Since you always have a choice of where you spend your money, even though some of us conveniently forget uncomfortable truths, Girlfriend Collective’s factory uses no forced or child labor, mandates fair working hours and safe conditions, pays living wages, and allows workers to unionize. Some "recycled" fabric production has been exploiting the loopholes by buying unused water bottles to churn a higher profit, but Girlfriend Collective’s center is carefully monitored by the Taiwanese government recycling authority to make sure that’s not the case for this company. Leggings made to break in like your favorite pair of jeans.Įach pair of their leggings is created with 25 recycled water bottles (79% RPET), out of material made at Girlfriend Collective’s Fair Trade facility in Taiwan. They’re also ethically made and sustainably sourced. It would be one thing if Girlfriend Collective just made my favorite pair of flattering leggings, but they make them for much less than my other go-to pairs at $68 for a pair of classic high-rise (+ $7 shipping now, versus $20 two years ago). If you're worried about fit, use their Fit Guide here. The leggings run true to size in my experience, and the company says the material will break in like your favorite pair of jeans the more you wear them. The secret to their incredibly flattering, Spanx-like fit is in the details: The core fabric used for them offers Girlfriend Collective’s highest compression for muscle recovery after medium- to high-impact workouts, and enough softness to be comfortable. Thanks to pairs like Under Armour's HeatGear leggings with mesh everywhere, that has never bothered me. I've worn them during outdoor runs, but their thicker construction means that, as someone who prefers to run on a treadmill in a temperature-controlled gym and is prone to overheating, they’re not the best choice. Though the company encourages you to wear them for athleisure or exercise, their ability to transition to streetwear so well has made them my go-to athleisure staple mostly. More than that, in comparison, my two-year-old pair still looks brand new. I recently tried a new pair of the label’s leggings that they sent over, and they’re just as great as I remember. Girlfriend Collective's leggings are each made out of 25 recycled water bottles, and while the well-placed seams elongate and slim, the material compresses and holds you in at all the right places. The no-pill material is slightly chicer than a normal athletic legging, so something about them feels "dressier" than my Lululemons, for example, which makes them easier to throw on for brunch or hanging out with friends. They’re still dark black (even after many washes), the aforementioned seams follow the natural line of your body and slim as well as elongate legs, and the material and fit is still somewhat architectural, like a comfortable and slightly looser pair of Spanx. I first heard of them from that publicity stunt, when I paid $20 for shipping from Vietnam and $0 for a pair of classic high-rise leggings while a senior in college.Ī couple years later, those leggings are still my all-time favorite.
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You might know them best as the company that gave away its leggings for free over the internet in 2016. The pair that I love the most - thanks to their inventive, impossibly flattering seams opaque, no-pill material and thick holds-you-in-all-the-right-places fit - is from Seattle-based startup Girlfriend Collective.
In that sea of options in my closet, there are a very select few that I really love - the ones that I know the feel of by memory and actually remember which company makes them so I can tell my friends when they ask. At the same time that I was running a little over 20 miles a week in a different pair every day, the athleisure trend hit - and I subsequently buried myself in black semi-spandex. Girlfriend Collective leggings are sold at prices as low as $58, which is a steal in terms of industry standards and quality.Each legging is made from 25 recycled water bottles, and the company prioritizes ethical and sustainable production, which they're transparent about.Girlfriend Collective leggings are made from a flattering and helpful compression material that never pills.I own nearly 20 pairs of black leggings, but Girlfriend Collective's classic high-rise has been my all-time favorite for two years now.
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