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hey guys we're back with another episode
of online IRL now you may be thinking
why is Nikki and a tank top and biker
shorts well first of all you guys know I
love biker shorts but also because today
we're teaming up with women's health to
give IV Park the online IRL treatment
Beyonce announced that she was launching
IV Park in October of 2014 and in 2016
we got to see what it looked like with
two exclusive covers of Elle magazine
today I'm gonna give Ivy Park the online
IRL treatment so as you guys can see on
the rack we have a mix of actual fitness
gear things that I would wear to the gym
and athleisure stuff so things that I
would wear to and from the gym a common
question that I'm often asked is can you
workout in Ivy Park guys the answer is
yes I promise you can now it depends on
what kind of working out you'll be doing
and frankly how large your chest is but
yes you can work out in it so up first
I'm gonna be trying on this sports bra
honestly I chose it because that is the
foundation of a woman's workout gear you
need a great sports bra how are you
expected to do your burpees and your
squats and your tuck jumps if
everything's just flopping around
so first up this sports bra since I'm
the type of girl who likes to have a
full fit when she works out I also chose
the matching leggings to see how they
would look together I wholeheartedly
believe that when you look good you feel
good and you work out stronger so let's
see what this outfit looks like in full
here it is guys my cute matchy-matchy
set I'm very into this but I will say
that the pants unfortunately are a
little too long and they're a little too
big in the waistband so if I bought them
again I would take a small instead of a
medium
as for the bra I'm in love often times I
feel like getting an overhead sports bar
on is a workout in itself but this one
was so easy it stretched it pulled I
don't feel too compressed in it if I
were going to a spin class or a dance
class and I wanted a new outfit to
motivate me this is what I would choose
I can move a little more freely in it I
don't feel as compressed as I would in
another sort of workout brand so this is
what I would choose if I needed to like
high kick or tap it back something like
that
as an avid runner with a but the number
one thing that I have to deal with is
shorts riding up it is so annoying to be
halfway through a mile and just like
digging and constantly tugging to make
sure that you're comfortable on your run
so I'm very interested to see how these
shorts pan out because they have a
spandex short underneath this actual
short so we'll see how they fit sort of
measure up to the regular kind of shorts
that I often wear honestly I find myself
running in just pure biker shorts like
these a little longer on the cut so they
don't ride and I oftentimes avoid these
kinds of shorts but you know what in the
name of online IRL I'm ready to try
something new the number one thing that
attracted me to this sports bra is its
color I think frankly coming off of
summer your skin is nice and tan and
this is the kind of bra that you would
want to wear to really highlight that it
pops against the skin and this crisp
cross on the back really cuts an amazing
beautiful flattering line across your
shoulders I often don't wear color when
I work out it's a lot of navies blues
grays but I'm ready to step out of my
comfort zone and try something new as I
expected these shorts are more of a
lounging around short and not
necessarily for running even when I was
walking in here after changing they
started to ride up and that was just two
minutes of walking so I can't imagine it
what what it would feel like to have to
run miles of these that being said they
are incredibly comfortable
so maybe just stick to arm day when
you're wearing these shorts not legs or
abs or that sort of thing first of all
can we talk about this color for a
second not to be conceited but I mean it
looks pretty great not gonna lie
secondly I really love the way that it
fits it doesn't give me that sort of
uniboob that a lot of pullover sports
bras can give you and the fabric is just
so soft now what I do jump squats or
burpees in this I don't think so but
again you guys know I have a bigger cup
and a smaller band so this is the kind
of Briarwood where for Pilates or yoga
or a sport where I didn't have to do a
lot of jumping
these remind me of sort of like high-end
Sophie shorts the kind of shorts that
you would wear for like cheerleading
practice in middle school so I don't
think that I would actually wear them to
do anything crazy working out wise but I
would wear them to lounge around the
house and you know what sometimes that's
just as important recovery is key so I
imagine I sleep in these and just be
super comfortable at home these shorts
are marked as a medium which honestly
looking at it seems a little generous I
think that overall Ivy Park is cut a
little generously so if I had to buy
these again I would probably size down a
trend that I'm seeing a lot of lately is
body suits but in this Fitness
activewear athleisure spear now I don't
really know what it's like to work out
in a body suit I've never had to do that
unfortunately I'm not a ballet dancer
but I do think that this is kind of
adorable
it's the sort of piece that I would wear
to a sporting event to sort of enact
those activewear vibes but not actually
wear a jersey I am pleasantly surprised
with this body suit in fact I think I
loved it it fits me so well not too
tight not too loose it's just sort of
skims over my body and it looks great
with biker shorts but you know what I
wouldn't wear it only with biker shorts
I would wear with a skirt jean shorts
jeans anything really this is the
perfect athleisure piece I was wrong on
the hanger they looked so big but when I
tried them on
they fit I think they actually fit
really well oftentimes when you have a
bigger butt these sorts of shorts are
not the most flattering they hug in the
right places they can be a little too
tight but Beyonce knows what she's doing
and she cut these perfectly my favorite
part about these shorts is that they are
so comfortable this cotton is the kind
thing that I would spend the entire day
I would wear them to run errands and
clean the house then lunch with my man
perfect I'm kind of obsessed with this
jacket
this is a happy medium between function
and fashion so you feel great after
you've walked out of your class you have
a cute little jacket on but you're also
wearing something that allows you to
breathe and trying it on it feels a
little big and not in the oversize
meaning of the word but in the fact that
I think I ordered two large like look at
the sleeves they're a little long it's a
little blouse see through here but
overall it's comfortable like I could
see myself going Rumble to brunch to
running a bunch of errands and feeling
put together in a jacket like this okay
look at how big this Hut is so obviously
I think that I probably ordered a little
too big it's a medium I probably should
have gone with the small or frankly an
extra small and it would have fit me
better than the jacket fits now
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this shirt is super oversized so when I
bought it I went for a size medium but I
think upon seeing it I probably should
have gone with a small also when you're
styling a piece like this you want to go
with something a little tighter on the
bottom to balance the volume on top so
something like a biker short or a
legging and a really slim shoe this is
the kind of piece that I would do
weekend earrings in so it would look
like I just came from the gym and I
could sort of flex like you know I
worked out I did it but I didn't really
have to because I look the part I was a
little apprehensive about this top I as
you guys know I thought it was a little
oversized and frankly it is but I feel
so comfortable in it I don't care and I
also really love the way it contrasts my
biker shorts I think that having
something very voluminous on the top is
a great balance to a tighter biker short
on the bottom this hood is a little
smaller than the other ones that I've
tried on so I don't feel like I'm
wearing a veil more so than just like a
stylish cover
that's it for me guys let me know what
you thought tell me about your favorite
pieces what you thought worked what
didn't work leave a comment below and
I'll see you next week