Lauren C can be seen staring us down from yet another cover shot, taken in Belize:

Fitness Model Lauren C for Athleta

Lauren is an all-star track athlete who will be training for the Olympic trials in high-jump this summer. She is also an expert gymnast, runner, and power-weights lifter.

Fitness model Katie D went for it with a sprint on the beach in Kauai, and we’re loving the inspirational words lining up alongside her. It’s a pretty sweet campaign:

Fitness Model Katie D for Athleta

Katie is a runner and an avid soccer player who also can lift some serious weights. This was her first Athleta booking, and we couldn’t be more proud! Way to go, Katie!

Fitness Model Danielle H for Athleta

Danielle H, seen above, is a pro on the volleyball court and — as you might be able to tell from those triceps — rocks the shot put, among a long list of other track and field events.

Then there’s Drisana, our resident yoga queen:

Fitness Model Drisana for Athleta

Drisana is also a personal trainer, track and field athlete, and cyclist–there’s really not much that the lady can’t do.

Fitness Model Corinne G for Athleta

Corinne G , seen above, is our girl for all things water–whether it’s freestyle, snorkeling, jet skiing or surfing, this native Hawaiian has it handled.

Want to see more? Check out the Spring 2012 Athleta catalog for some great shots, fitness models, and an array of awesome women’s workout gear.  Thanks, Athleta!

Are you interested in booking one of these models, or some fitness models with a different set of skills? We have what you’re looking for! Give our offices a call today for an individualized submission catered to your specific project needs: (503) 227-3449. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Lifestyle Model for Kerrits

Whatever skills you’ll need for your next project, Sports + Lifestyle has the models who can deliver! Just give us a call or click on the “Request Submission” button on the top right of your screen today for a personalized submission of talent.

Surf's up for Corrine

Our girls rocked an extensive shoot out in New Zealand, proving once again that SLU models are fit, fresh, and have mad skills. Keep up the good work, girls! And many thanks to Athleta for a wonderful time. Check out athleta.gap.com to see more of the SLU models in action!

Drisana dominates the net!

Bridget braves the snow

Monica shows off her yoga skills

Dani's out for a ride

Lauren's running like a pro

Lauren and Drisana pushing for the finish line!

Lindsey's just hangin' out

Danielle and her Daniquinn

Ali, Lauren, Dani, Drisana + Karen

Karen + Drisana

Lauren, Dani + Drisana

Lauren, Dani + Drisana getting interviewed

Lauren + larger than life Lauren!

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{click the image to watch} video featuring desiree + andrea

Sam

Kristina

KC

Desiree

Chardy + Monica

Monica, Charday + Andrea

Andrea

Monica + Charday

Andrea + Desiree

Monica + Desiree

Monica, Charday + Andrea

Desiree

Monica

Monica (left) + Charday (Middle)

Photographer: www.tymilford.com

Lauren's Full Page Ad in Fitness Magazine for Athleta

Lauren Collins

Drisana Carey

Lauren Collins + Lindsey Tijan

Danielle Jayne

Lauren Collins

Lindsey Tijan

Lindsey Tijan

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Danielle for Athleta

Tara Manning

Emma Carlson (left, center)

heather chase (right)

anthony mcgrath (left)

heather chase (center)

anthony mcgrath (left)

heather chase (right)

heather chase (right)

Athleta is about real athletes inspiring active women in a variety of venues. On the Athleta Chi blog, our featured athletes share their expert advice and insight, and our catalogs are filled with pages of performance gear put to the test by women athletes against stunning backdrops around the world.

When we set off on the journey to bring Athleta to “brick-and-mortar” in our flagship San Francisco store, we knew we couldn’t have our real-life athletes there to inspire customers and demonstrate the performance and beauty that’s core to everything we create. So, we started an exhaustive search for athletic mannequins and (no surprise) couldn’t find any that were truly feminine AND athletic — both in the figure and the pose. That’s when we knew we had to venture off the beaten path to create uniquely Athleta mannequins.

Affectionately called “Daniquins,” the mannequins are inspired and modeled after our very own Danielle Halverson. Over the years, Dani has traveled to distant lands with our team of athlete models and creative gurus, becoming an important part of the Athleta community. She’s a strong, beautiful person inside and out, and to give you a sense of who she is as an athlete, here are just a few of her accomplishments…

• 9 time H.S. Track & Field State Champion
• 2 time H.S. Basketball State Contender
• GNAC Conference Record Holder
• NCAA Nationals Track & Field Championships
• 2 time Runner-up Finish in Heptathlon
• 1 time National Champion (High Jump)
• USA Track & Field Championships
• Currently training for Olympic Trials, and for the Olympic Games London 2012.

Dani came to Athleta through Sports + Lifestyle Unlimited, an agency that helped land her on the cover and in the pages of notable publications like Runner’s World, Shape, and Women’s Health. As her agent, Karen Osborn, attests, “Danielle epitomizes the beautiful athlete that the Athleta brand represents, so we were thrilled to facilitate that relationship, along with our other great models they use!” We couldn’t agree more.

A few months ago, Dani traveled with members of Team Athleta to Broomfield, CO, where Fusion Specialties is based. There, overseen by Creative Director Stacie White, Dani was digitally scanned in various action sequences and static poses that included running and Trikonasana (aka triangle pose). A fiberglass prototype, having the basic dimensions but lacking the finer details, was created from these scans as a template for the seven on-site sculptors who would artfully hand-etch Dani from a pile of clay, down to her tiny delineations of sinew and muscle. The Fusion Specialties team worked tirelessly over months to fine-tune this special project for Athleta.

That dedication to their craft is apparent in attention to details that may surprise the layman. Mannequins suffer from what Stacie calls “losing a moment in time,” a quality that often distinguishes great photography from the rest. Similar to one of our photo shoots, computer images were taken of Dani in rapid-fire succession before finding one with the right spark. Human details, too, can be unexpectedly exaggerated — in mannequin form Dani’s legs appeared bigger and more venous. These incongruities were “mannequized” with guidance from Team Athleta. The final product is breathtaking, to say the least.

Just walking through the San Francisco store, it’s apparent these statuesque mannequins are more effigy than mannequin, their precision-carved bodies an homage to Dani’s athletic physique. The untrained eye may overlook the differences between our Daniquins and other, run-of-the-mill mannequins, but we know you’ll appreciate the attention to detail, and hope you enjoyed learning more about the woman who breathed life into our “Daniquins.”

Amy Jo + Angel

Athleta showcased their versatile clothing line to a select group of fitness writers and offered an amazing yoga class with astound yoga instructor, and SLU model Drisana Carey.  Carey has been practicing and teaching yoga for several years. I decided to interview her to get insight on the practice of yoga.

How long have you been teaching yoga?

I started guiding my roommates and friends in yoga classes while living in France in 2004, I had been practicing for 4 years and couldn’t find any classes in the area so we used my living room/bedroom to do yoga together, while I talked through the movements and postures. The following Spring of 2005 I returned to the states and took my first teacher training course in Los Angeles and started teaching at the same studio just after finishing the training I’ve been teaching at different studios around Southern California ever since.

In your opinion what are some benefits from practicing yoga?

There are many positive changes people experience during each class and even more benefits unfold after practicing yoga regularly. The more obvious ones are increased flexibility, strength, balance, improved posture, stable moods, and a reduced stress.

Many students have mentioned that they were surprised when they started sleeping better, relaxing more deeply and recognized a better sense of awareness, so less mistakes in their day to day life. The benefits are so numerous it all depends on what you really want to get out of the practice. I’ve found that when I set an intention then letting go of it while I practice surprising changes and gifts appear in my life.

What do you love most about this form of exercise?

I love the sense of connection.  Connection with what is going on in my body; what is circling around in my mind and especially the connection with my breath. Connection also with the people and the environment around me, I love practicing outside near the ocean or in the sun on a warm day and even inside the dinkiest of studios have surprised me with a warmth of energy and connection with friends and strangers that cannot be quantified but fills me with a wonderful sense that keeps me continuously inspired to practice.

What are some other ways you stay in shape?

I love just about anything active. I run a lot, play beach volleyball, Pilates, plyometrics, biking, swimming, surfing, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, hiking. I’m usually up for whatever friends, weather and time supports.  Regular trips to the gym bore me, so I love to mix it up and use the outdoors as my gym/playground.

Lastly what do you love most about Athleta clothing?

Athleta really gets the female athlete. The clothes are functionally designed extremely well, with performance, comfort and style in mind. Its clear when you feel the clothes that the designers are female athletes themselves.  The materials are the kind that once you feel them on; you never want to take them off. I’m always on the go, being active is only part of my day and Athleta’s clothing can take you anywhere from the studio to the shops, to dinner wherever.

For more information visit  http://athleta.gap.com

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Watch behind-the-scenes footage from the Winter 2010 Catalog shoot, on location in Utah and New Zealand with Anne + Brigid!

Allen Satcher

Nick Stuart

Nick Stuart

bcmphoto.com

Katrina's Full Page Ad for Oakley

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Tyson Nead + Ariel Shaw | www.jordansiemens.com

Behind the Scenes on the Columbia Sportswear Shoot

Hips Don’t Lie: Athletic Wear for Real Women

I don’t know if I’m an apple or a pear. Bananas are nice, but I doubt I’m one of those either. I just don’t like comparing my body to a fruit basket. But I do know this: I have hips…and thighs. And good lord, yes, a butt.

I consider myself active and have a (fairly) healthy lifestyle, but no amount of squats, crunches or sprints will ever rid me of my curves. Real woman have curves, remember? So then why was it so hard for me to find athletic wear for women that actually fits well and gives me the support I need? I was so sick of avoiding the mirrors at the gym (or worse, skipping a workout entirely) because my too snug tank top was inching up past my belly button with each squat, and my shorts were riding up my thighs with each stride on the treadmill. Do you know how hard it is to sprint when you’ve got one hand between your thighs trying to pull your shorts back to a more G-rated location? Difficult and unattractive. Exercise is supposed to make you feel better about yourself and yet, somehow, it was making me feel worse.

So, a friend of mine recommended I try the new athletic wear from ellasport, their mission is to “provide women with workout apparel that makes them look and feel amazing…because when you are comfortable and feel good about how you look, you have a much better workout!”

So I tried a few pieces and it was love at first crunch. Imagine, a line of athletic wear designed to be supportive and comfortable. Ellasport, where have you been all my life?

Here are some of my favorites:

Gramercy Racerback tank
I love it because: the hip is slightly wider than the waist and top so it stays in place and does not ride up.

Chelsea Racerback tank
It fits me because: the top has a built-in bra that provides support and gives full coverage across the chest with a wider hip just like the gramercy tank.

Power capris
It changed my life because: the fabric provides moderate compression that conceals those less-than-perfect areas and the line across the back makes your butt look half the size!

Workout skirt™
I wear it because: the skirt has compression shorts attached to give support, but with the coverage and flexibility of a skirt. Genius.

Try ellasport today and get 15% off your first order.
Just use promo code marieclaire at checkout!

Danielle Jayne

Jennifer Widerstrom

Lauren Collins

Drisana Carey

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Corinne Gold

Lauren Collins

Drisana Carey

Drisana Carey

]]> http://www.sluagency.com/blog/index.php/sports-fitness/athleta-spring-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.sluagency.com/blog/index.php/lifestyle/priscila-for-lands-end/ http://www.sluagency.com/blog/index.php/lifestyle/priscila-for-lands-end/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:35:43 +0000 admin http://blog.sportsu.com/?p=547 The lovely and talented Priscila Monroe lent her face to Lands’ End for their Holiday ’09 Catalog.

On newsstands now, at your local Whole Foods

SU model Emmery Raw wears the season’s latest attire shown on Lucy.com. From shorts, to tanks, to travel wear, Emmery looks great in every style. Check out some of these pictures from the shoot: