ALO capris and jacket review + capri giveaway

Recently, I did some research for a blog post on “greening” your workouts.   One of the companies that popped up during that research was ALO.  ALO stands for air land ocean and the company tries to provide customers with a “choice that is respectable of the environment with out sacrificing fashion.”  According to their website, their vision is to

Produce high quality lifestyle wear through processes that mitigate our carbon footprint by utilizing reclaimed and recycled materials, maintain a sustainable office environment and most impact fully, pass this knowledge along to our customers so they can make easy green decisions. Any act of  “green-ness” is helpful to our planet.

Check out their video:

I think their goal is awesome and I let them know that.  They offered me the chance to review a couple of items and give away an item.  I agreed and they sent me two items to try.

Item #1 was their Hi-Neck Warmup Jacket in white.  It’s 44% organic cotton, 43% cotton, and 11% spandex, which equals a really soft, comfy jacket.  I’ve only worn it once, but it did get thrown in the wash.  Despite a label that says to hang dry, we accidentally sent it through the dryer (on high with the other whites, oops).  It shrunk just a bit, but it still looks like new.  The shrinking actually works for me as the medium was just a touch big on me and the shrinking was totally user error, not the company’s fault.  All in all, it’s cute and comfy and very well made but I’m pretty sure white won’t last long around here.  I’ll keep you posted on how long it takes my boys to stain it.  ;o)

Item #2 was a pair of the Mesh Inset Capris.  I LOVED these!  They are low rise without being too low and they worked great.  I wore them on the treadmill once and I was never overly warm.  I then had a surprise nice day and wore them outside and again they were perfect. The mediums were a touch big in the waistline for me, but I didn’t have any issues with them falling down while I was running.  In Virginia, capris are perfect for much of the year, so I’m sure these will get used regularly.

Final verdict?  ALO clothes are awesome.  I’m quite thankful for the opportunity to review their clothes and I’m very excited to get to offer one reader the chance to win a pair of the capris.

Want a chance to win?  Here’s how (unfortunately, you must be a US resident to win):

Mandatory entries (separate comments for each, please):
1. Become a follower of MCM Mama AND
2. Become a facebook fan of ALO

Want extra entries?  Do any or all of the below and make sure to leave a comment on this post for each.

1. Visit Alosport.com and “like” your favorite item (come back and tell me what you liked).
2. Follow Aloclothing on twitter.
3. Share the above ALO Sport Fall video on Facebook.
4. Tweet about this giveaway.
5. Donate to Back on My Feet, DC.  One extra entry just for donating, another two entries for each $5 you donate.

Giveaway ends at midnight on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

Disclaimer:  ALO provided me with a jacket and capris to review and a pair of capris to give away.  Opinions are my own.