15 Celebs Who Pulled Off The Athleisure Look
It's no secret that celebrities love to be healthy. They were drinking kale smoothies and green juice before the rest of us, they embrace any new workout like it's the greatest gift in the world, and they're always giving tons of health and lifestyle tips. The rest of us humans are wondering how they manage to look so good and seem so super healthy, too. Sure, we like being healthy as much as the next girl, but things like life and needing to watch the latest episode of The Real Housewives of New York seem to get in the way more often than we'd like to admit. There's another difference between us and our beloved celebs, though, and that's how they look when they break a sweat. We try to look as cute as possible but sometimes our most attractive workout clothes need to be washed desperately (again, life gets in the way) so we end up throwing on old sweats. But not these celebrities. Here are 15 celebs who totally pulled off the athlesiure look. We bow down.
15 Taylor Swift
We love her honest lyrics about love and loss and break-ups and crushes, and now we have to love her workout look as well. T-Swift is the best at everything… even looking good when heading to and from the gym. But really, we shouldn't have expected anything less (and we didn't because we basically always expect her to be awesome and look amazing, too). Taylor is bringing it in with this super fabulous sweatshirt that says "Take me to Paris." She's got her perfect-looking bangs, perfect haircut and, oh yeah, those sunglasses. Those add an amazing layer to this great look. Plus there's the fact that her sweatshirt is part of the ombre trend -- the main part is a light pink, and the sleeves are a brighter pink/salmon color. We love it. And we want it. We're pretty upset that we don't own this sweatshirt. Forget the gym, we would wear it literally everywhere.
14 Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner has definitely pulled off the athleisure look. She looks 100 percent incredible, no matter what style she's rocking, so we're not super shocked in the least. She looks cool whether she's wearing a black cropped bra with high-waisted leggings, a neon green and black bra with black leggings and a bright red jacket, a Nike brand sports bra with leggings and a cool vest, or a black crop top with grey leggings. Yeah, we're in love with her workout clothes and we need these outfits, please and thank you. We're kind of embarrassed that we don't wear this kind of stuff to barre or yoga classes because now it seems like why wouldn't we?! There just seems to be no legitimate reason not to look amazing every single time we head to get our sweat on. Kendall, we love you and you've given us major workout style inspiration. We will never look bad or sloppy again.
13 Katie Holmes
The Dawson's Creek star and former Mrs. Tom Cruise looks pretty awesome in sweats. Yes, she's wearing full-on sweats here. She's got a gorgeous mauve-colored sweatshirt on and baggy grey sweatpants… and yet, it totally works. When we dress like this, we look like you literally just crawled out of bed and like you don't know how to dress ourselves. Or we've totally given up, as George on Seinfeld likes to say. But not Katie Holmes. Nope, she looks absolutely amazing and it's pretty crazy how well she pulls off this casual look. We could all learn a style lesson or two (or a million) from her. So the next time we're looking to get super casual and comfy and head to the gym or a group fitness class, we're totally going to channel Katie and embrace our coziest sweats. As long as we look as good as her, though, of course. And we're not sure that's going to happen. But we can dream, right? We can always dream.
12 Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson made this list, of course, because she has created her own line of workout clothes called Fabletics. You can order new clothes every single month and always look just as hot as she does no matter where you are headed, whether it is your favorite cardio barre class, a hip-hop class with your best friend, or a date. You can literally wear her clothes anywhere because she wants you to embrace the athleisure look and stop thinking that workout clothes only need to be worn to the gym. When you see her amazing patterned leggings, tank tops, and shorts, you are a true believer and convert and you want everything that she is wearing… and every item of clothing that her line is selling, too. The actress is pretty much a walking advertisement for her line, but she is always an ad for athlesiure clothing in general.
11 Jennifer Aniston
The Queen Of Yoga looks awesome in super simple and sophisticated workout clothes. But we knew that and we are super into it. The Friends star is a big proponent of yoga, working out regularly, drinking tons of water and eating clean. And we're super into how casual and cool she looks here. Jennifer Aniston proves that you don't have to wear fancy patterned leggings or bright colors in order to impress. And that's great, since not everyone looks good in those bright colors, or even in most patterns. Those are an acquired taste, anyway, and you might not be super into wearing neon or crazy stripes or anything like that. So the next time you want to pull out the grey and black workout clothes, know that Jen would totally approve, and that you absolutely look great. You don't have to wear fancy stuff in order to be stylish and impressive.
10 Kylie Jenner
Of course, Kylie is going to make the list too, because she's a member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, and we all know that they are super stylish no matter what. She made the list, though, because of this amazing crop top and legging combination. She truly proves that we can wear workout clothes elsewhere because here she is going to dinner. Yes, really. We might not have her courage or the confidence to rock a crop top that's essentially a sports bra when going to a restaurant. But we're not rich or famous, unfortunately. So that might have something to do with it. We love Kylie because she's not a super skinny stick and she owns that. She's got a gorgeous figure and amazing curves and she proves that we should never be ashamed of our body type or who we are. Thanks, Kylie. We're going to embrace our natural body shape in the gym and out.
9 Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff is always super adorable, and we love her music, her roles in classic movies like Raise Your Voice and A Cinderella Story, and of course, her part on Younger. But here she is, proving that she is not only a super sweet, talented singer and actress (and mom, of course)… but she has also got this whole athleisure look down. She is wearing a super cool patterned tank top, black crop leggings, bright red patterned shoes, and a light blue plaid shirt tied around her waist. It is like the most hipster workout outfit that we could possibly imagine… and we are really into it. We are going to totally consider layering our workout clothes from now on because why not? It is a new take on fitness apparel and it proves that anything can be worn to the gym, whether the clothing seems workout appropriate or not.
8 Selena Gomez
So apparently plaid shirts are totally and completely fitness-approved. First Hilary Duff wore one, and now Selena Gomez is. So we're totally copying them and that's it. We love Selena's look here. She's wearing baggy and amazing black pants, a tank top, and a classic black and red plaid shirt. It's seriously stylish and could be worn anywhere from the movies to a birthday party to a casual summer Sunday afternoon bash. Since we love plaid so, so much, and we always want the 90s to return, we're definitely stealing this look and it's all we're going to wear to work out this fall season. We would wear it right now, of course, but it's basically a thousand degrees in most North American cities, so we're going to have to wait a few weeks or so. We can do it, though. We believe in ourselves. And we have Selena to thank for this awesome idea.
7 Miley Cyrus
She is a fearless performer, and she is super stylish in the athleisure department, too. We love this outfit because, of course, it shows off her insanely amazing abs (#inspirationrightthere). But she is also wearing an old-school bomber jacket. Like the kind of jacket that guys would give to their girlfriends back in the day to prove that they were in a serious relationship aka going steady. It is a total throwback and it is totally cool. Where did she get that? Probably from a vintage store that is a hidden secret in Hollywood. Or maybe it was handed down through family. We will never know. But we really, really want one, not only to wear to and from the gym when the days start getting cooler soon but also all the time. It would look great with jeans and a simple t-shirt, or over a patterned or floral dress. Super cool.
6 Kaley Cuoco
The actress looks super great here… mostly because she is wearing what seems like old gym clothes. But she is definitely rocking the look. How do celebrities look so amazing even when they are waring clothes that would look pretty horrible on us?! It is a mystery and we will partly never know, but we are jealous of her right now. She looks super comfortable and this is a great lesson that we can totally wear baggier, less perfect-looking clothes to work out (and everywhere else, too). We love that she is wearing pink sandals, too, because those just totally complete the look. We are going to try to find our oldest, baggiest t-shirt and pair it with some black shorts. We can't make any promises, because we probably won't look as great as Kaley does, but hey, we can wish and hope and dream. We all need something to look forward to.
5 Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale looks absolutely adorable in this sporty outfit that reminds us of outfits we were back in highs school. But that's not a bad thing. It's making us super nostalgic and wishing we didn't clean out our closet when we went away to university. What's great about this look is that Ashley is wearing crazy baggy pants which proves that we don't have to always wear super skinny leggings. Phew. What a total and complete relief. After all, we want to be comfortable when we're working out… and when we're walking around our neighborhood doing errands on the weekend, still in our barre or yoga clothes. We might not go for the white pants, though. Just being honest here. But it's cool that she doesn't believe that ridiculous No White After Labor Day rule. Because rules are lame (or for fools, as our celeb BFF Vanessa Hudgens taught us).
4 Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid is part of a new class of models who are super into working out and being healthy, so it comes as zero surprise that she's learned how to pull off the athleisure look in a big way. Here is she… basically wearing a massive black coat over her workout clothes. And we're into it. So it's all good. But then we look closely and see she's wearing a mauve sports bra and shiny silver leggings. Those two items would be enough on their own, but the coat and fuzzy scarf totally complete the look and make us fall completely in love. We wish we could own this outfit, but we don't think we would really look as great because Gigi is just #goals. In every single way. Be right back, we're off to find shiny silver leggings. They remind us of space and we love them and can't believe we don't already own them to be completely honest.
3 Vanessa Hudgens
We love a good printed shirt, and Vanessa Hudgens proves that these are totally workout approved. So we're going to buy a ton of them and they're the only tank tops that we're going to wear to the gym from now on. Thanks for the awesome idea, Vanessa. You're the best. This one is super cute and puts a smile on our face -- it says "Rules are for fools." We think this is a totally amazing life motto and pretty much the greatest statement we've ever heard. If we look closely, we can see that Vanessa is a style maven and it's all about the color coordination. She's wearing a white tank top that has purple on the bottom and purple cursive writing, too. But look again: she's got black leggings… that have purple flowers on each side. Awesome, right? This is a great way to embrace color without it being too much and still embarrassing not-so-basic black.
2 Gwyneth Paltrow
Of course, Gwyneth Paltrow made our list. We would expect her to be amazing at working out since she is pretty into healthy living, in case you did not notice, and she does not disappoint in this athleisure outfit. She is out and about with her adorable children and wearing a bright orange sweatshirt and sweatpants. But she is looking awesome, of course, because she is Gwyneth Paltrow. And Gwyneth Paltrow never looks bad, even if she is wearing full-on sweats. That's just one of those life lessons and rules that we have to get behind. The best part of this entire look? That would be the fact that she even manages to look good in orange. Not just good, though. Absolutely amazing. Seriously G.P., how do you do it?! We're forever in awe of your culinary prowess and overall awesomeness, and now we're jealous of your casual style, too.
1 Kim Kardashian
Kim K is pretty much The Queen Of Everything and she obviously topped our list. There was no way that she couldn't. Here she is wearing super sophisticated all black and looking absolutely gorgeous, as usual. She never looks anything less than beautiful, and we know that for a fact, even though of course we don't see her every day. Here Kim is embracing her natural curves and body shape and wearing either a black sports bra or super thin tank top (it's pretty much impossible to tell, but that's totally okay). And she's wearing a super tight black sweatshirt that zips up. Sure, we might think this is super simple and like no big deal, and maybe that would be true… if anyone else was wearing this outfit. But it's Kim Kardashian. So naturally, she looks insanely good and we're forever going to bow down to her and wish that we looked like this, too. What would we do without her?!