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Help! Workout toppers needed

Roxanna

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Hi Fabbers, hoping you can come to my rescue. For months now, I have been on the lookout for a stylish hoodie/topper to wear with my leggings and long t-shirts post workout or on the weekend. The trouble is, with the new cropped trend, there are none that are butt-covering, which is a must for me.

Have you seen any?
My requirements are:
1) must be stylish and/or somewhat unusual (no regular sweatshirts or hoodies)
2) must cover my rear
3) must be cozy, comfortable and relatively warm (no running shirts)
4) ideally I can order and return from Canada
5) not too tight - ideally loose or tailored but with some structure (not sloppy.

Any ideas? Canadians, are there any yoga stores besides lulu that I should check out?

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Latest reply was from Roxanna

Suz

(website)

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How about Lole? Not sure what they have right now...https://ca-en.lolewomen.com

Also maybe try Simon's? https://www.simons.ca/en/women.....dies--8008

Anonymous

Your timing is amazing. I went out for my first outdoor walk yesterday, and all of a sudden have NO zip-up jackets that are exactly as you describe. My one and only (MPG maybe?) is too body con now). I have to get a couple of these too - and soon. I was going to look at Sport Chek and see what the athletic brands have - UA, Nike, Adidas etc .

I've had the odd yoga piece from AloYoga - also from Sportchek - but a quick look at their website shows all cropped jackets and coverups . What gives? There is no way I'm walking around like that either.

rachylou

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Gosh. You’re right. I haven’t seen this style in awhile. I had a couple of Free People ones from way back that I loved.

I saw this online. If it can be pullover, I found more searching on ‘hoodie dress.’

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Joy

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You might do a search for “ utility coat”. Maybe something longer in back than front?

marija

Have you tried sail.ca?

https://www.sail.ca/en/clothin.....4&p=3

https://www.sail.ca/en/clothin.....s-sweaters

https://www.sail.ca/en/clothin.....on-jackets

I also like sporting life: https://www.sportinglife.ca/c/.....038;page=6

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

(website)

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Athleta?

Anonymous

This isn’t what you asked for, but I wear easy to pull on dresses for this purpose. For winter, I have two sweatshirt style dresses, one from Athleta and one from Lou and Grey. Can’t locate finds because they are both from a year or two ago, but they are kind of in the vein of this one from Athleta.
https://athleta.gap.com/browse.....=868908012
For spring/early summer, I have the Madewell swing dress in two colors. For in between weather I layer a sweater or short jacket over the swing dresses.
https://www.madewell.com/p/E8125
Hope you find the jacket you are looking for, but if that doesn’t work out, maybe a dress could be a fallback?

LaPed

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My first thought was Athleta. They have a whole line of "CYA" (Cover your Assets) tops and jackets -- designed to be legging-friendly. Are they as easy to shop in Canada as Gap/ON/BR? They're all the same company...

And does it have to be technical fabric, or is cotton okay? I would think some sort of cotton field jacket or anorak style might work, if this a running-around-town piece, and not straight-up workout wear. I have the Fleet Jacket from Madewell which might work (it is longer on me than on the model, but I'm a short-torso 5'4"), but I think lots of brands make similar ones. https://www.madewell.com/madew.....jsp?source

I like the idea of the hoodie-dresses too. Longer and a bit distinctive compared to a plain old hoodie, good over leggings. I've seen them from gear brands like Prana and Lole, but also mainstream fashion retailers like H&M, Lou&Grey etc.

Suz

(website)

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Alas, we don't have Athleta in Canada. I have no idea why, but so it is.

Suz

(website)

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I wonder if this would work...not a zip, but... https://www.aritzia.com/en/pro.....olor=14058

LaPed

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Suz, the lack of Athleta is pretty baffling. Maybe they don't want to go up against lululemon on lulu's home turf?

Colette

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Nordstrom’s Zella brand had some nice athletic toppers. Nordstrom Rack also carries Zella at a nice discount.

Suz

(website)

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LaPed, I know!! It's nuts. I've often been annoyed by it. But what can you do. Athleta is usually a lot more reasonably priced than Lulu.

Suz

(website)

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Here's another. I know zero about the brand...https://www.lornajane.ca/sale/.....-091757_BM

or: https://www.lornajane.ca/sale/.....-041781_BM

Suz

(website)

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Apart from the unfortunate product name, this is pretty unusual and interesting... https://www.titikaactive.ca//p.....7049687111

How about a maxi hoodie? https://www.titikaactive.ca/co.....final-sale

Or a drapey cardi hoodie that gets great reviews: https://www.titikaactive.ca/co.....?variant=3.

Comes in a bunch of colours: https://www.titikaactive.ca/pr.....8431024455

This is an interesting if pricey line: https://michiny.com

Roxanna

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You guys are GREAT!!

Sorry I can't comment more right now - we are deep in hockey playoff tension / but that Lorna Jane option and the great cardi by Titika address solid options. Thank you @Suz!! And I will also check out Michi NY.

@Ryce Also a dress is an interesting option I had never thought of... Great possibility!!

@LaP Yes,. I wonder every day why we don't have Athleta!!

Like the Season

I like this Pure Jill jacket. Seriously considering it myself. It's pricey, but looks like it would be flattering and versatile.

https://www.jjill.com/product/.....ket-107851

Lesley

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I have had good luck with yoga and running clothes at a discount department store (in my case, a Marshalls or TJ Maxx). They carry lots of brands with good style that I've never heard of and I always find good stuff. It's a lot quicker and cheaper to get to what I need, rather than experimenting with online sources (I can't be bothered for workout clothes!).

Roxanna

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Thanks everyone! These comments have been SO helpful and I'm going to try these out and report back.

@Lesley - that is my usual go-to as well but lately I haven't found any toppers that aren't short.

@marija I have never even heard of sail.ca! And I haven't checked out spring life either. Those are good options.

One thing I am struggling with is price. I like quality and I will pay for it, but honestly, $166 for a workout cardigan?! I would be terrified to sweat in it or wear it on the weekend lest one of my kids wiped their nose on it or dropped a Costco sample on it (both have been known to happen.) Are there not reasonably priced clothes we can sweat in that still have style? I ordered a topper from Gap Body the other day and it's basically a flat square of fabric with armholes. Is that all I can get for a 'reasonable' price? Sheesh.