buttery soft, stretchy in all the right ways, and super flattering on my booty. Because they are a size or two smaller than my normal size, they fit like a hybrid of a legging/jogger, which I really like. Even after a couple years of wearing and washing, they still look brand new.
I’m about to retire a pair of my Athleta joggers that have been in heavy rotation since 2020 and thought maybe I’d grab another pair of the Lululemon’s, since I like them so much. But when I saw the price tag on the Lululemon website ($118 for joggers?!). I had to pause. I mean, I love them… but do I love them $118 worth?
So, I did what any thrifty person would do and went on a mission for a dupe. My googling research led me to a highly rated pair on Amazon from The Gym People. They looked really similar in photos, cost $29.99 and were rated 4.3 out of over 26,000 ratings, so I figured it was worth a try.
I ordered my usual size, a large, and waited for magic.
Spoiler alert: there was no magic.
The fabric was fine, but not that same second-skin softness that makes the Lululemon pair so special. The fit was terrible. The waistband wasn’t snug enough to do that nice tummy smoothing thing, but weirdly, the top elastic strip dug in whenever I’d sit down. So, it was somehow loose, but tight and uncomfortable? Impressive in a bad way.
So yeah… I’m calling this dupe a hard pass.
Very disappointing. So now I’m left with finding a pair of Align joggers on Poshmark, waiting for a Lululemon sale/promo code that takes the price a bit lower, or sucking it up and paying full price for a new pair. Unless you all know of an actual good dupe for them? If you do, let me know!
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