The 11 Best Exercise Dresses for Fitness and More
According to the editors, experts, and reviewers who've tried them.
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The best exercise dresses, AKA tank or t-shirt dresses made from high-performance fabrics, are a necessity no matter how you like to move. Marathoners wear them. Power walkers wear them. Dancers, rollerbladers, and tennis players all wear them. And for good reason.
The real beauty of the best exercise dresses is their post-workout styling potential. "I live in workout clothes, but also love fashion," Barry's instructor Taryn Brooks tells BAZAAR, "so I am a big fan of the workout dress. It's so easy to throw on with a cool, oversized denim jacket and instantly feel put together."
Outdoor Voices CEO Gabrielle Conforti says exercise dresses are her team's unofficial workday uniform. "If you happen to stop by our headquarters in Austin, it’s rare that you won’t spot a dress in the office. We wear them on our bikes during morning commutes, to the pickleball courts, to team outings and beyond," she says.
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Most office dress codes may prioritize suit sets over matching workout sets, but exercise dresses can definitely be part of your fitness regimen. Deep love for the exercise dress starts with its superior comfort factor. The best exercise dresses come with built-in self-bras and shorts to keep you covered through lunges, box jumps, and more. Then there are the fun details everyone in your Pilates class or 5k training group can see, from seasonal colors to cut-out details.
Shop the 10 best exercise dresses to revamp your workout clothes lineup from Nike, Girlfriend Collective, Alo Yoga, and more, ahead. Then, lace up your best cool sneakers and head into your next workout feeling stylish and powerful.
Halie LeSavage is the fashion commerce editor at Harper's BAZAAR. Her style reporting covers everything from reviewing the best designer products to profiling emerging brands and designers. Previously, she was the founding retail writer at Morning Brew and a fashion associate at Glamour.
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