January
Best - Pretty Pinks with Blurred Blossom
Not a lot of "great" looks for January, but the Blurred Blossom Speed Shorts look great with the Pink Swiftly!
Worst - Circus Stripes and Flash/Inkwell
Gawdy large stripes with loud colors were rampant this much.
February
Best - Inkwell Diamond Dot WUP and Frond
These were hard to find, but the pattern was cute.
Green colors are rare. This one was a perky green just in time for St. Patty's Day
Worst - Color Blocking and Spring Fling pack
We saw a LOT of color blocking this much. It may have been a runway trend, but didn't look that great for athletic clothes.
Spring Fling "cooler" pack. This thing was just terrible....
March
Best - Flow and Go and Inkwell WAFS Inspires
They had a few updates on this tank....the flat straps were MUCH more comfortable.
Inkwell WAFS Inspires were my first pair of Inspires. I was hooked after this!
Worst - Stash and Dash and Swimwear
The Stash and Dash looked terrible...a baggy pullover with an obnoxious front pocket, which lets your things bounce around. No thanks...I'd rather wear a running belt.
Swim wear looks cute, but was not for the modest cheeks. This line over-exposed the rear and didn't give it "technical" performance.
April
Best - Inkwell Work It Out Shorts, Pinkelicious, and White WAFS.
I wish I picked up a pair of these. The inkwell version was the best color!
I love my white WAFS Speed Shorts.
Worst - Sheer stripes, weird cutouts, and duck tails.....
Candy Stripe? These were terrible, and should have never left the store.
Make it Count tank...weird back cutouts.
Silver Lining tank....duck tails..."who-hoo"
Best - Aquamarine/Power Purple and the Contempo Jacket
Pretty pallets of Aquamarine and Power Purple
The Contempo Jacket didn't work on me, but it looked cute on a lot of girls!
Worst - Tennis/Golf/Cycling lines and Mod Moves crops
After all of the excitement of a new golf and tennis line, the golf line was major flop.
The Mod Moves Crops were cute, but had major design issues with the seams ripping. No one wants an exposed va-jay-jay.
If you can't get it right, don't try to sell it. The cycling shorts were a major flop and gave the appearance of diaper butt.
June
Best - Charcoal WUC, Groovy Stripe, Play All Day
I missed out on these crops, but they were a big hit.
This grey and nimbus, neutral pallet was a huge hit....and it was one of my favorite stripe patterns this year!
Coming out in several colors, these shorts were cute and functional.
Worst - Amped Tank, Breath and Release Tank, and Swim line (again)
Amped tank would have been a cute option if it didn't have the awkward back strap.
Breath and Release tank looked like something was missing....a big cutout circle.
While the butt coverage was a LITTLE bit better (not much)....the tops only catered to small A and B cups. Larger sizes did not mean larger top.
July
Best - Love Red/Spry Blue, Mod Dot, and Iconic Wrap
LOVE this combo. Love Red Inspire Crops and Mod Dot Energy Bra.
More cute dots and stripes and the Iconic Wrap!
Spry was another cheery blue and we started seeing more versions of the Play All Day shorts.
Worst - Track Attack and Rompers
Track Attack jacket just didn't take off...
Speedy Runsie Jumper....just no....
August
Best - Chai Pullover, Seacheck, and Plum. (The beginning of wallet-meltdown)
One of my favorite pieces ever. I wear my Chai pullover all the time casually.
Exhallation pullover. I loved this french terry pullover so much, I went back and bought both colors! Such a soft great basic to own!
Dance Studio Jackets made another appearance.
Another one of my favorite tanks...the Atma tank in plum. I wish they made more colors!
The Sea Check Speed Shorts were a hit, but other styles in the check didn't take off.
Track to Reality pants....one of my favorite pants. So comfy and can be worn many ways!
Worst - Seize the Day, Universal Wrap, and Sea Check Fast Cat Skirt
Seize the Day Jacket. too short and not flattering
Universal Wrap had crazy wings.
Fast Cat Sea Check....the plaid laid out diagonally was just too busy to be cute.
September
Best - Angelwing Hyperstripe, Salom Stripe, Vinyasa, Ebb to Studio, Cornflower (Another great month!)
Fome redesign! One of my favorite Formes this year!
So sad I didn't get this Nice Asana in Salom Stripe. I was waiting for the pretty pink version, but it ended up being a little sheer.
Salom Stripe CRB...so cute!
Vinyasas started showing up in the store!
One of my favorite bras ever! I ended up buying two of them!
Cornflower started making an appearing in the Full Tilt...another great running pullover.
Worst - City Softshell, Keep it Cozy, Manifesto LS
City Softshell Tweed Jacket didn't really flatter and had ugly zippers....not to mention overpriced.
Keep it Cozy jacket looked like a fleece Old Navy jacket.
Manifesto LS....no one wants to be a walking billboard....especially in burnout material.
October
Best - Hyperstripe Pacesetter, Open your Heart, Pique Forme, WAFS Plum/Black
Angel Wing Hyperstripe Pacesetter Skirt....so sad I didn't get this one.
Open Your Heart LS. Love that its reversible.
Pique Forme Jacket....my best fitting Forme!
Plum WAFS Inspire Crops
Black WAFS Inspire Crops
Worst - Second Chance, Avenue, En Route
Second Chance skirt...so cheap and tacky to try to reuse their "failed" luon.
Avenue Pullover. Would have been cute without ribbon. (Col Sanders wants his necktab back)
En Route Jacket....would have been cute without the back.
November
Best - Textured WUs, Fluff Off, Deep Zinfandel/Surge
Pique and Herringbone WUs!
Fluff Off Items
Surge and Deep Zin...one of my favorite color pallets this year.
Mind and Body kit....great features.
Worst - Aria, En Fold Jacket, Ruffle Scuba
Aria tank....fit just doesn't flatter many types
En Fold Jacket
Ruffle Scuba...a little past-dated style. Probably would have been a huge hit last year with the peplum trend.
December
Best - Parallel Stripes and Brisk Bloom
White Stripe Swiftly
Parallel Stripe WUC
Pink Perfection, Raspberry, and Brisk Bloom
Worst - Fluff Off, Hustle, and Gratitude
Fluff Off Crew....just terrible
Hustle Jacket....I hate when stripes don't align correctly...
Don't hate me for posting the Gratitude Wrap. I liked the concept, but the execution was poor. Every one I saw in the store had nasty threads hanging off on the front because of the snaps.
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