Rockstar Capris 

I’ll be forever grateful to my older brothers for taking me to my very first rock concerts. By the same token, I’ll be forever grateful to Mondetta Performance Gear (MPG) for turning me on to my very first pair of rock star skintight yoga pants. Both events were not only life changing but truly magical!

My appreciation and love affair for yoga pants that stay up during class is still going strong after trying out a new pair of Gamma Capri leggings from MPG. Yeah, I used to be a baggy black cotton yoga pant girl, but now I’m sporting a pair of gray, well actually, MPG calls them “smoke” (yes, moving on from black to gray is a big fashion step for me) capri leggings with a super cute zebra print as trim on the bottom and the sides. And, get this: running down along the side of the zebra print is white sequin piping! Can you say Rockstar!

Rock Star!

If you know me, you know that I would normally look at a pair of flashy leggings like that and say, “There’s no effing way I’m wearing those.” But, I’m telling you, MPG has caused me to have a complete metamorphosis in the way I dress. The combo of smoke, zebra, sequins, and skin tight somehow works for me! As I’m writing this, I’m totally cracking up, because it sounds like I just described something a big-haired ’80s rockstar would wear! In fact, MPG, I think you might want to get in touch with David Lee Roth for an endorsement deal.

Ruching – A Yoga Girl’s Best Friend

Admit it, you like your yoga clothes to be tight and clingy so that you don’t expose your privates in class when hanging out in those upside down yoga postures. Sometimes, though, the clingy is just a little too – well, clingy. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could have clingy without skin tight? Well, you can, with the amazing super powers of ruching!

Meridian from Mondetta Performance Gear – Goes from Yoga Mat to Lunch with the Girls

To demonstrate, check out this awesome top. Notice the elastic-gathered side seams, or what I like to call ruching. Those magic folds of fabric provide an optical illusion that helps erase the dreaded muffin top. And, the shirt is long enough that the ruching can even be pulled down to cover up the booty. Nice! The top actually “ruches” a great deal more than the picture above shows and the poly/spandex featherweight fabric feels yummy.

You also can’t really tell from this photo (if you go to the MPG site, you can zoom in on the detail), but that same cool zebra print design is on the cap sleeves and the top portion of the back of this shirt. I’m not normally a fan of any kind of animal print on clothing, but this detail provides a really stylish and fun feel to the shirt without being over the top.

Back view of Meridian yoga top with zebra print detail!

Both the Gamma leggings and the Meridian top have passed my machine wash test, holding up perfectly after several washings, and they dry fast, and DON’T WRINKLE!

MPG has clothes for yogis too!

About MPG

I just want to go on the record and say that I love the folks at Mondetta Performance Gear (MPG). I know that love is a strong word, but if it weren’t for MPG, I’d probably still be showing up to teach yoga in faded black yoga pants and my well-worn “Life is Good” t-shirts.

Over the last year, they have sent me some of favorite yoga togs (that’s me at thevery top of the post, modeling my very first MPG outfit), introduced me to the wonderful world of skintight leggings, and have just given me a new reason to rejoice with my awesome new Meridian shirt and its magical ruching. Quite simply, MPG has figured out how to mash-up comfort, style and performance in clothing that you will want to wear both on and off the yoga mat.

MPG recently celebrated its 25^th Anniversary (woot woot), and since the beginning, they have always dedicated a portion of their profits to arts and athletic organizations throughout North America. On a global scale, MPG also funds AIDS and poverty relief efforts in Africa through their Mondetta Charity Foundation.

Here are a few more cool things to know about MPG:

• They are offering Daily Downward Dog readers a 20% discount on all retail purchases. Just use the coupon code dddlovesmpg upon checkout to get the 20% discount. But hurry because this code expires on 2/28/12.
• MPG has great active wear products for men too!
• Each time you purchase an MPG product, the removable tag comes with a code to utilize in an online Get Fit Giveaway, where you can win weekly and monthly prizes and a grand prize of $1000 in online shopping credit.
• They have generously offered Daily Downward Dog readers a chance to win free MPG performance gear.

WIN MPG!

One lucky Daily Downward Dog reader will get the chance to pick one piece from MPG’s Fall/Winter collection (excluding outerwear) for either men or women. It’s simple to win. Just get your rockstar on and help spread the word about how awesome MPG is by taking one or more of these actions:

• Go to www.mpgsport.com and take a look around. Then, scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for their newsletter.
• “Like” MPG on their Facebook page.
• Follow @MPGtweet on Twitter.
• Tweet this giveaway on Twitter: I’m going rock star with @MPGtweet yoga gear & @downwarddog | You can too with their Rock Star Ruching Giveaway! http://bit.ly/sMA8iH
• Post this giveaway with a link on Facebook.

Leave a comment below and let me know which actions you have taken, and you will get an entry for each one.

This giveaway is open to all residents of the U.S. and Canada and you can enter through Monday, January 9 at noon EST, when one rockstar winner will be randomly selected from all entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and also announced here on this post and on The Daily Downward Dog’s Facebook page.

MPG, please bring back Lucien to model again!