[Podcast] Will skintight leggings trend outlast China’s body-shaming critics?

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Illustration for The China Project by Derek Zheng

It’s been more than five years since Canadian athleisure brand Lululemon, known for its yoga pants, entered the Chinese market. But one specific product — workout leggings — never took off until this summer… alongside the rise of an alternative sport.

Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.

Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.

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