Jogging Snobs

The two biggest fitness crazes in the 1980's were aerobics and jogging. During that time that it became socially acceptable to wear workout clothes as everyday street wear. In the 80's is was very common to see people walking down the street wearing fuzzy leg warmers from their aerobics classes


or warm-up suits from jogging.


My sister April was into both aerobics and jogging. She took aerobics classes on her days off and went for a run after work. She did not, however, wear aerobics outfits or warm-up suits for street wear.

April works for a store in Beverley Hills called Les Habitudes (www.leshabitudes.com). Les Habitudes is a high end clothing boutique where the average dress costs $3000. My sister has selected clothes for Racquel Welch, Meg Ryan, Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz. Clothes from Les Habitudes can be seen on TV each year during the Oscars telecast.


(these are photos of Berry and Cruz wearing dresses they bought from April)



My sister's clients come back to her year after year because she "really has a good feel for what looks good on me". Some clients trust her so much that they order clothes from her over the phone. "I need two evening dresses with accessories. You pick them. You know what I like."

She once took $50,000 worth of clothes to a client's house because she was sick. The client bought it all.

My sister knows fashion.

When it comes to exercise clothes, however, my sister chooses comfort over looks. For jogging, she likes to wear sweatshirts with the collar and sleeves cut off and baggy shorts.

One day, while on a run in Beverley Hills, April came to a red light. While waiting for the light to change, a couple in very expensive warm-up suits jogged up and waited for the light with her.

As they waited, the woman examined my sister from head to toe and made a face at her ratty clothes. She then turned to her companion and said loudly:

"If people can't afford to jog, they shouldn't do it....."