I much prefer the cropped, the longer ankle cuff is much more flattering and they look as if they are supposed to be cropped rather than too short. I don’t really dress them up, as I do with my other go-to lockdown comfy trousers, the Lucy and Yak Alexas. Sweaty Betty redefined activewear, shaking up a dull and uninspiring scene by combining bold, dynamic designs with technical performance to create pieces women wanted to wear and be seen in, and helping to kick-start an athleisure trend that’s still going strong today.

Featuring a cuffed hem and slash pockets, team with your favourite sports bra and get your sweat on. null love GARY collection Love love love the GARY collection - the best casual trouser / legging around. In the seven weeks since I bought them, I’ve never once worn my Sweaty Betty Garudasana yoga pants to practice yoga. I'm petite, so usually either go for cropped or 7/8 length and tend to wear them a lot for pilates and yoga - at least 3 or 4 times per week. And a few weeks ago, I even wore them under a sparkly ’60s minidress to stay warm during a back- garden Zoom hangout.Knitted with four-way stretch so you lunge to your thighs' content, they're deemed as 100% squat proof and even wick away moisture. Every product featured in The Strategist is rigorously selected by our (obsessive and unbiased) editors.

From a humble Notting Hill-based boutique to an international brand, Sweaty Betty is on a mission to empower women through fitness and beyond. Unlike them, they don’t cling in a way that could verge on the indecent if seen at the wrong angle (happy-baby pose, to name but one). But I’ve worn them so often over the last few strange months that, on a cost-per-wear basis, they’ve been a very good investment. Bukee17 Gary Yoga trousers I purchased a pair of the Gary yoga trousers last year, but the material isn’t the same as my previous pair. I recently bought the grey and cream in the sale and like other reviewers have said, the fabric is now much thinner.They are still soft but have a slight shine to them which makes them look cheap and is also less flattering as they’re thinner so you can see lumps and bumps through them. Founder Tamara Hill-Norton (the OG Sweaty Betty) explains: “Back in 1998 it was a very bleak landscape for women’s activewear.