18 Workout Brands Like NVGTN for Stylish Gym Wear
Six pairs of leggings in the drawer and not one you'd wear on a run. That's what happens when a whole activewear collection comes from a single label built around one silhouette. NVGTN does the body-skimming knit set better than most, with fitness leggings at $48 to $55, sports bras at $26 to $36 and shorts at $30 to $40 (USD). What it doesn't do is cold-weather layers, running kit or anything you'd wear to a barre class.
These 18 workout brands like NVGTN fill the gaps. We checked every price on the brand's own store this week and flagged the currency each time, because four of these picks sell in Australian dollars or pounds.
Quick comparison: here's the whole list, what it costs and who it suits.
| Brand | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Alo Yoga | $108 to $144 USD on leggings | Gym clothes you'd wear to dinner |
| Gymshark | $38 to $70 USD on women's leggings | The closest match on cut and price |
| Alphalete | Mid-range | Lifters who buy by drop |
| Lululemon | Premium | Kit you'll still wear in five years |
| Fabletics | Budget | Filling a drawer in one order |
| Myprotein | $34 to $52 USD on MP women's leggings | The cheapest way in |
| Outdoor Voices | $88 to $118 USD on leggings | Tennis dresses and walking kit |
| KORAL | $119 to $169 AUD on leggings | Shine finishes and blackout knit |
| P.E Nation | $59 to $99 AUD on tops | Colour-blocked kit with a logo |
| Sweaty Betty | $118 to $148 USD on leggings | Prints and pocket-heavy running tights |
| Varley | $62 to $128 USD on leggings | Muted colours, no visible branding |
| Beyond Yoga | $94 to $118 USD on leggings | Soft knit and inclusive sizing |
| Nagnata | $245 to $255 AUD on leggings | Wool knitwear you train in |
| TALA | £52 to £64 on leggings | Recycled fabric at a mid price |
| Girlfriend Collective | $88 to $128 USD on leggings | Sizing from XXS to 6XL |
| Puma | $50 to $85 USD on women's leggings | Shoes and clothes in one order |
| Oner Active | $60 USD list on leggings | Sculpting knit at a lower price |
| Set Active | $76 to $82 USD on leggings | Matching sets in unusual colours |
Alo Yoga
Alo Yoga is a Beverly Hills activewear label whose women's leggings run $108 to $144 USD, roughly double what NVGTN charges. The Airlift High-Waist Sleek Legging ($138) and the 7/8 High-Waist Airbrush Legging ($118) are the two styles you'll recognise from every studio in Los Angeles.
Where NVGTN keeps its range tight, Alo sells the whole outfit around it: sweats, jackets, sneakers, bags. The knit is smoother and heavier than a budget set, and the colour palette stays in stone, sand and black rather than the brights NVGTN drops each season.
Alo also runs a fitness-class subscription under the Alo Moves name. It's video, not clothing, so the wardrobe you'd buy from Alo all sits on the main store.
Gymshark
Gymshark prices women's leggings from $38 to $70 USD, which puts it within a few dollars of NVGTN on most styles. The Training Leggings 2.0 sit at $38 and the Soft Sculpt Leggings at $60, with the Lift range topping out at $64.
This is the closest match on the list if you like the NVGTN fit but want a bigger catalogue behind it. Gymshark cuts for men and women, stocks sizes XS to XXL across most lines, and runs a training-focused range alongside the gym-to-street pieces.
The trade-off is ubiquity. You'll see the logo on four people in any commercial gym, which is exactly why some shoppers went looking for NVGTN in the first place. We compare the two ranges in our activewear brands like Gymshark guide.
Alphalete
Alphalete sells close-cut training kit from Houston, trading at alphaleteathletics.com rather than the shorter domain you might guess. The store blocks automated visitors, so we've left the figures out rather than print a number we couldn't check. On price it sits mid-range, between Gymshark and Alo Yoga.
Alphalete releases in dated drops instead of holding a standing catalogue, so a colour you like can vanish for a season. The women's Amplify range is the one people queue for, cut in a compressive knit closer to NVGTN's than to a soft yoga legging.
If drop culture appeals, our gym brands like Alphalete round-up goes deeper on the labels that sell the same way.
Lululemon
Lululemon sits at the premium end of this list, and its site refuses scripted price checks, so we haven't quoted figures. Align and Wunder Train are the two fabrics worth knowing: Align for yoga and low-impact work, Wunder Train for anything with sweat in it.
The reason to pay Lululemon money over NVGTN money is longevity. Align leggings hold their shape past the point where cheaper knits go slack at the knee, and the brand repairs and resells through its Like New programme.
Sizing runs 0 to 20 in most core styles, and stores will hem trousers free, which no direct-to-consumer brand on this list offers.
Fabletics
Fabletics is the budget option here, and like Lululemon it blocks automated price checks, so we've kept the tier in words. It's the brand people buy from when a drawer needs filling in one order rather than one piece at a time.
The catalogue leans bright: printed leggings, matching two-piece sets, colours NVGTN tends to save for a limited run. Sizing goes to 4X on most core styles.
One thing to read before you order. Fabletics sells through a membership as well as at one-off prices, and the headline figures you see advertised are usually the member rate. Check which price you're agreeing to at checkout.
Myprotein
Myprotein is the cheapest way onto this list. Its in-house MP women's line prices leggings from $34 to $52 USD and sports bras from $21 to $42 on the US site, undercutting NVGTN by a clear margin.
The supplements business is what pays the bills, so the clothing gets less attention than it does at a dedicated activewear label. What you get is a plain, functional set: the MP Women's Training Legging at $34 and the Tempo High Waisted Leggings at $46, in black, grey and a handful of seasonal colours.
Buy here if you want three sets for the price of one from anywhere else on this page and don't mind that no one will ask where they're from.
Outdoor Voices
Outdoor Voices prices leggings from $88 to $118 USD, and the store carries 573 products with stock in most of them. The TechSweat Core 7/8 Legging ($118) is the workout piece, and the Puddle Legging ($88) is the one for walking the dog.
The Exercise Dress is what the brand is known for, and it's a different proposition from an NVGTN set: built-in shorts, a scoop back, and the kind of thing you can wear to lunch after a court session without changing.
Markdowns run deep here, with roughly a fifth of the catalogue at full price at any time. Worth checking the sale pages before you pay list.
KORAL
KORAL makes the shiniest kit on this list. Its Blackout knit has a matte finish that photographs like leather, and the Lustrous range does the opposite with a wet-look sheen. Leggings run $119 to $169 AUD.
The Australian store is the one that works reliably for us: the Emblem Blackout High Rise Legging is $169 AUD and the Aden Blackout High Rise Legging $145 AUD. We added a variant to the cart and read it back to confirm the store is taking orders.
Against NVGTN's matte knit sets, KORAL is the option for anyone who wants the gym outfit to read as a going-out outfit. Prices are in Australian dollars, so budget for the conversion and the shipping if you're ordering from elsewhere.
P.E Nation
P.E Nation is an Australian label that treats activewear like sportswear from a 1990s team kit, all colour-blocking, oversized logos and racing stripes. Tops run $59 to $99 AUD, with the Activate Dress at $159 AUD.
The store prices in Australian dollars by default and offers USD, GBP, NZD and EUR at the switcher, so check the currency before you total up a basket. Free shipping starts at $150.
This is the loudest brand here. Where NVGTN goes body-skimming and quiet, P.E Nation goes graphic, and the pieces work better as street clothes than as anything you'd wear under a barbell.
Sweaty Betty
Sweaty Betty is a London brand whose Power leggings are the reason most people find it. The Power Workout Leggings are $134 USD, the cropped version $118, and the Runner's High Power 7/8 $138.
Two things set it apart from NVGTN. The prints are proper prints, painted florals and abstracts rather than colourways, and the running tights carry real pockets that hold a phone through a 10k without bouncing.
The US store lists 179 leggings alone, which is more depth in one category than NVGTN carries across its whole fitness range. Prices show in USD on the American site and pounds on the British one.
Varley
Varley sells the quietest kit on this page. Leggings run $62 to $128 USD, with the Move High Rise Legging 25 at $98 and the FreeSoft High Rise Legging 27 at $88, and the branding is a small tab you'd miss across a room.
The range stretches well past gym clothes into knitwear, tennis skirts and sweat sets, so a Varley order tends to be an outfit rather than a workout piece. Colours stay in oat, sage and washed navy.
Buy here if the NVGTN look is right but the logo isn't. Varley reads as normal clothes in a way that a body-conscious knit set doesn't.
Beyond Yoga
Beyond Yoga makes its Spacedye fabric in-house and builds most of the range around it. Leggings run $94 to $118 USD, with the Spacedye Pedal Pusher High Waisted Legging at $94 and the glowzone High Waisted Midi Legging at $108.
Spacedye is a brushed, heathered knit that feels closer to loungewear than to compression. That makes it a poor choice for a heavy conditioning session and an excellent one for yoga, pilates or a long flight.
Sizing runs XXS to 4X across the core styles, which is broader than NVGTN offers, and the fit is cut for comfort rather than for holding you in.
Nagnata
Nagnata is a Byron Bay label that knits activewear from wool. The Classic Wool Rib Legging is $245 AUD and the Allegro Wool Legging $255 AUD, which makes it the most expensive brand on this list by a wide margin.
The pieces are knitted rather than cut and sewn, in organic cotton and merino, with the stripe patterns that turn up on every Australian yoga studio's Instagram. Prices are in Australian dollars.
Nothing here competes with NVGTN on price or on gym performance. It competes on how the clothes look off the mat, and a wool rib legging does that job in a way a synthetic knit can't.
TALA
TALA is a London brand that prices leggings at £52 to £64, with the DayFlex Wrap High Waisted Legging at £59 and hoodies at £59. The store trades in pounds, so add conversion and duty if you're ordering from the US.
The pitch is recycled fabric at a mid price, and the DayFlex and Sculpt ranges are cut close in the way NVGTN's are. Sizing runs XS to XXL across most styles.
TALA is the closest thing on this list to NVGTN's price and fit for a British shopper avoiding international shipping from Florida.
Girlfriend Collective
Girlfriend Collective runs the widest size range here, XXS to 6XL, and prices leggings from $88 to $128 USD. The Black Compressive High-Rise Legging is $108 and the Compressive Pocket Legging $118.
The Compressive fabric is made from recycled polyester, and the brand publishes where it's produced. Colours arrive as full collections rather than one-off drops, so a legging and a bra bought months apart still match.
Compared with NVGTN, the cut is less about sculpting and more about holding still. The high-rise waistband sits above the navel and stays there through a squat session, which is the single most common complaint about cheaper knit leggings.
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Puma
Puma prices women's leggings from $50 to $85 USD, including the Train All Day Essentials High-Waisted 7/8 Training Leggings and the Her High-Waist Leggings. It's the only brand on this page that sells you the shoes in the same order.
The training range is built around dryCELL fabric and cut looser than an NVGTN set, which suits running and classes better than it suits a photo. Sizing runs XS to XXL, with a plus range on selected styles.
Buy here when the workout involves impact. A body-skimming knit set is the wrong tool for a 10k, and Puma's tights and shoes are designed as one system.
Oner Active
Oner Active was founded by trainer Krissy Cela and cuts the closest thing to an NVGTN set on this list. Leggings list at $60 USD, and the store was running them at $36 to $48 the week we checked, which puts it below NVGTN once a discount is on.
The EffortlessLift and UnifiedMove fabrics do the sculpting work, and the flared and straight-leg cuts have taken over from the classic ankle legging across the catalogue. The store carries 3,450 products.
Worth knowing: Oner runs separate stores by region, and the rest-of-world site ships to a limited country list. Check yours resolves before you build a basket.
Set Active
Set Active is a Los Angeles label that sells matching two-pieces in colours no other brand on this page uses, Popcorn, Toucan, Reef and Popsicle among them. Leggings run $76 to $82 USD.
The fabrics carry names rather than numbers: LUXFORM for the compressive styles, FORMCLOUD for the soft ones, AERALINE for the lightest. The LUXFORM Lux High-Rise Leggings are $80 and the FORMCLOUD Cloud Control Leggings $76.
Set Active is what you buy when the NVGTN set worked but you want the colour to be the point. Everything is sold to match, so an order arrives as an outfit rather than as parts.
Where Your First $100 Should Go
Start with the thing you do most. If that's lifting, Gymshark and Oner Active both cut compressive knit at NVGTN money, and Alphalete sits a tier above. If it's running, put the money into Sweaty Betty's Power tights or Puma's training range instead, because a knit set has no pockets and no reflectivity.
For yoga and pilates, Beyond Yoga's Spacedye and Alo Yoga's Airlift are the two fabrics worth the premium. For everything else, Girlfriend Collective's size range and published factory list make it the safest first order on this page.
Four of these brands price outside US dollars, so check the currency at checkout: KORAL, P.E Nation and Nagnata sell in Australian dollars, TALA in pounds. If none of these land, our brands like Ryderwear and gym brands like YoungLA lists cover the gym-to-street end in more depth.
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Written by
Spencer Lanoue
