the.com/athletic wear
clothes that promise a workout and usually just attend brunch instead.
means apparel engineered for movement and sweat, worn 90% of the time for movement no more strenuous than sitting.
from emerged from early 20th-century sportswear as fabrics like spandex (1958) let clothes stretch with the body; exploded into daily uniform once athleisure branding convinced everyone gym clothes could double as street clothes.
spandex invented1958, by DuPont chemist Joseph Shivers
athleisure marketvalued over 350 billion dollars globally
leggings originborrowed from 1970s aerobics and dance studios