LuLuLemon, Vancouver

What to buy here: Lululemon Athletic Apparel.

One of Vancouver’s success stories is Lululemon. This store specializes in Vancouver’s favourite attire – yoga athletic apparel. This is a clothing line that may have started out small but has become a world-wide phenomenon since its beginnings in 1998. The first store was opened in Kitsilano but currently there are over 40 stores across Canada, 38 stores in the United States and seven stores in Australia. This can only tell you one thing. Lululemon sells exceptional athletic wear. Items include sports bras, tanks, tops, jackets and hoodies, crops, pants, shorts, skirts and dresses, socks and underwear as well as scarves, mitts and toques. Prices vary but begin with scarves in around the $18.00 range to tanks beginning at $39.00 and up. The ideology inherent in the Lululemon line is “creating components for people to live longer, healthier and more fun lives”.

Image Courtesy of Susan Carr.

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Sight Name: LuLuLemon
Sight Location: Vancouver, Canada (See walking tours in Vancouver)
Sight Type: Shopping

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