Today I am reviewing TALA by Gracefituk! I bought a bunch of pieces from the TALA core collection and put them to the test in this brutally honest tala review! Grace Beverly launched Tala Activewear last year as a sustainable activewear brand! Grace used to be a Gymshark athlete but has since branched off to create her own activewear line of seamless leggings, seamless shorts, sports bras, and zip up tops! I got the collection in chai and sea and did a full, brutally honest review for you all, including a gym test! So are tala leggings worth it? Does TALA hold up in the gym? Watch and find out!
pieces in the video:
Zinnia leggings (size S)
Solsta bra (size S)
zahara bra (size S)
hosta shorts (size M)
aster crop (size S)
MY MEASUREMENTS
- Chest: 29 in, 73cm
- Bust: 35 in, 89cm
- Bra size: 32 DDD (70DDD EU sizing)
- Waist: 25 in, 64 cm
- Hip: 37.5 in , 95 cm(widest part)
- Thigh: 22.5 in, 57cm
- Calf: 15in, 38 cm
- Height: 5’9”, 175cm
- Weight: approx. 145 lbs/65-66kg (changes all the time tbh)
pieces in the video:
Zinnia leggings (size S)
Solsta bra (size S)
zahara bra (size S)
hosta shorts (size M)
aster crop (size S)
MY MEASUREMENTS
- Chest: 29 in, 73cm
- Bust: 35 in, 89cm
- Bra size: 32 DDD (70DDD EU sizing)
- Waist: 25 in, 64 cm
- Hip: 37.5 in , 95 cm(widest part)
- Thigh: 22.5 in, 57cm
- Calf: 15in, 38 cm
- Height: 5’9”, 175cm
- Weight: approx. 145 lbs/65-66kg (changes all the time tbh)
Category
🛠️
LifestyleTranscript
00:00 I think she's looking pretty good.
00:01 It should just be tight at the bottom.
00:04 So I have a problem with these shorts,
00:06 but I'll admit I was wrong.
00:07 Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.
00:09 And today I feel like I've been waiting to do this review
00:12 since this brand first launched,
00:14 but then I missed that launch,
00:15 and then I missed like the next five launches,
00:18 but we're finally reviewing Tala.
00:20 Tala is GraceFit UK's activewear brand,
00:22 and I've always liked Grace.
00:24 I think she's like really cool.
00:25 She was one of like the OG Gymshark athletes,
00:27 and then she kind of like branched off and did her own thing.
00:30 She created like those GraceFit UK bands,
00:32 and now it's called like Bandstore,
00:34 and she has like all these guides,
00:36 and then she created her own activewear,
00:38 and she's always put an emphasis on sustainability
00:40 and all that, so this is a sustainable activewear brand,
00:43 which is pretty unique.
00:44 I only know of like a couple other ones.
00:46 So when she first launched the brand,
00:47 I watched her like video,
00:49 like explaining like what she wanted the brand to be
00:51 and all that, and she said she wanted it to be sustainable.
00:54 She also didn't want it to be one of those brands
00:56 that sells out immediately
00:57 and never has anything in stock,
00:58 and you have to like go launch by launch,
01:00 which don't think they've quite succeeded in that yet.
01:03 I did wake up at 5 a.m. for these items,
01:06 and by the time it was like 7 a.m.,
01:08 and like when I went back to sleep and woke up again,
01:10 a lot of these items in my size were completely sold out.
01:12 So two hours isn't exactly like, you know,
01:15 not selling out quickly.
01:16 I got the Chai and Sea colors, which were like so cute.
01:20 Like I love these colors together.
01:21 I definitely like the Sea color more
01:22 'cause Chai kind of like washes like pale colors out, but.
01:25 So if you keep up with me on Instagram and all that,
01:27 you know that I had some issues with the shipping.
01:30 So I spent like $300,
01:32 and in order for me to get shipping with tracking,
01:34 it would have been like an extra like $10 to $20.
01:37 I don't really remember,
01:38 but you have to pay extra for shipping with tracking,
01:41 which when you're spending like $300,
01:42 I just feel like it should come with that.
01:44 But I was already spending $300,
01:46 so I wasn't gonna spend an extra $10 to get tracking,
01:48 so I didn't.
01:50 So this is a UK brand,
01:51 and when I think of UK activewear,
01:53 obviously I think of Gymshark,
01:54 and these prices are very comparable to Gymshark.
01:57 I don't think they're really much cheaper at all.
01:59 So it's just kind of hard when you have similar prices
02:03 in like a similar type brand to Gymshark,
02:06 and then like don't kind of have
02:08 like the same shipping practices.
02:09 Like Gymshark, I can get in a solid three days
02:12 free shipping here,
02:13 and I waited three entire weeks,
02:17 three entire weeks for this order.
02:18 When I'm ordering from China/AliExpress, Nepoagym,
02:21 you guys know I like them,
02:23 I expect it to take about three weeks, okay?
02:24 Like it's like $15 for a pair of leggings.
02:27 But when I'm paying $50 for a pair of leggings
02:29 in a brand that is like trying to be,
02:32 I don't know, a nice activewear brand,
02:34 I just like a little bit faster shipping.
02:36 Anyways, I've been following the brand for a while,
02:38 and I feel like they have like a kind of few core designs.
02:41 They have their high-waisted seamless leggings,
02:43 they have their kind of like longer biker style
02:46 seamless shorts,
02:47 and they have all those like zip up crop tops,
02:49 they have like the tank one and the long sleeve one.
02:52 I got all of those,
02:53 and then with this launch,
02:54 I don't know if it's new,
02:55 but they also launched a sports bra,
02:57 which I am more of like a sports bra girl
02:59 than like a zip up kind of girl,
03:01 so I wanted to try that too.
03:03 Everything I'm reviewing is the same material.
03:05 It's an upcycled polyamide blend with elastane.
03:09 They claim to have a four-way stretch
03:11 and to be breathable and antibacterial.
03:14 For some reason I thought it was made of plastic bottles,
03:16 but like it's not, which is totally fine.
03:19 The idea of upcycling is taking something
03:21 that's like already made,
03:22 like probably another piece of clothing,
03:24 and then turning it into something better,
03:26 like upcycling, you know, upwards.
03:29 That's still super cool that they're doing that
03:31 because they're definitely saving the energy
03:32 of making a new product
03:34 and like all the like emissions
03:35 and everything related to that.
03:37 So if you like to be conscious of the environment
03:38 while purchasing clothes,
03:40 they got that on their end.
03:41 Anyways, let's start reviewing.
03:42 So first we have the Zinnia leggings.
03:45 I got these in the color C
03:46 because I just love this color.
03:47 These are a super high-waisted seamless legging,
03:50 made of that fabric.
03:51 Not gonna lie, the fabric like kinda smells a little weird.
03:53 It kinda smells like a new car smell,
03:56 but in leggings, which I haven't experienced very much.
03:58 It's a super thick knit fabric.
04:00 And honestly, since it is like a sustainable like fabric,
04:04 I was expecting it to be super, super stiff.
04:06 It actually has a good amount of stretch.
04:08 And I felt like really good wearing these.
04:10 I did do a gym test in these
04:11 that I'll insert in a little bit.
04:12 They have a thick ribbed seamless waistband
04:15 with their little logo embroidered into the fabric.
04:18 They also have this ribbed,
04:19 this kinda widow's peak booty contour detailing.
04:22 The rest of the fabric, as you can see,
04:24 is a classic knit material.
04:26 The fabric itself reminds me
04:27 of a Jed North seamless legging.
04:29 Maybe this might be a little stretchier
04:31 and like a Gymshark Energy seamless.
04:33 So it's not shiny, but it's also not like brushed.
04:35 So far, I've had no issues with any of the seams.
04:38 They're all holding up for me.
04:39 I did wear these on a pretty intense leg day.
04:41 I really tried to stretch as much as I could, you know.
04:44 And I did not have these ripping.
04:46 I know I've heard literally countless stories
04:48 of people telling me that their Tata leggings
04:51 have been ripping in the crotch.
04:52 Like maybe these are updated and the seams are better,
04:56 but I really, I really did not feel
04:58 like they were gonna rip for me.
04:59 I didn't.
05:00 Anyways, let's try these on and get into the details.
05:02 (upbeat music)
05:05 ♪ You were my best friend ♪
05:12 ♪ Didn't care about the rules ♪
05:13 ♪ Good on the weekends ♪
05:16 ♪ I'll be in fools drifting to deep space ♪
05:20 Okay, so here I am post gym.
05:23 If you're surprised that I don't have makeup on,
05:24 get over it.
05:25 So yeah, we had this little crease thing on the sports bra.
05:29 Not my favorite.
05:30 Also, I definitely feel like I have some boob sweat
05:32 going on in here and it's actually not showing it
05:35 on the sports bra.
05:36 So surprised by the sweat proofness and they didn't rip.
05:39 They're still in one piece.
05:41 Oh, I still have my socks on, I have unicorns.
05:43 I'm surprised.
05:44 I tested them on a bunch of different things
05:46 that should have definitely tested the seam strength
05:49 in the crotch and I really didn't feel like
05:51 they were gonna rip at all.
05:52 This top was surprisingly supportive.
05:54 And yeah, honestly, first impressions are pretty good.
05:56 Other than the fact that they're not the most breathable
05:59 thing in the whole world,
06:00 that I actually like them more than I expected.
06:02 As I was taking them off, I did notice that I had this
06:04 entire little extra seam around the crotch,
06:08 but it's not like any part of the seam coming off.
06:10 It's literally just extra.
06:11 So just wanted to mention that,
06:13 but still not having any holes.
06:15 So here are the leggings.
06:17 As you can see, the waistband is super high.
06:19 It goes like a solid one and a half inches
06:21 above my belly button.
06:23 I have noticed that a lot of the models and people wearing
06:26 it tend to roll it down like this,
06:28 which I mean, I guess it's cute.
06:31 I just prefer to wear my waistbands all the way up
06:34 and if you fold it over, you hide the logo as well.
06:37 So it is something to keep in mind.
06:39 You can definitely roll it down like a half an inch.
06:42 I don't know, I prefer to wear mine all the way up,
06:43 in which case it is a little bit high.
06:45 The waistband is a solid medium to high compression.
06:48 Definitely fits well.
06:49 I am in my normal size small here,
06:51 and I would definitely recommend going true to size.
06:54 Because this waistband is so high,
06:55 I just want to mention there really is no lower tummy
06:58 control because the waistband stops right about
07:01 at the lower tummy.
07:02 So if you are concerned about like lower tummy control,
07:04 I don't think these would offer a lot.
07:06 One of the strings did like kind of come loose
07:08 a little bit.
07:09 It's like this little elastic guy, very minor though.
07:12 And I feel like I can just cut it out,
07:13 but I do have a little gym clip of it.
07:15 I think just because the waistband is so tall,
07:18 it did get a little bit uncomfortable at times at the gym.
07:20 I felt like I was constantly like adjusting it
07:23 or just like kind of folds a lot.
07:24 So maybe folding it down would help.
07:26 I just wanted to mention it like did feel
07:29 a little bit weird at times.
07:30 Overall, it definitely has a very thick knit feel,
07:33 and it is the kind of fabric that's not going to collect
07:35 any lint.
07:36 It's also not going to pill at all.
07:37 It doesn't have any of that brush material,
07:40 but it's also not that shiny material.
07:42 And it's not so slick that it would slide down.
07:44 These did stay up very well.
07:45 They're a solid medium compression.
07:47 Kind of expected them to be high compression,
07:49 but because of like the amount of stretch,
07:51 they're pretty much a medium.
07:52 They are more of a 7/8 length on us taller ladies.
07:56 I am 5'9", so if you're shorter than that,
07:58 it might be a full length for you.
07:59 Last thing on the material,
08:01 they didn't feel like the most breathable.
08:03 I don't sweat like a ton at the gym.
08:04 I don't really do a lot of cardio,
08:06 and I don't mind it too much,
08:08 but it did kind of feel like it was making me sweat
08:10 a little bit.
08:11 Like they're definitely a heavy legging,
08:13 and I don't feel like they were like super breathable.
08:16 One random point, they do have this like line
08:19 down the leggings, and I don't know if this is intentional,
08:21 but it just kind of looks like
08:22 kind of a collection of the dye.
08:24 So I don't know if this is something
08:25 that happened in the dyeing process,
08:27 but I'm not really sure.
08:29 They also do show underwear a little bit.
08:31 I am wearing seamless underwear right now.
08:33 I tried to smooth it out as best I can,
08:35 but it's showing a teeny bit.
08:37 I honestly expected more single camel,
08:39 but I feel like these do a really good job
08:40 of like not gathering around the crotch too much,
08:42 which we all know I hate.
08:43 They do have a gusset crotch.
08:45 There's really no extra material anywhere.
08:47 I did notice that some people said
08:49 that they had some extra material around their ankles.
08:51 It's not like super tight against my ankles,
08:54 but it is also 7/8 on me.
08:56 So if this goes all the way down to the bottom of your foot,
08:58 you might have some extra space.
09:00 They're also pretty thick.
09:01 I'd say probably cellulite friendly.
09:03 I wouldn't say cellulite proof,
09:05 because I just don't think they would be,
09:06 but they're pretty thick.
09:07 I love a little Widow's Peak booty detailing.
09:09 Sometimes I don't like an under booty contour,
09:11 'cause I feel like it's like really trying
09:12 to draw attention.
09:13 So I like this.
09:14 And I would give these a medium to high on the booty scale.
09:17 I thought they would squish my butt down more,
09:18 but I think she's looking pretty good.
09:20 So yeah, I kind of thought I would hate these,
09:22 but I like them a lot more than I thought.
09:24 We'll see the final squat test score,
09:25 but yeah, they're pretty good.
09:27 (upbeat music)
09:40 Next we have the Solstra bra, which was $38.
09:43 I did translate all of like the British pounds to US dollars
09:47 'cause I had no idea what I was spending
09:49 when I was buying this actually.
09:50 I just kind of went to check out and it was like in pounds.
09:53 I'm like, I don't know how much this is,
09:55 but we got to do the review, so.
09:57 Okay, it wouldn't be fair if I didn't have Peach
09:59 say hi in this video.
10:00 Oh, you have a little nose.
10:03 What's on your nose?
10:04 She has some stuff on her.
10:04 This is a pretty full coverage bra.
10:06 I do have a larger chest,
10:07 so this is still more of a sports bra on me.
10:10 But if you do have a smaller chest, it's pretty long line,
10:13 so it might even be more of like a crop top.
10:15 It does have two spaghetti straps
10:17 and they kind of do this little crisscrossing in the back.
10:19 It does have removable cup pads,
10:21 which are not the best quality.
10:23 The fabric of the sports bra is the same as the leggings
10:25 and it does have a ribbed material,
10:28 kind of at the rib cage,
10:29 similar to the waistband of the leggings.
10:31 Okay, next we're onto the Solstra bra.
10:34 And I have to say, I saw this bra and I saw spaghetti straps
10:37 and I immediately was like, lights abort, no.
10:40 But I'll admit, I was wrong.
10:41 Grace also has a chest herself,
10:43 so I would think that she would make things
10:44 for girls with larger chests.
10:45 And I'm pretty impressed by the support of this bra.
10:48 The fabric is just so thick and has so much hold to it,
10:51 the same as the leggings,
10:52 that it actually does have a decent amount of support.
10:54 Really good coverage too.
10:55 It's totally covering all the cleavage
10:57 down to past my bra band line.
10:59 Really no side boob either
11:01 and it's actually pretty comfortable.
11:02 I did have someone tell me
11:03 that one of their straps ripped off,
11:05 but I did wear this to the gym
11:06 and I really have not noticed my straps
11:08 coming loose or anything.
11:09 In terms of support, yeah,
11:11 it's like medium/medium to high support.
11:13 I was really super impressed by the support of this bra.
11:15 It's also super cute and I love having a full set
11:18 and I don't love the zip ups,
11:19 so I'm glad that they do have the bra.
11:20 The back is super cute.
11:22 It has the double straps
11:24 and neither of the straps fell down on me at all,
11:26 even though these straps are straight up and down,
11:29 they're far enough into the bra that they don't fall down.
11:31 When you wear the leggings and the bra together,
11:34 they do cover most of your body
11:36 and I had a long torso, so if you're shorter,
11:38 this might actually cover your entire self.
11:42 My only thing is that, I don't know,
11:44 I really tried to cover them up,
11:46 but the cup pads are just so crinkly and so cheap.
11:50 I might even be better off without 'em.
11:53 I like having the cup pads in there
11:54 'cause I feel like they give a little more support,
11:56 but these are just pretty flimsy in terms of cup pads.
12:00 I don't know, this thickness of cup pads
12:02 doesn't work with this thickness of bra, so.
12:07 (upbeat music)
12:09 I also got the Zahara bra, which is the tank zip up top.
12:17 I wouldn't really call this a bra.
12:19 They call it a bra, but this is definitely a top for me.
12:22 Also, I haven't mentioned yet,
12:23 apparently you can plant their tags and grow a plant,
12:26 so maybe I'll try to do that.
12:28 Now, I'm not the person to test plants.
12:30 I only have fake plants in my house
12:32 because I don't trust myself to keep them alive.
12:34 See, Peach, she reminds me she has to be fed.
12:36 Plants, they just die and don't tell you anything.
12:39 So these tops are kind of a mock neck.
12:41 They do come up pretty high,
12:43 and they also zip down to the quarter zip.
12:45 They do have removable cup pads built into it,
12:48 so you could ideally wear it by itself.
12:50 I feel like I'd probably be wearing
12:52 a sports bra underneath this
12:53 just 'cause I don't really trust the support
12:55 of just a shirt type thing,
12:57 but we'll see when I try it on.
12:59 In the material all around this is just the knit material.
13:02 It doesn't have any areas of ribbing.
13:04 Okay, we have the Zahara crop.
13:06 So I like the idea of it.
13:08 I think that the little zip up neck is really cute.
13:11 It's just definitely not my favorite thing.
13:13 So I like that you can definitely zip it up completely.
13:16 Like, that's not my look,
13:18 but even if you zip it all the way down,
13:20 it's still not like you're exposed,
13:21 so it's never gonna zip off, which is good.
13:24 You can totally see the cup pads.
13:25 Again, I don't know if it's showing up on camera,
13:27 but it's totally showing up in the mirror.
13:28 If you're gonna have a $40 top,
13:30 please just invest in a little better cup pads.
13:32 I saw this happening to the models on the website,
13:35 and I was kind of wondering if it would happen to me too,
13:37 but this little bottom band,
13:38 I wish that they had the ribbed band
13:41 that the sports bra has at the bottom of this,
13:43 because it just kind of opens up, as you see,
13:45 and it's just kind of weird.
13:46 And this happens to all of the models,
13:48 I think even Grace herself.
13:50 And I just like, if it's gonna be super tight here,
13:52 which it is pretty tight on my chest here.
13:54 I'm wearing my normal sports bra size, which is small.
13:57 It should just be tight at the bottom.
13:58 It's also feeling just like a little bit tight
14:00 around this arm area.
14:01 It is a pretty thick fabric, so I'm not super surprised,
14:05 but it's not like the most comfortable.
14:06 Totally full coverage in the back.
14:08 If I were to wear this as a sports bra,
14:10 it actually does have good support.
14:11 I think that's just truly coming from the fact
14:14 that it's like swishing me down, which is fine.
14:16 I definitely prefer the sports bra to this.
14:18 I just think it was a little more functional and cute.
14:21 And I just, I don't like this little loose band.
14:23 (upbeat music)
14:26 Next we have the hostess shorts,
14:31 and these were $36, so pretty good deal.
14:34 I did size up to a medium in the shorts.
14:35 I tend to do this for most shorts,
14:37 usually 'cause I'm trying to avoid
14:38 the sausage leg happening here, which, spoiler alert.
14:42 These basically have the same exact construction
14:44 as the leggings.
14:45 It does have a ribbed seamless waistband.
14:47 It also has a little widow's peak booty contour.
14:49 The little logo here is in the back.
14:51 And they are a six inch inseam, which is pretty long.
14:55 That's honestly my preferred shorts length,
14:57 or else my thighs just kind of eat 'em up
14:58 and they end up around my crotch.
15:00 So we do prefer these six inch inseam.
15:03 But they are kind of like a mid biker short length.
15:05 So I have a problem with these shorts.
15:07 I sized up to a medium,
15:10 and they're still squishing my little thighs.
15:13 This brand is supposed to be super size inclusive,
15:17 and Grace herself has, you know,
15:19 she has normal size legs.
15:21 She has some quads, I see her.
15:23 But this is really squishing my thighs.
15:26 And we're not even at the thickest part of my thighs.
15:28 That's up here.
15:29 We're like at mid thigh,
15:31 where this shouldn't really happen anymore.
15:33 And I feel like, there's like a line on my leg now
15:36 from where this is.
15:37 And I've had them on for five minutes.
15:38 So this is a medium.
15:40 So the waistband is definitely a little big.
15:43 You can see it gaping.
15:44 So I would have to roll it down.
15:45 Rolled down it's okay.
15:46 There's like a little room around the crotch again,
15:48 'cause it's a medium.
15:49 If you roll it down again, you can't entirely see the logo.
15:52 They are a good length.
15:53 And if you have like twig thighs,
15:56 you probably can get away with it.
15:57 But they're just like really squishing my legs all around.
16:00 You can just see it go in at all angles.
16:03 So that's really not my favorite thing.
16:05 Still decently flattering on the booty
16:07 because of that little like booty contour.
16:09 They're essentially feeling
16:10 exactly the same as the leggings.
16:12 I actually kind of like the chai color.
16:14 It's actually making me look a little tanner than I am.
16:16 A little surprised,
16:17 'cause it's been a while since I've seen the light of day.
16:20 And it's a while since I've seen the fake tan.
16:23 The end of the shorts themselves
16:24 is even a thicker like ribbed material
16:26 than the actual waistband.
16:28 So I just wish there was a way
16:29 for them to make this a little looser.
16:30 (upbeat music)
16:33 Lastly, we have the AstroCrop, which is $45.
16:44 Just notice, this one is actually claiming to be a crop top
16:48 while the other zip up is claiming to be a bra.
16:51 Even though the only difference is really like the sleeves.
16:53 And this one does not have removable cup pads.
16:56 So it's a little interesting.
16:57 I feel like you'd put removable cup pads in both
16:59 if they have the same like bodice structure, but okay.
17:02 They do have long sleeves, the same zip up and mock neck.
17:05 And again, no removable cup pads.
17:07 So here's the AstroCrop.
17:09 I actually like it more than I thought.
17:11 It definitely is a crop top
17:13 as opposed to a bra like the Zahara bra.
17:16 The Zahara one was like definitely
17:17 like a double thickness here.
17:19 This is definitely a single thickness
17:20 and I'm not getting that same kind of support.
17:23 So I'm not wearing a bra right now.
17:24 But so I just kind of threw some cup pads in,
17:27 but this definitely isn't giving me the support
17:29 that the Zahara top was.
17:30 The sleeves are basically a full length on me.
17:33 They're like kind of go like right about to my wrist,
17:36 which is pretty good 'cause I'm pretty tall.
17:38 Again, we have the little looseness at the end.
17:41 I don't understand, just like make it tighter.
17:43 I do really like how it looks.
17:44 I think it's like really like chic and cool.
17:46 I just like, I would definitely not wear this to the gym.
17:48 The fabric, like I mentioned before,
17:50 is not like the most breathable.
17:51 It does have a lot of stretch to it.
17:53 And I would maybe wear it as like an actual shirt somewhere
17:56 like with some high-waisted jeans or something,
17:59 but I don't see it as a workout top myself.
18:02 (upbeat music)
18:04 So that's it for the video.
18:11 Overall, I still feel like Tala has like somewhere to go
18:14 before they reach what they really want it to be.
18:16 And I think definitely working on the shipping
18:17 would be nice 'cause three weeks was a long time.
18:20 I actually really liked the leggings.
18:22 I really thought that I was going to experience
18:24 some kind of crotch tightness or ripping.
18:26 I went to the gym, I tried my best.
18:27 I literally didn't have an issue with any of the seams.
18:30 So I wanna mention that that is something
18:32 people have dealt with,
18:33 but I didn't personally have that problem.
18:35 I actually was really impressed with the leggings.
18:36 I really liked them.
18:38 They are $50, but they're a good pair of seamless leggings.
18:40 Sports bra is cute too, cup pads, eh.
18:43 And this whole outfit wasn't my entire favorite
18:45 in the shorts, we're a definite no.
18:47 Let me know if you guys have tried Tala yourselves
18:49 in the comments down below.
18:50 If you liked this review,
18:51 please make sure to give it a thumbs up
18:52 and leave me a comment and let me know
18:54 what you want my next brutally honest review to be.
18:56 Thank you guys so much for watching
18:57 and I'll see you next time, bye.