{{short description|Item of athletic wear}} An '''exercise dress''' or '''workout dress''' is an item of athleisure.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kambhampaty |first=Anna P. |date=2021-08-18 |title=We Have Reached Peak 'Exercise Dress' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/style/exercise-dress.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==History== Exercise dresses were marketed by the brand Outdoor Voices in 2018 and according to the ''Wall Street Journal'' became a "viral hit". By 2020 Under Armour and Athleta were also marketing the dresses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Bosworth|first=Sara|date=2020-06-17|title=Exercise Dresses: Fun or Foolish?|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/exercise-dresses-fun-or-foolish-11592420161|access-date=2020-06-20|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Adhav|first=Lauren|date=2020-01-03|title=I Tried This Exercise Dress, and Now I Can't Imagine Wearing Leggings Ever Again|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a26076039/outdoor-voices-exercise-dress-review/|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Zoldan|first=Rachel Jacoby|title=I Wore the Outdoor Voices Exercise Dress to 5 Types of Workouts|url=https://www.self.com/story/i-worked-out-in-outdoor-voices-exercise-dress|access-date=2020-06-20|website=SELF|date=3 November 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=LeSavage|first=Halie|title=That Exercise Dress You've Been Seeing All Over Instagram Really Is as Good as It Looks|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/outdoor-voices-exercise-dress-review|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Glamour|date=27 June 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref> They are constructed in some combination of nylon and spandex.<ref name=":0" /> Wearers step into the shorts through the neckline and pull the dress up to put it on.<ref name=":1" /> According to ''Cosmopolitan'', 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bobb|first=Brooke|title=Can This Workout Dress Really Outperform Leggings?|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/workout-gym-dress-outdoor-voices-simone-biles-serena-williams|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Vogue|date=15 August 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref>
==See also== * Fitness culture * Sportswear
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Category:Sportswear Category:Dresses Category:2010s fashion