10 Stylish Ways to Wear the Athleisure Trend

With top designers including sportswear in their runway shows and everyone from fashion bloggers to your favorite celebrities wearing leggings and tracksuits almost everywhere, we can officially declare that athleisure is a major fashion trend to be aware of right now. Wearing workout gear outside of the gym, and even mixing it with more polished wardrobe separates, is a major trend for women who want to look fashionable and current, from the coffee shop to a business lunch, picking up the kids from school, and even at cocktails. But, if you’re used to meticulously putting together outfits, how do you know what to wear with workout clothes to look chic without looking sloppy?  We’re here to help, with inspirational outfits and fashion tricks from street style on how you can wear the athleisure trend now.

Wearing Sneakers With a Dress

It’s a thing, and it’s not as difficult to pull off as you might think. When you want to create a “not trying too hard” vibe, simply add basic white sneakers to any outfit in a dress. We particularly like how this move adds a youthful and fresh vibe to more ladylike or preppy outfits, as seen in this street-style fashion photo.

Wear It: To concerts and music festivals, as well as on a summer date.

Weekend Style in Stirrup Leggings

Stirrup leggings are not only stretchy and comfortable but they can also be dressed up for the day. Do you still not believe us? Take a look at this stylish street style ensemble, which combines “stirrup pants” with a pullover sweater and a chic faux fur detailed coat that ties the whole look together. Pulling your stirrups over the soles of your heels, as shown here, to make them part of the look? Fashion genius at its finest.

Wear stirrup leggings and a pretty sweater to your casual workplace, to meet the parents, or for holiday dinners.

How to Wear Leggings All Day

Wouldn’t it be great if you could wear your workout clothes from home to the gym without feeling embarrassed? Here’s a great street-style example of what to wear with leggings to make them look stylish, so you can save time changing rooms (and turn heads on your commute).

Where to Wear It: When paired with a cute denim jacket, stylish ankle boots, and a trendy backpack or tote bag, leggings are a perfectly fashionable choice to wear for daytime, anytime.

Wear a Leather Jacket Over Track Pants

Baggy striped jogger pants were once strictly reserved for the gym, but not any longer. Track pants are a major women’s fashion trend this year, and you can see them in street style photos, fashion blogs, and your favorite celebrity Instagram feeds right now. By styling track pants with high-quality leather pieces, you can add polish to them for daytime wear.

Where to Wear It: A black leather motorcycle jacket, a high-quality leather purse, and gleaming black loafers dress-up track pants enough to wear to lunch, pick up the kids, or coffee dates with friends.

Track Pants and Blazer Outfit

To dress up an otherwise simple outfit, we love the go-to fashion editor trick of layering a great blazer over more casual wardrobe pieces. A blue boyfriend blazer adds polish to burgundy track pants and a simple tank top in this casual look.

Where to Wear It: Wear this dressed-up, dressed-down look to impress a date or to gallery events with friends.

Wear Track Pants Instead of Slacks

Track pants are so trendy right now that you can wear them in place of slacks when you want to experiment with your fashion. (This is similar to wearing skinny jeans instead of more traditional trousers.)

Where to Wear It: We wouldn’t wear this to work, but slim track pants with a pretty blouse and classic high heels pumps are a stylish outfit for brunch or gallery hopping.

Everyday Outfit in Jeans and a Sweatshirt

Layering a hoodie sweatshirt under a more structured piece is a simple way to incorporate this trendy closet item into your outfits right now and join the athleisure trend. A classic pea coat with pretty detailing instantly elevates a simple sweatshirt and jeans outfit.

Where to Wear It: This is an easy weekend outfit to put together if you want to look unfussy and relaxed while still looking put together.

Elevate Sweats With Accessories

With the right accessories, a slouchy grey sweatsuit can be surprisingly stylish (for real). Furry cuffs, oversized sunglasses, and a glamorous designer handbag (this one is Gucci) elevate grey sweatpants and a baggy matching gym top into an outfit fit for running errands.

Where to Wear It: Accessorize a sweatsuit with glam accessories to complete your look when you’re picking up the kids, laundry, or croissants for breakfast.

Wear a Sweatshirt on a Date

Here’s a date outfit that strikes the ideal balance of cool and fierce. A basic black hoodie lends a relaxed vibe to a metallic mini-skirt and high heel sandals for a night-out look that will make you envious.

Where to Wear It: For a casual work environment, layer a slim sweatshirt under a blazer, or wear a cropped version over a high-waisted skirt on a date.

Wear a Hoodie for Easy Daytime Chic

A hoodie sweatshirt can now be styled in your wardrobe in the same way that you would a sweater. An olive hoodie (along with fishnet tights) dresses down a long leather skirt and sophisticated checked coat, making them feel more relaxed and effortlessly chic.

Where to Wear It: This is a great outfit for shopping with your girlfriends.