What ARE yoga pants? How do they differ from exercise pants in general?

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Until the news reports of Lululemon yoga pants being recalled (they were too thin over the buttocks and went see-thru when a woman bent), I had never heard of yoga pants.

And now that I have, and I've done image searches on the Net, I don't see how "women's yoga pants" is a different category from "women's exercise pants"! Most of the hits show what I'd call tights--no surprise, given what the str8 guys like to look at--but those at http://yoga.about.com/od/yogagear/tp/yogapants.htm range from form-fitting to form-disguising, ankle length to calf length.

Is that site misleading, and "yoga pants" is ordinarily just a synonym for "exercise tights"? If so, is this just trendiness in labeling, or what? If not, what exercise pants (other than shorts!) would you NOT call yoga pants?

Nohealani · Accepted Answer

Different name for what is essentially the same garment. They are all a form of leggings. Some are skin-tight, some are fitted, some are loose. The term "yoga pants" just happened to stick because some companies are better at marketing than others. Create a new niche for what already existed under another name, and you've just invented a new fad and created a market to support it.

Just like how "crossover" is now the buzzword for the type of vehicle that is essentially a glorified station wagon. Same old concept, add a new name, you get a whole new market base. So your closing remark is accurate--it's nothing more than "trendiness in labeling."

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