Review: Ivivva, Lululemon's girls line

Lululemon's girls line of clothing is Ivivva. It's not priced as high as women's Lulu—and I've read all over that a Lulu 6 is the same as and Ivivva 14. And even their sizing chart backs that up. I've had my eye on the site—hoping it could be a way to save some money on clothes. For example, their Vinyasa scarves are cheaper.

I made a wishlist. (Their wish list function actually works.) And several of the pieces I was eying sold out.

On Boxing Day, two pieces I wanted went on mark down. I decided to go ahead and try before the pieces were sold out.

I knew as soon as I clicked confirm on buying two final sale pieces—that it was a mistake.

My rationale was that it was on sale and there was no way I couldn't not like these pieces. I love all things Lululemon (and return very rarely. Even WMTM items that are final sale, other than a mistaken order I can't t think of anything I've been disappointed with).  And there's no Ivivva store anywhere near me.

Both pieces dropped an additional $5 that evening, so I definitely wasted $10.

My order came—a few days late because of flooding. And it came with a hideous tote. Maybe children will like it.

The vest
I love, love, love vests. I figured there was no way in the world I wouldn't like this vest....Haha.

Unflattering.

Unflattering. 

Too small. 

Who thought this was a good idea?

1. The vest is too small. A 14 doesn't equal a 6. It's too small in the boobs. I have a small chest and I meet their measurements. I could wear it open—except it makes me look really wide when I try that.
2. It has no pockets. Which is really the deal breaker. I love vests because they have pockets to put your keys or anything else. What sportswear vest doesn't have a pocket?
3. On the plus side, it is lined with sherpa, which is warm and soft. But I'd honestly never wear this vest.

It's really unflattering and I don't know what I'm going to do with it because it's final sale. Total waste of money. (And really poorly designed.)

The shirt.
I was less sure of the shirt. It looked cute in the online photos. I like black and white.

1. The shirt actually fits. It is a tad tight in the arms—and I have skinny arms like a kid.
2. The shirt lacks any type of fastener to keep it closed. It needs a snap or tie (like they have in wrap dresses) to keep in closed. I could potentially get it altered. That's the only way I'll wear it.

All in all, I'm terribly disappointed in Ivivva. Their clothing lacks the details that Lulu pieces have. Add some pockets to the vest, add a fastener to the shirt and they'd be doing a lot better.
I can't speak to the quality of the clothing—does it hold up, for example. Because I don't even want to wear the vest. I tried it on several times and wanted to make it work. It just didn't.

This was a every expensive lesson for me to learn. I probably won't ever buy something from their final sale again. And I'm trying to figure out what to do with these pieces.
• Try Ivivva customer service? I don't really want a gift card. I don't see myself ordering from them again.
• I've tried my credit card before. I have one credit card that's awesome about credits. And one that I've had for longer—that isn't. I bought it on the less forgiving card. So there's no point in trying that.
• Resell it for cheap?
• Just give it away?

I might try and have the shirt altered. I gave the vest to a coworker's 8 year-old daughter.

Also, I saw Ivivva on zulily in January. The pieces were selling rapidly and the prices were lower than Ivivva's final sale.