What your activewear says about you

Activewear has practically become Australia’s national uniform — but which brand you wear says so much about you.

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Activewear has become the universal uniform for Australians, and there’s nowhere you can’t go in a pair of $100 tights.

It is an iconic look embraced by teens, mums and anyone with a hangover who has decided to still turn up to brunch.

There are a few main players in the activewear game in Australia. There’s Lorna Jane, Lulu Lemon, P.E Nation, The Upside and Stax.

Activewear has become such a ‘thing’ that the brand you wear says so much about you, and I make no apologies for delivering the truth.

Please proceed with caution and a sense of humour.

Activewear has become Australia’s uniform. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Lorna Jane

If you are a Lorna Jane person, there’s a high chance you’ve been through a divorce and aren’t afraid to invest in a good pair of tights.

You like your basic black pants and get your 10,000 steps up a day. You are the person in your friend group who is in charge of getting Taylor Swift tickets.

You have absolutely said: “It is worth investing in a good basic” — only to shell out another $100 for tights.

Are you wearing your Lorna Jane at the gym? Only sometimes. You excel at finding a body of water to walk around with your girlfriends.

You’re a practical woman, and there’s no stopping you.

We can’t get enough of leggings. Picture: John Grainger

The puffer jacket is a huge part of the activewear vibe. Picture: Newscorp Daily Telegraph / Gaye Gerard

Lululemon

You are an affluent woman considering buying a puffer vest, but you don’t actually do anything outside for long periods.

You are known for saying you’re devoted to Lululemon because of the quality but have never bothered trying another brand.

You relish in wearing your Lululemon while working from home, and you constantly adjust the camera and make jokes about how unprofessional you look.

“Sorry, excuse the activewear,” you’ll joke.

Your co-worker, who isn’t as scandalised by your laid back look, will smile politely and wonder if the day will ever arrive where you’ll actually wear something worth laughing at.

P.E Nation

You live in a wealthy area and like mixing and matching prints. You’re quirky, but when I say quirky, you used to wear a bindi in the middle of your forehead at festivals before everyone told you it was cultural appropriation and you weren’t allowed.

You are very confident in your activewear, and you’ll wear it everywhere, from brunch to a first date on Hinge.

You like to do trendy exercise classes like pilates, hot yoga or anything that a celebrity has mentioned in an interview.

You’ve given up on Tinder because you are looking for something serious now and you are highly influenced by Hailey Bieber’s fashion.

There’s isn’t an occasion activewear isn’t welcome at. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Simon Bullard

You don’t need to exercise to wear activewear. Picture: Newscorp :Daily Telegraph/ Gaye Gerard

The Upside

You’ve run a marathon at some point in your life but you are in a more relaxed era now.

These days you pop on the activewear to go grab some coffee or to take the dog outside for a nighttime slash.

You are absolutely guilty of calling activewear “lifestyle wear” and you are being so sincere that you don’t realise you sound like a well-meaning w**ker.

You spend a fortune on your activewear so you’ll wear it everywhere, yes, including the office. Thankfully you’ve got that whole Jennifer Aniston cool beachy girl vibe, so everyone’s very accepting of it.

You are heavily influenced by Lara Bingle and you absolutely will embrace the anklet trend when it hits Australia.

Who doesn’t love activewear? Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Stax

You are an influencer Instagram girly that actually remembers the weird names the influencers you follow have given their kids.

You wear your Stax religiously to the gym but are addicted to a gym selfie in a long mirror. You are guilty of overusing the captions “love a matching set” and “that new activewear feel”.

You like to talk about “leg days” and “arm days,” and you were vegan in the early 2000s but only as a method to lose weight.

You are currently dabbling with filming a day in the lifestyle content for TikTok, and it is not getting the traction you thought it would.

It is almost like privileged white women saturate the market … but you swear you have something unique to offer.