Sporty Chic- Fashion meets Fitness
Sporty chic vibes are hitting the streets this summer and heres why. Whether you’re on your way to your pilates class, running errands, or just opting for that comfy athleisure wear, there are so many ways to create a sporty chic aesthetic! Easily and effortlessly. This is where fashion meets fitness, taking your classic yoga pant, track pant, or matching workout set to the next level! Now with the warmer weather coming you get to really showcase these looks with the addition of a sporty windbreaker, sneakers, or stylish leggings to create the perfect effortless athletic look! There is a certain art form when it comes to elevating your athletic wear, I’ll share with you below my fashion meets fitness styling guide to creating comfort and coolness in your every day sporty looks. Plus!!! the sporty look is getting lots of love from brands & designers right now, so i’ll share my favourite pieces with you at the end of this post!
Fashion meet Fitness Stying Guide
I absolutely love a chic sporty girl look, it’s actually been one of my favourite styles for forever! Here is two other posts I’ve made on this and how I styled some of my other sporty looks: sporty fashion edition and my all black fashion look! When I think of sporty fashion, I immediately think of Sporty Spice and all of her iconic looks, she was a total Icon when it comes to this aesthetic! I think she was one of the main trend setters in this arena for sure! Styling athletic wear is perfect on the days you want to wear something comfy & casual but still keep it classy and cute! It’s one of the reasons why I love it so much! It’s elevated without even trying! It’s a total win win fashion situation! Perfect for running errands, a day of casual shopping, feeling cute on the way to Pilates and helps you feel that post workout glow look on your way to the juice bar! There are so many ways to style a sporty look, I’ll share some of my favourite ways with you below! I will also share all my top picks for sporty athletic wear down below, which I’m so excited and inspired about!
1. Lightweight Outerwear
When styling an effortless sporty look I love to add in lightweight outerwear such as windbreakers and cropped coats for that athletic look! Or any outerwear that has that a lightweight waterproof material, I find this to be really popular in the sporty style look! Any of these items layered over top of a matching yoga set, or track pant like I did in this look really brings out the fashion essence of the sporty chic aesthetic! There are so many options when it comes to windbreakers, waterproof trenches, and cropped athletic coats, one of my favourite brands that really does an amazing job at sporty fashion attire is Adidas! I linked some similar options to my cropped coat below that I got years ago!
2. Fun & Funky Accessories
You can have so much fun when playing with sporty style attire, because your starting with basic pieces you can really rely on accessories to up play your look to and add some boldness and chicness to it! It can be sunglasses, funky bags, statement jewelry, bucket hats, or a pair of chunky athletic sneakers! It all elevates the sporty chic vibe and pulls in the street style essence into it! In this look I’m wearing here, I styled the sporty track pant and track jacket with a funky faux fur bag, sunglasses, and of course lots of gold jewels! I love how the cheetah bag really added a whole new element to this look and really allowed fashion to meet fitness. This is where you get to have fun with the sporty chic look!
3. Casual yet Classy
One way I love to style the sporty look is by dressing casually, but adding an element of class to the outfit! Think of a cute girly dress but pairing it with an athletic sneaker or hightop! Or a pair of flare yoga pants with a zip up and elevating it with a chic faux fur! Or a pair of track pants and styling them with a more structured blazer! This incorporates both the function of fitness but also adds in the element of fashion! Combined together really encapsulates the true essence of fitness and fashion, casual yet classy! To me, mixing the two elements together is what really makes these sporty chic looks stand out and makes them come together as an art!
My Sporty Chic Picks
TRACKS PANTS
ZIP UPS & JACKETS
LEGGINGS & YOGA PANTS
SPORTY TOPS
SHORTS & SKIRTS
SNEAKERS
I think it’s very clear that activewear is no longer just for the gym, it has become best friends with street style with the wide variety of options and collections out there! It doesn’t matter if your going to a pilates class, the gym, the grocery store, or out for a day of shopping, a chic sporty look is the new go to attire this spring and summer! I know for me personally I can’t wait to style more sporty looks and try out some of my favourite athletic wear I linked above! It’s just so fun to play around with this style and aesthetic! I hope you loved this as much as I did, thank you so much for reading along! Let me know in the comments below your favourite athleisure wear pieces and how you plan on styling them, I can’t wait to hear from you! I love you!
