Sportswear company debuts yoga pants with pockets for guns, knives
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The "Signature Pant" retails for $99 and features nine pockets — some sized for weapons. (Alexo Athletica)
Sportswear company Alexo Athletica recently debuted a line of yoga pants with pockets designed to carry guns and knives, sparking mixed reactions on social media.
“With nine pockets, these versatile high-rise quality leggings were designed to hold all your essentials that make you carry with confidence,” reads the description for the black, high-waisted, fitted “Signature Pant,” which retails for $99.
Modeled online with a gun and knife tucked into the waistband next to an iPhone, the “carry-wear” pants are currently sold out in extra-small, small and medium sizes.
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According to the company website, Alexo Athletics supports the Second Amendment and a woman’s right to self-defense.
“While big-name athletic companies shy away from promoting one’s Second Amendment right and certainly have never built in the ability to do so, Alexo will never back down from supporting a woman’s right to choose how she defends herself while striving to bring the best in fashionable, functional active carry-wear to the market,” a statement reads.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Alexo is broadening the definition of the word 'carry' to encompass whatever the women desires to carry in order to feel safe and be able to carry with confidence.”
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Alexo Athletics co-founder Amy Robbins claims she thought up the idea for concealed carry workout attire while training for a marathon, and wanting to “train wherever she wanted without fearing for her safety,” according to the company website.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The company's "carry pants" — which gained attention in recent days after pro-Second Amendment activist and commentator Tomi Lahren shared a photo of herself wearing the item one day ahead of March for Our Lives gun control rallies across the country — are currently drawing mixed reviews on Twitter. Some users mocked the pants, while others championed their utility.