It's Official: Gym Clothes Are the New Real Clothes

Clothing, Eyewear, Footwear, Vision care, Leg, Product, Sleeve, Trousers, Textile, Outerwear,

(Image credit: Design by Jennifer Baumgardner)

published 17 June 2015

When we discovered thatoft-denounced sweatpants were among Google's most-searched spring 2015 trends, we realized the athleisure movement was far from fleeting. And not just for gym-goers or green juice enthusiasts, but, say, Hollywood stars, just going about their day-to-day.

With racks upon racks of designer clothing at their disposal, celebrities choose to run around town in their gym-friendly duds. No desperate scrambles to the car so as to avoid being seen, no quick-change acts, no walks of post-workout shame. Nay—yoga pants for the people, celebrities say!

Here, six pieces of celebrity permission to skip the change of clothes and just, you know, go out.

Jessica Alba

Clothing, Eyewear, Vision care, Leg, Glasses, Sleeve, Trousers, Textile, Sunglasses, Outerwear,

Kim Kardashian

Clothing, Eyewear, Footwear, Vision care, Leg, Window, Jacket, Textile, Sunglasses, Outerwear,

Nikki Reed

Clothing, Eyewear, Glasses, Sunglasses, Joint, Asphalt, Goggles, Jewellery, Style, Street fashion,

Kendall Jenner

Gigi Hadid

Clothing, Eyewear, Footwear, Vision care, Leg, Sleeve, Trousers, Sunglasses, Textile, Outerwear,

Rita Ora

Clothing, Outerwear, Style, Street fashion, Pattern, Bag, Brick, Sidewalk, Woolen, Blond,

Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor. Her work has also appeared on ELLE.com, MarieClaire.com, and in In Style. She graduated with a liberal arts degree from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, with a concentration on Culture and Media Studies and a minor in Journalism.