Oui 3

Think of it as the neighbourhood corner store version of Lululemon — it was begun by three women from the local area. The clothing here is pretty standard yoga wear, a lot of it very cute. I like their use of bright colours, especially.
When I went in here after the Farmer’s Market one afternoon, the staff were friendly while I shopped. I had gone in with hopes it might be less expensive then Lulu, which it wasn’t, unfortunately. But if I found something cute enough (browsing through their website, it looks like they have some new styles in!) I would definitely go back for purchase to support this store.

Bought yoga pants, yoga shorts, yoga tops and a spring coat and a fall/​winter coat as well. Love them all! The only problem I have is with the top. It seems so have shrunk… just kidding… I got fatter, and can’t wait to shrink into that top again! Good service and they have fantastic bags :)

This boutique in St. Albert brands itself as a lifestyle store, but it mostly sells yoga wear that is a take off on Lululemon. I think most of us would agree that Lulu wear shouldn’t have to cost us so much. I’m all for cheaper yoga wear. But it’s hard to get stuff that fits quite as well as Lulu does. While I like all of the vibrant colours offered at Oui 3, I was disappointed by how the two tops I bought held up during a yoga practice. They felt right when I tried them on, but they cut into my underarms and slipped on my bosom during yoga postures. When I called the shop to see if they’d do some simple alterations, as Lulu will do for free, they said there would be a $ 20 charge. On principal, I decided to not go back. For the $ 10-​$ 15 I’d save not shopping at Lulu, it’s not worth buying a substandard product. Yoga wear needs to fit like a glove so that you don’t need to think about what you’re wearing during practice at all.