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 those leotard thingsModerators: Moderators Jump to page : 1 2 Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page] | View previous thread :: View next thread |
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| i dont know where to post this or what to even call the item i am after. i have decided after all this time of being anti-yoga leotards (because of the lady in the purple one with pink stockings that taught yoga on the ?CBC/PBS? when i was a child) that i would like one. i find that sometimes when i am demonstrating a pose, i need to hike up my pant legs or pull up my shirt to expose my abdomen. i think it would just be easier if i was wearing a one piece. i like the ones that are knee length. i have done a bit of a search online but i keep getting ballet leotards which are not quite what i am after. any ideas? also, does anyone wear them? do they ummmm....ride up? i hope you get what i mean without me having to elaborate! i am anti-ebay so i wont be doing any shopping there BTW....  | |||
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| afroyogi |
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| Kira, just for the fun of it I googled "leotards" and it seems there are more manufacturers and stockists out there than you'll ever need. Why you only find ballet leotards escapes me. BTW, I don't wear those.  Edited by afroyogi 2005-04-16 5:46 AM | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | Hey Kira - they are often called leggings or tights nowadays so searching that way will help. Iyengar teachers are absolutely driven insane by all the baggy pants sold for yoga these days. Not only do they cover up too much for demos but you can't see the legs and I find, the odd time I try to wear sweats or causal pants for practice that they get in the way all the time. There are tons of places that sell yoga tights. I don't know if they have them on this site or not. Gilda Marx is a big company that has them, the one-piece with the back opening that you often see people like Patricia Walden wear I think are from Marie Wright. A friend of mine has one and loves it. I like capri length tights that I get from a small place called Ellswear (they have an online store). The nice thing about them is that they will customize for 5 bucks extra so I always get them to add a bit to the back waist . That way they are not revealing anything when I demo forward bends. If I had the big back tattoo I would maybe not care  | ||
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Hm, I guess I know what the problem is, ladies. Kira's location is in Japan and pobably many of the american mail-order companies don't ship over there. I have no clue about the availability of female yoga clothing in Japan.  | |||
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tourist - 2005-04-17 12:15 AM Hey Kira - they are often called leggings or tights nowadays so searching that way will help. Iyengar teachers are absolutely driven insane by all the baggy pants sold for yoga these days. Not only do they cover up too much for demos but you can't see the legs and I find, the odd time I try to wear sweats or causal pants for practice that they get in the way all the time. There are tons of places that sell yoga tights. I don't know if they have them on this site or not. Gilda Marx is a big company that has them, the one-piece with the back opening that you often see people like Patricia Walden wear I think are from Marie Wright. A friend of mine has one and loves it. I like capri length tights that I get from a small place called Ellswear (they have an online store). The nice thing about them is that they will customize for 5 bucks extra so I always get them to add a bit to the back waist . That way they are not revealing anything when I demo forward bends. If I had the big back tattoo I would maybe not care thanks for the heads up glenda! this is exactly what i am talking about - how can you see if the legs are off the ground in up dog if the baggy pants hang down to the mat? the one i am after is a one piece that is like a tank on top and ends at the knees. i will do some more checking. i love the ones patricia walden wears - ok, i love her body and flexibilty great idea about looking for pants with a high back! i will keep that in mind! no tats here - thank goodness or i would not be able to go to the gym, sauna, pool, or onsen. they have strict no tatoos rules here. stephan: you are correct! other than the totally over priced stuff - there just isnt a lot out there. and the shy little japanese ladies are not into anything body hugging! which makes it tough when i am trying to see what is going on under all those layers of clothes. one of the super models turned yogis, christy turlington came out with a line "nuala" that is selling at one of the big department stores but can i say - expensive! and can i say - not the best quality. if i am going to spend $100 dollars on yoga pants (which i am NOT!)- they had better last for a long time! thanks for your responses folks! | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 2479 Location: A Blue State | It's sort of funny to hear women complain about a lack of yoga clothing. When I look for yoga clothes, it's all for women. Men are just out on the tiles when it comes to yoga clothes. So, all you yoga teachers out there, should I wear tight clothes when I do yoga, so that my alignment is more obvious? I usually go with baggy shorts and a baggy T-shirt so that I can move easily. I'm guessing that the yuck factor of a tank top is overcome by the better exposure of the shoulders? I've got no style sense *at all*, so I have to go with other folks advice.    | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 2479 Location: A Blue State | But, not for guys.  | ||
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| well, yes I have a guy who used to take yoga from me who now teaches some where here in town who would wear one of these occasionally. he chose a black one, long to the ankle with a tank top style. he was quite femme in many other ways, even so, it never "looked right" to me. the one bulge there in the middle just seemed to ruin the nice clean lines of the suit in a way the women's breasts don't. also, I admit was a little bothered his a$$ looked thinner in his than I ever did in mine!! dee | |||
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| glenda, yes i have seen baron baptiste (in a photo) in those tights with a tank. i think the "upside down triangle" top balances that "i am wearing girlie tights" bottom -- so he looks ok. i am sure that it must be tough for guys to find the right yoga outfit - i agree with you on the rock climbing wear. very functional! as for the tatoos....tatoo = yakusa (mafia). obviously, not all people with tats are mafia but that is how those places i listed deal with that particular problem. is it a fair way? no! does it work? yes! i have a few friends who use giant bandaids at the gym or wear long sleeves but when i want to go to the spa with my girlfriends, we always have to figure out what to do as you cant cover them with make up and you are walking around au naturelle for a hour or two. generally, we try to hide them and then occasionally get kicked out. bummer but i am used to it. | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | I think the lower back tattoos are specifically intended for others, or especially a significant other to admire | ||
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Guess how we call those lower back tatoos in Germany: @$$ antlers  | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 2479 Location: A Blue State | |||
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I love tattoos ..but here you are not respected by people if you have a tattoo. If peopel see you with a tatoo They think you are a hippy or mafia or a fast girl  or a drug addicted. . So I cant do that Edited by Thushara 2005-04-20 10:38 PM | |||
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| I think tattoos look hot, but I can also picture how saggy and gross it might look when I'm 80. One of my teachers had a big OM tat on the back of her neck, but she also had long "yoga teacher hair" so you could not see it unless she twisted it up into a bun for class. I thought it was kinda cool. I also think bellybutton rings are cute, but I never got one because my belly fat is not fit for public viewing! Now I'm teaching/practicing all the time and my belly is getting flatter and flatter, but that surgery in February made my bellybutton look really messed up and ugly - not to mention surrounded by purple scar tissue stretching all the way down to my *muladhara chakra.* On the plus side, the skin is still very numb so if I were going to pierce it, now would be the time! | |||
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| I think it's a person to person basis - i've seen tattoos on people that looked amazing, and I've seen them look just silly. Same goes for belly rings or piercings of any sort, raelly. I was really really hesistant to get my nose pierced for fear that it just wouldn't work - but I got toooons of compliments on it. Just a little steel stud - not even that noticabl, really. I was sad when I lost it (but also too lazy to go get a replacement) | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Thushara, If its any consolation, my nose is pierced. Talk about being out of place. In your culture that would be the perfect thing to do right?? Well, in mine, here in the countryside in America..people stare at my nose all the time. Most stare because they don't know how to accept it (especially my Father), but others especially older women over 45 say I am going to do that it looks so good, yadda yadda. I'm scared of tattoos...I know I would get tired of the artwork and would want to change it all the time, therefore I will have to use the temporary ones. To me it does not look feminine or attractive to have a tattoo, but I know some men like that. My husband has 2 tattoos on each arm. He says, when he goes back to Nepal and his Mother sees them that she will *beat* him for doing that:~) Now, as far as bellybutton goes...how does that feel, does it hurt?? Since, Satyam is a jeweler, I like having several different nose rings and I suppose I could design my own belly rings too Edited by Cyndi 2005-04-21 9:55 AM | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | Older? 45? Excusez moi? | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Sorry, I didn't do that right, and I really don't know how to make it right either If it makes you feel any better, I'm 41 this summer! | ||
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