A sneak peek of the Lululemon Cycling Kit that will be in select stores and online in the very near future.
I picked up this little lovely this afternoon, the No Limit Tank in Concord Grape. It’s just gorgeous. I was really wanting the Concord Run: The Marathon crops but it turns out they are low rise. Which really, really bums me out because the features on the crops as well as the color makes them otherwise perfect for me. I just can’t do a low rise in run crops. I wish I hadn’t passed on the Dance Studio Jacket in this color last week because the color is perfect for brunette with green eyes…or really anybody but I think it’s a good color for me, and now they are all out online and in my store.
New Run: In The Rain Jacket. Such a great jacket but not an ideal print for it in my humble opinion.
Run: Swiftly Tech 1/2. I really love this one.
The Run: Wild Jacket is gorgeous in the Concord as well, and a bit tempting but it’s Waaaaaaaaaay overpriced at $178. Last years version, the Mind Over Mater Jacket was priced at $128 and that seemed really pricey at the time for a mesh jacket. There is just not a lot that this jacket can do that can’t be solved by simply wearing a Swiftly LS. It doesn’t provide much warmth or rain coverage. It’s a nice optional layer but it’s not essential to a running wardrobe, so I think it’d be better priced in the $120 range.
My favorite time for products drops, the start of a new month. Lots of run gear uploaded on facebook today and lots of things on my Wish List. I’m off to the store this morning in hunt for the No Limit Tank in Concord Grape and the Blurred Blossom Every Yogi Tank. I’m guessing those wont be in store though and will be uploaded tonight since it seems they like to hold back items from store product drops until after the upload.
Run Weightless Shorts?
Oooh! Pretty Run Swiftly 1/2 Zips. I love the Concord one.
A new mesh jacket. There was a similar one out last year but the name escapes me. I like the shape of this one better. I kind of love the Concord Grape one but I don’t think I can justify this particular run item. Looks like a Run Weightless Skirt too, not just shorts.
Run: A Marathon Crops are on my wish list. I love the concord grape version. Two things in these crops that are awesome are the silicone grippies and the hip pocket.
Beautiful Jacquard Mesh back
Ooooh pretty in Concord Grape!
Concord V-Neck Swiftly is on my wish list too. Good thing it’s my birthday month.
This is definitely a racerback style and my guess is that it’s a Cool Racerback Tank since I think the Every Yoga Tank fits loose and also I think will be more color saturated. I’m 99% sure I’m keeping the Daily Tank over a CRB but I will be adding the Every Yogi Tank. The more I see this print the more I am loving it which is unusual for me. Usually (in the case of Unicorn Tears, Canvas Print, Ikat and to a lesser degree Black Roses Print) I like prints initially and then grow tired of them very quickly. So those of you that love the Blurred Blossom Print, which items will you be purchasing?
I hope this is a joke. If it is it’s a really funny April Fools. I think they’ve taken Paris Pink Wunder Unders and had them altered to look like chaps as a joke. I worry though. After 5 runs of Harem Pants in every which fabric and every single time ending up in mark down, I worry that Lululemon has actually lost their mind and created these chaps with intent to sell them to us. Isn’t it sad that I’m actually laughing nervously wondering if this is not a joke?
Ride Hard Tights
Chap Style Wunder Unders
I must have this tank. It is gorgeous!! Spotted in a Southern California store.
I’ve been very bad about posting my OOTD’s for my runs but I did manage to take pictures this week. It’s been a pretty light on the mileage week but right now I haven’t officially started training for the SeaWheeze so I’m going out more to maintain the base miles and also to get back into the habit of running consistently 3+ times a week. A couple of these runs were with the Double Chariot Stroller which I’m needing to get used to using because it’s the only way I’m going to get most of my training runs in. Man I hate running with that thing. My first run of the week with the Chariot was brutal and very ego busting but todays run was pleasant and very doable so I’m encouraged. It’s nice to be able to just head out for a run and not worry about arranging for childcare, and it’s also nice to be able to take my purse and a jacket and stash it in the stroller and make a stop at starbucks as my reward for completing my run. Today I had to take my kids to Strong Start which is a program much like preschool only it’s parent participation (and free!) so we decided to run there and back instead of driving. It’s about a two mile downhill run there, and then an uphill and grueling run home. I expected to have to walk home some of the way but I managed to keep a running gait the entire time…some of that was at 14minute/mile pace though but I was pushing a 100lb stroller uphill so I did earn my startbucks.
Rocksteady Full Tilt Pullover with Rocksteady CRB and I chose my Ebb and Flow Crops.
18* run with my Run: Chase Me Crops in Deep Indigo Wee Are From Space and my Dazzling Swiftly Tech Racerback
I don’t remember this run but I wore my Raspberry V-Neck Swiftly with my Run: Chase Me Crops in Deep Indigo Wee Are From Space Print.
Aquamarine Swiftly LS over Rocksteady CRB and my Mind Over Matter Crops
For those of you that don’t know what VeRO is, it’s a program thru ebay that protects the intellectual rights of Verified Rights Owners. Companies such as Lululemon can join the VeRO program and ensure the protection of their copyrighted and trademarked images from being stolen off their website and used to fraudulently sell fake items on ebay by having those listings that steal imagery from their website taken down. It also prevents fraudulent sellers from selling you items off the lululemon website which they have not purchased and do not have in their possession in order to charge you the shipping and have lululemon ship the items directly to you (at no cost to the ebay seller) You can read more about it over here on What is VeRO?
In the past week, several of you have sent me emails letting me know that your ebay listings are being pulled off of ebay even after transactions have been completed. Many of you were concerned that lululemon is now going after consignment sellers that are simply offloading their own personal items, or if you are a power seller that Lululemon is trying to shut down your business. This is not the case according to Lululemon and they said they are not using VeRO as a tool to discourage resellers (although they do not recommend buying from 3rd party sellers of course, and according to their statement we cannot use names and descriptions taken off their website). If you are an ebay power seller and are operating an ebay store, then you should be photographing your inventory for display, as is the rule of selling on ebay. If you are simply a casual seller of consignment clothing then it is in your interest to photograph your items for sale as evidence of their state since in a dispute with a buyer Ebay will favor the buyer over the seller in most cases. Even if you are using your own images in addition to lululemon’s copyrighted images, your listing will be pulled down. This is an inconvenience to deal with, but in the end we can still sell our property on ebay we just have to do so without infringing on copyright protected items.
As buyers on ebay, we may soon have to search out our coveted items a little harder without using the items copyrighted names. So instead of just searching out ‘Hustle Jacket’, I would also search out ‘Lululemon Jacket’ and go thru all of the listings that way. I’m not entirely sure that product titles and color titles are currently copyrighted, however that may become the case very shortly. I believe that they currently just have copyright on their fabric names ‘luon’, ‘rulu’ and ‘luxtreme’.
And here is the lululemon ‘corporate speak’ response to my question about the intent behind joining VeRO. There is also reference to bloggers/websites and use of website images but I’m quite comfortably informed and not concerned with the content of my blog so rest assured, lulumum is not going anywhere.
The details of the program include restricted use of images, logos, product names and descriptions – essentially, all collateral that would be considered lululemon intellectual properly.
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