Controversy Lululemon Sheer Leggings
You could see through them and not by design.
Controversy lululemon sheer leggings. That s what one of the company s co founders chip wilson implied during an interview on bloomberg tv s street smart tuesday. So he said last year when the high flying yoga wear company he founded lululemon started to get complaints that its new line of yoga pants were sheer. Remember the sheer pants debacle for yoga apparel company lululemon in 2013.
How lululemon botched its sheer pants controversy open this photo in gallery. Wilson said the retailer has shied away from trumpeting the new pants and cashing in on the new effort. Lululemon was forced to recall black yoga pants that revealed just a little too much.
At last women can find a zen moment of truth in advertising as lululemon s sheer yoga pants return to shelves bearing aptly phrased tags that read this is what celebrating failure looks like. Lightweight breathable pants designed to minimize distraction and maximize comfort. On the heels of the complaints about sheer and shoddily made yoga pants lululemon founder chip wilson found himself in hot water after he told bloomberg tv in november 2013 frankly some women s bodies just don t actually work for it and it s really about the rubbing through the thighs how much pressure is there over a period of time how.
Less than nine months after lululemon came under fire for the sheerness of its yoga pants the company s founder says that woman s bodies may be to blame for problems with the luxury workout attire. Asked to comment on recent complaints about the company s yoga pants being too sheer and occasionally pilling wilson who stepped down as ceo a while back and now serves as the company s chairman said the pants aren t for everyone. Shop for the perfect fit from our selection of pants with flat seams and gussets.
Vancouver based yoga brand lululemon was criticized in 2013 for selling a batch of trendy stretch pants that many.