Alo Yoga High Waist Airbrush Legging Black Arches Review

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About Alo Yoga - 
Alo Yoga is a reputable yoga clothing brand and many department stores, like Nordstrom, carry its products. Alo Yoga also has one flagship store located in Beverly Hills, CA. Unlike Lululmon , which you can expect new clothes/patterns every week, Alo Yoga releases new collection once a season in addition to the special edition for holiday season. Alo Yoga engineers its clothes to compress, lift and shape the body. All its clothes are anti-microbial and dry-wicking.
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Alo Yoga High-Waist Airbrush Legging Black Arches UNFOLD - 
Airbrush Capri, Airbrush Legging & Goddess Legging are Alo Yoga's signature styles. I believe it was 16' F/W when Alo Yoga first launched High-Waist Airbrush Capri and Legging, which is about 2~3 years after Lululemon first introduced high rise pants.
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​Black Arches pattern caught my attention right when I saw it online. Since I've never tried high-waist style from Alo Yoga, I decided to give it a shotl

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1. Size – I wear Extra Small, my regular size. Please refer to Size Guide for sizing guideline.
2. Style – High-waist legging. 
3. Inseam – 29.5". The legging is a little bit too long and it scrunches around my ankles. Compared to Airbrush legging, high-waist is about 3" longer. If you don't like the scrunches look, you can wear it over the heel outside.
4. Rise – High rise, which comes up to my navel.
5. Waistband – 4.5" wide waistband, which adds extra comfort to the middle section and hides "muffin top." I believe most of new prints come with standard and wide waistbands two styles.
6. Fabric – 83% NYLON, 17% Spandex. Anti-microbial and dry-wicking. This legging is medium to high compression, and it lifts and shapes the body. The fabric is also thicker compared to Liquido. Due to higher compression and thicker fabric, it helps to keep muscles warm.
7. Design for – Heated and non-heated yoga, and daily wear. For me, it is a little be too warm to wear for heated classes (I practice Ashtanga yoga and the room is between 80 to 85F) and I feel restricted due to the compression. I prefer to wear it when I am teaching. With that said, I still see lots of my friends wearing Alo Yoga pants to classes. For this pattern, Black Arches, I can also wear it to work pairing with a long black sweater or a dress.
8. Cost – This pair is over $100, which is at the higher end. Alo Yoga charges more for High-Waist style.
9. Stitch Seam – Flat locking seams (if you don't know what it is, please refer to Closet 101 for explanation). This is the prefer seam.​​​ It is more comfortable compared to plain seam especially when it is high compression.
10. Crotch Seam – Triangle gusset with lining.

​Overall, I give Alo Yoga High-Waist Airbrush Legging Black Arches 7 out of 10. There is no doubt on its quality, but this legging is not as breathable compared to others I have (like Liquido and Niyama Sol). It does provides adequate elasticity, but I feel restricted due to the compression. I typically wear Alo Yoga's legggings when teaching, not so much for practice as I prefer more breathable and less compression pants. This is my personal preference because many of my friends wear Alo Yoga leggings to classes.

Where to Buy - 

• ​You can order through Alo Yoga website. Free ground shipping via Fedex for all U.S. orders.
• If you live close by Beverly Hills, CA, you can stop by Alo Yoga store. 
• ​Department stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Revenue also carry Alo Yoga clothes, but the collection won't be as complete as it's own website.
• Other stores include Anthropologie, Backcountry, Carbon38, evolveFITwear, Yoga Outlet and Zappos have decent collection.
• You can find great deals from outlet stores, such as 6pm, Last Call,  Nordstrom Rack and Saks OFF 5TH.
• Looking for discount? Amazon is a good place to go. I bought this pair from Amazon. It was cheaper than my instructor discount price from Alo Yoga. There are different patterns available as well.

​Airbrush Legging vs. High-Waist Airbrush Legging - 

​                                             Airbrush    High-Waist Airbrush
Inseam                               26.5                     29.5
Waist Band Width              3                         4.5
Rise                                        7                        10.5
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