How to Dress A Yogi
- Part 2

Dressing a male yogi for cool weather

No doubt you have been wondering how to dress a male yogi for cool weather. There are several things we must consider when addressing this topic.

Important considerations when dressing a male yogi:

The clothes must be comfortable and non-binding. The clothing must be warm enough, but not too warm. Layering is essential for maintaining comfort. He needs to look good.

Now that we have established those essential facts, we can set about clothing the yogi. We will divide our search into yoga bottoms and yoga tops.

Yoga Bottoms

Much of the selection in yoga bottoms will depend on our yogi's preferences but three ideas work well in cold weather. Long pants, knicker length pants or cargo shorts all work well for yoga. Yoga leggings for men come in a few basic styles either fitted at the ankle or loose fit.

If the leggings are close fitting, a few considerations need to be discussed. Compression tights, often used in running are not going to be very comfortable in yoga poses due to their tight fit. A less constraining close fitting legging is better. A pair of shorts worn over the leggings can keep our yogiman from feeling 'over-exposed'.

If he prefers a looser fit, we must make sure the pants will stretch and move without binding or being bulky. Sweat pants, although roomy and non-binding are often too bulky in certain yoga poses. A loose fitting pant with soft, thinner and stretchable fabric is better.

Some yogimen prefer a knicker length pant or knee length short because it reduces binding at the knee. Running shorts or any above the knee loose fitting short are better paired with compression shorts or bike shorts. Certain yoga positions will allow wide legged shorts with hemlines above the knee to billow outward and expose a yogiman's 'details'. A considerate yogiman who wears these shorter shorts will at least wear attractive and colorful underwear to entertain the room.

Yoga Tops

Now that we have our yogiman's bottom clothing all sorted out we need to think about what yoga tops would work well. Since we want our yogi to be warm, comfortable and capable of doing good yoga we will use the classic method of layering. Layering one article of clothing over another can offer warmth without resorting to heavy and restrictive tops. More importantly, layering will allow our yogi to remove the items in descending order in order to regulate his temperature during class. Those yogis who forget to layer often end up too cold or too hot at different times during the yoga class. We don't want this for our yogiman.

Well our male yogi is looking much warmer and ready to do yoga without chills or over heating. Just remember, dress your yogi in layers and he will feel comfortable both in and out of the yoga studio.

- Julie