Thousand Miles is Activewear that Doesn’t Look Like Activewear
With the penchant for activewear showing no signs of abating, apparel brand Thousand Miles is taking the trend a step further
The ease and comfort that activewear offers accounts for its ubiquity, but as comfortable as it is, it's not always suitable to wear for every occasion you find yourself in. Thousand Miles’ innovative apparel provides an easy solution to this form-over-function conundrum, by offering both—their garments are robust and comfy enough to wear during workouts, yet stylish enough for the boardroom or the bar.
The key to the garments’ multiplicity is their fabric and style. Each has been designed to allow the wearer to move seamlessly throughout the day without having to change. The label’s ‘packable’ range, for example, is made from a bi-component Omniflex material that’s durable, lightweight, and stretchy, and yet the clothing’s minimalist aesthetic, classic colourways, and considered details—zippered pockets, hidden drawstrings, and snap buttons—is a more stylish alternative to leisurewear.
In fact, the brand has even coined a new genre of clothing to name its apparel—travel leisurewear. That’s because its ‘packable’ range in the Omniflex fabric—the All Day shorts, pants, vest, and jacket— can also be neatly folded and condensed into the small pouches they come with, making them easy to stack in your suitcase and taking the stress out of knowing what to pack, how to pack, and whether what you’ve packed meets your luggage requirements.
The apparel’s multi-functional appeal also makes them a more sustainable option—enabling the wearer to wear the garment more and need less.
And with the holiday season fast approaching, it’s good to know that all of Thousand Miles’ apparel is quick-drying. Not only does this make them ideal workout clothes if you’re sweating up a storm—but works too— if you’re hand washing them overnight or caught in unpredictable weather.
It may come as no surprise, then, that the founder of Thousand Miles’ was an architecture graduate; the attention to construction and functionality are intrinsic to the brand’s designs. And having named the line after the oft-quoted Chinese proverb—‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’— we’re pretty sure one of the best single steps you can take begins with a Thousand Miles.
