Fashion finally meets function as designers bring sporting elements to spring’s luxe looks: the era of looking good and feeling comfortable in one’s clothes has finally arrived.

There’s a sense of designers searching for a newer, sexier aesthetic to please a multitasking, body-conscious female who wants to feel confident, comfortable and cool all in one go—whether it’s during the day or late into the night.  

Sportswear-inspired fashion has been around for a long time. The easy, breezy, pared-down American aesthetic popularized by Claire McCardell in the 1950s and often cited as a rebellion against the polished, nipped-in French “New Look” had its roots in functional sportswear. Coco Chanel, too, rejected the strictures of feminine French dressing in favor of baggy men’s pants, oversized cricket-style sweaters and unstructured jackets. Her revolutionary use of stretch jersey in pursuit of a functional, relaxed form was inspired by men’s undergarments, and continues to influence the way we dress today.

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