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Shape Up for Summer with Eye Catching Leggings

Shape Up for Summer with Eye Catching Leggings

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As obsessed as I am with denim, I’ve grown a huge soft spot for leggings. Just like jeans, they come in so many different fabrics, fits and designs, so it’s easy to want to start a huge collection! I usually wear leggings to the gym rather than all over the place, but once I find a pair with insane eye popping graphics, I am always, for some reason, too afraid to sweat in them! Typically those are reserved for music festivals, DJ gigs or other fun musical events for me. However, considering the quality and attention to detail that goes into these higher end leggings, they really are great for whatever you want to use them for. The battle between jeans or leggings seems to be ongoing, and I’ve never seen so many gorgeous, eye popping designs on performance leggings before! Just like most premium jeans, you pretty much have to expect to pay a little more for quality, 360 degree movement, comfort, fit and longevity, as long as you don’t mind taking a little extra care (avoid tumble drying)!

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Party Worthy Athletic Leggings

Party Worthy Athletic Leggings - Onzie

Image: Onzie

Party Worthy Athletic Leggings

Man has the athletic apparel industry taken off! I’m sure these delectably patterned leggings have existed for awhile, but it seems there have been more popping up ever since the fashionable athletes amongst us took the athleisure trend seriously and wanted to look good while breaking a sweat as well as while hanging out or running errands. These pretty designs seem to center around the yoga industry, but I’m seeing more of them at parties and music festivals than anywhere else! I grabbed a pair of Onzie leggings for Lightning In a Bottle earlier this year, and I have to say I’ve fallen for it too. I became sort of obsessed with printed jeans recently too, so I guess it only made sense for printed leggings to follow suit. I still can’t see myself wearing them around town, or even to workout (well, maybe actually), but I really love styling them for music events! For this post I decided to make a small collection of some of the brands that have stood out to me lately, in some truly eye popping designs. I generally like lots of color and abstract or geometric designs that are more blocky than fine or detailed (although it depends on the artwork). I can’t even recall exactly how I ran across some of these brands…I think Teeki popped up while I was searching far and wide for the perfect Onzie legging, and I’m pretty sure Mahiku and Sadhana were both followers on Twitter. Luna Jai was brought to my attention by a friend, because the name is so close to my DJ alter ego/name, Luna Jay! Kind of funny how that one worked out. TUYA (Turn Up Your Awesome) is a brand I discovered at Lucidity Festival and has a great charitable cause attached to it. Onzie is definitely a favorite…I wrote a lot about them on a past post, here! Most of the styles from the brand that appear in this post are still available across the internet. Onzie is actually the brand that really made me see why some of these leggings cost as much as they do…the quality is impossible to explain until you try one on for yourself! See a photo in my Onzie leggings below. Either way, I like all of these designs, and there are a lot more where these came from, so be sure to check out these brands individually, as most also have other athletic pieces such as sports bras, outerwear, etc.

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Printed Leggings by Carbon38

Printed Leggings by Carbon38

I think it’s safe to say that everyone’s pretty tired of Facebook ads…while most simply mirror what I’ve been browsing in another tab (creepy yet awesome technology, actually), most just seem to be cheap knock-off sites and I barely give any of them a second glance. But just the other day I discovered Carbon38, thanks to an eye-catching ad featuring these marvelous printed leggings! Unlike most ads I’ve seen on Facebook lately, these are high end, and the real deal. I’d like to say they have the potential to give Kate Hudson’s Fabletics a run for its money, but apart from the two being entirely different business models, I might only feel that way because I spotted and coveted these leggings pretty much immediately after I saw one of those Fabletics sponsored posts. Either way, they seem to be doing pretty well, and I could see them growing rapidly if they aren’t already huge already. Following the trend of the activewear as everyday-wear that’s been going strong lately (and rivaling the denim industry), Carbon38 was developed by classically trained ballet dancers Katie Warner Johnson (who’s also a top celebrity trainer) and Caroline Gogolak to be “the most directional activewear-minded fashion on the market.” A panel of fitness and livestyle experts even test out all product before it goes out to the ultimate stylist: you. Carbon38 carries a full range of activewear, not just leggings, by several hand-picked brands like Onzie, SukiShufu, The Upside, Zara Terez or Koral Activewear.

At Carbon38, we believe in fashion that suits our modern, active lives, which is why we scour the globe to curate the hottest, most hard-working sportswear labels that make style statements from the gym to the streets and beyond. Our panel of fitness and lifestyle experts test-drives each product, ensuring its quality and utility. We’ll leave the styling up to you.”

These leggings are made of top-quality stretchy, soft, moisture wicking fabric (most are 80% nylon, 20% spandex) for your toughest of workouts, but are also designed to wear outside of the gym or be styled up as well. Carbon38 also features a Liquid Onyx collection, full of liquid latex-style leggings, sports bras, jackets, accessories and more, as seen below. Total love!

One of the most important things a brand needs to sell is incredible photography, and Carbon38‘s already got that nailed. I love some of the alternate images shown on several product pages, like these two!

I’m currently craving the Free Fly Graphic Legging by Onzie! It took me awhile to really fall for printed jeans, and leggings I’m still not so sure about, but these just might help me make up my mind…and I would DEFINITELY use them for the gym (I can’t put aside my beloved jeans for day-to-day wear), or maybe even to a festival or two. What do you think? How would you rock them?

Shop Carbon38 right here!