# Exercise dress

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An **exercise dress** or **workout dress** is an item of [athleisure](/source/Athleisure).[1]

## History

Exercise dresses were marketed by the brand [Outdoor Voices](/source/Outdoor_Voices) in 2018 and according to the [*Wall Street Journal*](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal) became a "viral hit". By 2020 [Under Armour](/source/Under_Armour) and [Athleta](/source/Gap_Inc.#Athleta) were also marketing the dresses.[2]

## Description

The dresses typically incorporate a bodysuit including bike shorts under a racerback A-line dress, often with a pocket in the shorts to accommodate a phone, keys, or credit card.[3][4][5] They are constructed in some combination of nylon and [spandex](/source/Spandex).[2] Wearers step into the shorts through the neckline and pull the dress up to put it on.[3] According to [*Cosmopolitan*](/source/Cosmopolitan_(magazine)), the dresses are appropriate for general daywear and "literally no one would know you just wore it to the gym".

## Response

Women have experienced stares and double-takes when exercising in an exercise dress.[2][4][6]

## See also

- [Fitness culture](/source/Fitness_culture)
- [Sportswear](/source/Sportswear)

## References

1. Kambhampaty, Anna P. (2021-08-18). ["We Have Reached Peak 'Exercise Dress'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/style/exercise-dress.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2023-06-12.

1. Bosworth, Sara (2020-06-17). ["Exercise Dresses: Fun or Foolish?"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/exercise-dresses-fun-or-foolish-11592420161). *Wall Street Journal*. [ISSN 0099-9660](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved 2020-06-20.

1. Adhav, Lauren (2020-01-03). ["I Tried This Exercise Dress, and Now I Can't Imagine Wearing Leggings Ever Again"](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a26076039/outdoor-voices-exercise-dress-review/). *Cosmopolitan*. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

1. Zoldan, Rachel Jacoby (3 November 2018). ["I Wore the Outdoor Voices Exercise Dress to 5 Types of Workouts"](https://www.self.com/story/i-worked-out-in-outdoor-voices-exercise-dress). *SELF*. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

1. LeSavage, Halie (27 June 2018). ["That Exercise Dress You've Been Seeing All Over Instagram Really Is as Good as It Looks"](https://www.glamour.com/story/outdoor-voices-exercise-dress-review). *Glamour*. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

1. Bobb, Brooke (15 August 2019). ["Can This Workout Dress Really Outperform Leggings?"](https://www.vogue.com/article/workout-gym-dress-outdoor-voices-simone-biles-serena-williams). *Vogue*. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

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