Thanks again to Mrs. O for sharing her fit reviews! I have more reviews coming this week for you so make sure to check back. Also, if you’ve tried items on and don’t wish to do a published post fit review but would still like to share, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.

Contour Jacket

I wasn’t planning on trying on the Contour Jacket even though I was drawn to it.  I also wasn’t sure if I liked the contrasting zippers.  Mainly, I was trying to avoid it so I wouldn’t spend anymore money.  But when I got to the store, it was calling my name.  The moment I put it on, I knew it was coming home with me!  I only wish they offered it in more colors.  Nocturnal teal is hard to match but since I already purchased the Round Trip Jacket in pelt, I took home the teal color.  Pelt just looks better in the swift fabric because of the slight sheen to it.  I tried on my TTS and my Define size (6).  The biggest difference was the length of the jacket and sleeves between the 4 and 6.  But when I asked all the eds, they unanimously picked my TTS.  (BTW, they didn’t know what size I was trying on).  Because it is nulu, there’s a lot more give in the jacket than the define.  It wasn’t as slim as I thought it would be.  If you are in between sizes, I would size up.  It just depends on how in between you are.  If you’re closer to the smaller size and you think you might get smaller, then get the smaller size.  If you are consistently in between, then size up.  Either way, because of the cut of the jacket, a size up will not look too big.  This jacket was so slimming and flattering.  The nulu was luxurious.  A lot of you will like the longer length.  Although you can’t see it so well in the pictures because the color was so dark, the jacket covered my bum and came to the bottom of my hip bones.  Because the fabric is so forgiving, you can adjust it down or up depending on your preference.  The length was great for me because I have a longer torso.  I love this jacket and I know the tags will come off soon.  I’ll just hold out for a bit to see if it comes in another fall color.

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Mrs. O, my amazing shopping friend from afar has really provided some really great Athleta dress fit reviews. I actually really love the striped maxi dress in these pictures despite the fact that she’s not loving it. I think it needs to be hemmed a bit and sized down because it’s a bit too loose around the ribs. I do completely get what she’s saying with the stripes, and the pleats around the waist though. Although I love it in these photos I know those details are things that would bother me in person enough to not purchase, so I’m really glad she pointed them out. I would consider this one for steep markdown as a cheap and cheerful summer purchase if I was going on a beach vacation, especially since it’s modal (which is what gives the material it’s heavy feeling) but not something I’d pick up at full price.

PS. you may have noticed I’ve had some server issues. It would have been most noticeable to you in the comments since that is content you are creating (so you know what isn’t loading that should be loading), and if you’ve tried to access my site while it was down. On my end, some of the posts I had posted weren’t loading and visible to you for several hours.  I’ve worked with my host and we’ve upgraded the server so the issues should be cleared up fully within a few days. If not, please message me or comment and let me know. I’m away on vacation right now which is why I haven’t been super responsive but I have been working on the fix behind the scenes so hopefully you haven’t experienced the outages. Sorry about the hassle if you tried to leave comments and it wasn’t showing the full threads.

Athleta Downtown Dress

Athleta Striped Maxi Dress

More awesome Athleta fit reviews thanks to Mrs. O! Mrs. O sent me a whole bunch of fit reviews over this week, and I did a bunch at Nordstrom Activewear and I’ll be posting them all soon. If you’d like to share some fit reviews yourselves please feel welcome to email them to me (contact info in the nav bar above)!

Athleta Stealth Trucool 7/8 Tight

Athleta Stealth Trucool 7/8 Tight

This tight is made from Athleta technology called Sculptek X and is supposed to mold to you and keep you cool.  There are laser perforations on the front and back of the tight.  As for the “molding” claim I’m not sure how much different it is from other fabric used in tights.  It definitely felt lighter and cooler than the other tights I tried on.  I did not have difficulty pulling on these tights.  Actually, I didn’t have much difficulty pulling on any of the Athleta tights I tried on, including their compression tights, (like I sometimes do with LLL tights but once I get the LLL tights on it feels fine).  I think the Athleta’s sizing is a bit more generous than LLL’s sizing.  I find the entire GAP line of apparel stores (Old Navy, GAP, Banana Republic and Athleta) is generous in sizing.   Although I didn’t like the design of these tights, the fabric was interesting.  I’d be curious to check out another pair of tights with the same material.  I’d like to find out how the fabric would fair in a spin class.  These tights were TTS, were comfortable and felt less hot than the other tights I tried on.  Also, these 7/8 tights ended up being full length tights on me.

Athleta Yogini Tank

Athleta Yogini Tank

Mosaic Ready Set Go Short

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