Fashion Friday: If only I were athletic…

I get a certain catalog in the mail, Athleta, on a fairly regular basis that always amuses me. Most amusing, though, is the question of why they send it to me in the first place. Clearly, they know not their audience. The clothes are great… comfortable, chic, versatile, seemingly quality-made. The intended purpose for which the clothes are made is where they lose me. Here is a tiny sampling of their catalog images:

At this point, I have to turn the catalog upside down and imagine what this swimsuit would look like right side up, because that’s the only angle anyone would ever be viewing it at if I were to purchase this. But, from that angle, it’s pretty cute.

 
Again, I have flipped the catalog upside down and visually uncrossed my legs.  Still, I don’t think I could pull this lycra off with any success…

At last, a page that’s right-side up.  Only now I have to imagine that rather than working on my sprints for cross-training purposes, I’ve just been hit with an adrenaline rush brought on by a sighting of the Toddler darting into a nearby street, in which case, this outfit would be perfect.

I’ve long wondered what I could be doing while the girls play at the park.  I have found the answer.

And, lastly, a flexibility goal.  I feel like if I could contort my body to this position without the use of props or muscle relaxants, I would have earned the right to shop from this catalog.  Until then, I’ll continue only browsing with much amusement…

Happy weekend!