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Let’s just say that a Lululemon x Ganni collaboration was not on the 2026 fashion bingo card.
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What could the world’s best-known athletic apparel brand and the definitive Copenhagen cool-girl brand create together?
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Something remarkable, as it turns out.
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The 22-piece collection, which launches today and is bound to sell out, is an example of what a great collaboration can achieve: cool, covetable clothing and accessories that are representative of both brands while also achieving something fresh for each.
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The collection also clearly isn’t afraid of having some fun, with pieces inspired by 1980s workout gear and Flashdance flair.
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The leggings, tops, jackets, shorts and shoes feature Ganni signatures (feminine frills, leopard print, streaks of yellow) wrought in lululemon’s technical proprietary fabrics.
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They’re a retro treat in an athleisure world dominated by neutral tones and Pilates girl separates.
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You could wear them to the gym but just as easily pair them with daywear.
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When Jonathan Cheung, lululemon’s Global Creative Director, put the idea of a collab to Ditte Reffstrup, Ganni’s Creative Director, she was sure that the collection should be inspired by dance rather than something more predictable, like Pilates.
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Reffstrup calls it a “surprise collab but not a surprise”, and says she enjoyed taking lululemon’s technical gear and “Gannifying” it.
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The campaign features a real-life Flashdance star, actor Jennifer Beals, as well as singer Mette, who opened for Taylor Swift at Wembley during the Eras Tour.
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“It all comes from movement,” says Cheung.
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“When we first started talking about the collection, Ditte said her movement practice was dance, and everything flowed from there.
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Highlights include a leopard print tank (£100, Ganni.com) and leggings (£150, Ganni.com), which look great layered under a cropped, balloon-sleeved grey sweatshirt (£200, Ganni.com), which is unbelievably soft thanks to lululemon’s ‘Softstreme’ fabric.
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At the most Ganni end of the spectrum, there’s a frilled white dress (£260, Ganni.com) that’s sure to be in high demand.
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It’s made from sweat-wicking, abrasion-resistant material, so it could be worn to work out in, although it would be a shame to confine it to the gym.
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Ditto a track jacket (£220, Ganni.com) and trouser set (£200, Ganni.com) that comes in black and white, with pink and turquoise detailing, respectively.
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At the press preview in New York yesterday, an international crowd was keen to snap up the accessories too, especially a leopard print flask (£60, Ganni.com) and ‘Flatmate’ pumps that feature a pretty frill and are designed to be worn ‘to and from the studio’ (£150, Ganni.com).
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Reffstrup also made a case for integrating the pieces into your everyday wardrobe; she paired the black track trousers with a Ganni T-shirt and striped blazer to great effect.
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If there’s one thing for sure, it’s that this is not a collab to sit on.
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