Oiselle Blog

Educational booklets open up conversations and provide language for girls to normalize body changes. On this Giving Tuesday honoring Bras for Girls...

Creative inspiration can come from anywhere, even in the apparel industry. So when it came time to design a new collection with Kara Goucher and he...

The word “freedom” feels like a lie. This seductive idea of saying what we want, doing what we want, without a clear tie to consequences for oursel...

The best designs come from collaborations with a strong purpose, clear vision and a meaningful story. So when the time came for Oiselle Lead Design...

While the “official” contract between Oiselle and Alison comes to a close this summer, the partnership and support will continue. Let’s take a mome...

For our fifth part of our “18 Questions” interview series with some of our professional athletes and advisors, we went for a stroll in Magnuson Par...

August 11, 1973 is considered to be the birthday of Hip Hop. To celebrate, we’d like to share this blog post by one of our Volée members, Karen Bag...

Maria Michta-Coffey is here to share with us her World Championship experience. Maria’s been racing walking at the international level for Team USA...

On our Littlewing Athletics team, we have two athletes who are hoping to go the distance jusqu'à Paris: Carrie Mack and Theresa Hailey. Carrie and ...

What makes a style a true classic is how many ways it can get remixed with new colors and graphics and matching pieces. And with this in mind, here...

BX Girl Bike Gang was established in April of 2020 through an IG chat interested in biking with others. The common theme was the fear of biking sol...

When it comes to picking the best gear for all your unpaved adventures, turn to our resident trail expert and cloud collector, Collier Lawrence.

While attending Stanford, Rebecca not only took "The History of Women and Sports" class, she became a teaching assistant for it. And today, of cour...

We’re here to help you go long with your shorts game. Our goal is to offer something for everyone. There’s different shorts for different bodies. T...

I just finished running through 9 months of infertility treatment followed by 38 weeks of pregnancy. And let me tell you…it was a ride! Read about ...

Don’t call it a comeback. Carrie Mack’s been here for years. And yet, Carrie’s Eugene Half Marathon race on Sunday, May 1, is a comeback. Or rather...

In this blog, learn more about our three Athlete-Advisors (Alison Mariella Désir, Kara Goucher and Lauren Fleshman), plus wheelchair racer Jenna Fe...

Community. To some, gathering may be more magical in person, to others the magic comes from a mid-day check in direct message that gives you the bo...

I recently reached out to my Oiselle Volée teammates to ask them about their ‘first bra stories,’ because I think that moment (or shopping trip or ...

We play "18 Questions" with Paralympian, Haute Volée wheelchair athlete, and 90s music lover Jenna Fesemyer. Come on in and get to know her better!

IT’S ON. Née Day is rolling! It’s our once-per-year birthday party bonanza, where we share special pricing on our BEST styles. Check. It. Out.

Turns out, according to research, it is unlady-like to be active and healthy. And potentially very dangerous to the human species as a whole, as th...

Today, March 31, is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an event begun in 2009 by transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker to highligh...

Welcome to Spring 22, the season of celebrating contrasts and complexity. Differences, from bold primaries to gentle pastels, mix, mingle, and moti...

Athlete-Advisors at Oiselle. Each represents Oiselle in running/sports via their individual pursuits, and as part of the Oiselle Advisory Group, wh...

If 2022 is a wall, most of us are tip-toeing towards it, slowly peeking our heads over or around it while bracing for whatever we might find on the...

We are very excited to share the growing momentum of our Bras for Girls donation program. Thanks to your involvement and commitment, 2022 is going ...

We asked The Nest to share their reflections on the wild year that was 2021. Thank you to our wing women for their thoughts, wisdom, and belief in ...

Here you will find the story of Karelle Edwards-Perry, a pro athlete, Oiselle sponsored hurdler, athlete model, and all around fantastic human. Whi...

It’s been the honor of a lifetime to work with my friend and colleague Alison Mariella Désir, for almost a year (!) on bringing the first of many A...

Rebecca Mehra takes time to reflect on her past, present and future - and what it means for her journey with Oiselle and Littlewing. Read here to r...

Athlete-Advisors at Oiselle. Each represents Oiselle in running/sports via their individual pursuits, and as part of the Oiselle Advisory Group, wh...

Visual artist and storyteller, Guarina Lopez, introduces the connection between the climate crisis and social justice.  As one of our indigenous co...

Athlete-Advisors at Oiselle. Each represents Oiselle in running/sports via their individual pursuits, and as part of the Oiselle Advisory Group, wh...

We're excited to bring this panel to those who have registered for the 2021 Women Run the Vote Relay! The WRTV Panel on September 21st is moderated...

Mallory Adamski is a Diné (Navajo) woman on her life’s journey to lift the voices, resilience and knowledge of Indigenous peoples around the world....

Visual artist and storyteller, Guarina Lopez, introduces the connection between your vote, Native voting rights and land management. As one of our ...

After coaching Littlewing for 8 years, Lauren Fleshman is taking a sabbatical from coaching duties. Oiselle fully supports Lauren's empowered decis...

With the Paralympics on the horizon, Jenna Fesemyer shares her thoughts on Tokyo and her hard-fought journey that is bringing her to the starting l...

When Alison moved to Seattle, she knew that learning about its people and history was the first step. However, the more she learned , the more she...

The extent to which Olympians in Tokyo have used apparel or style to articulate who they are and what they stand for is incredibly meaningful. Ther...

Haute Volée Rebecca Mehra traveled straight from her gritty performances at the Olympic Trials (where she finished 11th in both the 1500m and 800m ...

Renewed togetherness… yep, this is the concept. I know because we’ve been discussing it for months. Thankfully, I’ve been buoyed by some recent exp...

Kara’s back in the thick of competition, but in a new role as race commentator. We caught up with Kara at her family’s new cabin in Minnesota and a...

When leaders of Trinity Episcopal Church in Indianapolis (where Volée teammate Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows serves as Bishop) learned that LGBTQ+ y...

The 800m is near and dear to our hearts. This year, we're cheering hard for Rebecca Mehra, Kendra Chambers, Angel Piccirillo and Sadi Henderson. Th...

In this thoughtful blog, Carrie Mack discusses the joys, along with the mental thought processes that come with pregnancy while training at the eli...

Oiselle was honored to recently partner with Mechelle Lewis Freeman, Jennifer Forrester, and TrackGirlz to present storytelling by the legendary Ti...

After trying on a pair of running shorts, a switch flipped for Volée teammate Katie Ahrens. Little did she know that pair of running shorts would l...

It has been a little time since we last heard from one of our Haute Volee members, Karelle Edwards. In this blog, Karelle updates us on her life, ...