Best Women’s Joggers

I don’t know about you, but I have not been the girl wearing makeup or getting dressed up while at home during COVID.  Instead, I have deployed a healthy rotation of every pair of joggers I have ever wanted to own and committed to finding the absolute best in this category.  Here’s what I look for in the perfect pair of joggers: comfortable and soft, pockets, stretchy but without a lot of extra fabric, and most importantly… a good fit that doesn’t look baggy.

I’ll be honest – I wasn’t expecting my favorite to be the D2C brands that are more expensive, but none of the basic ones (Target, Amazon) fit well.  All of those joggers are comfortable, have pockets, and are stretchy.  But, they have a lot of extra fabric that make them fit a lot more like sweatpants.  They are comfortable and great to wear around the house, but don’t make me look put together and I wouldn’t want to wear them outside of my house – even just to run errands.

Ultimately, my two favorite joggers are a close match-up between Vuori and Outdoor Voices.  Both fit well, are soft, have pockets, comfy enough to sleep in, and look great at home or as part of an athleisure look on the weekends or when traveling.  You can’t go wrong with either, but if I only had to buy one, I’d pick the Vuori because they are softer and have less fabric, which makes them a cleaner fit as compared to Outdoor Voices.  Outdoor Voices extra fabric tends to bunch at the knees or ankles, especially if you’re more petite, and the Vuori ones don’t have that extra fabric.  This doesn’t make Vuori tight or uncomfortable in any way – it just has a cleaner look and a perfect amount of stretch.  Simply put, the Vuori pants are more fashionable and functional, which explains why they are NEVER on sale and consistently sold out at Nordstrom.