I am over the moon with the three items I was gifted in my mystery box! It was like Green Apple had viewed my previous purchases and choose what they gave me based on these details. When I added up how much I saved on these curated pieces, I was pleasantly surprised. The quality, feel, style, and sustainability of all three products made me very happy I went for it!
I've Nice been wearing this brand for years and love. The fabric but these run waaay smaller than the old styles. I'm having to return and size up. I prefer the old waist :( That's what I thought I was getting. Also, pretty high up above my bellybutton.
The Material is lovely. I have been wearing Green Apple for years.
I don’t like the addition of elastic in the waist band. I highly preferred the elastic free version. Will be looking for a new staple legging~ elastic free.
Have always loved these pants. Would love more colors, “ dusty” or “ antique “ and pockets!
I have bought these pants off and on for years and I just keep getting sadder and sadder each time I buy and don't think I'll buy again. The material is not quite the same as it used to be and there is a tight band at the top of the waist line that never used to be there that cuts into the stomach area. It used to be such a smooth top without a tight band. I used to love these pants, but unfortunately they are not the same product anymore.....
Hello Julia,
We do understand your review concerning the waistband elastic, and I'll address this in the email so you know why it exists.
First, the support fabric comes in two different knits, but they are the same in quality: bamboo Eco Air Tek and bamboo Eco Power Stretch. If anything has improved with technology with us it this is a particular blend of herbs to create these fabrics to benefit your health. Please remember they just need to be washed once with vinegar or a fabric softener to give them the bamboo softness. We airship some goods, and they seem to stiffen up a bit. We only make natural fabrics, so they are never exact, but they do not have dangerous metals or hormone disruptors, which is very important to all of us.
Let's move on to the elastic situation. Yes, we added this 3/8 elastic due to customers asking for waistband support due to the pants slipping. So that was a difficult decision to make for all of us. As a founder, I created the No Elastic waistband and wanted to keep it. We even set up an email style@greenappleactive.com to let customers tell us what they would prefer so we can move forward the best way possible during COVID-19. It ended up not one customer wanted to withhold the elastic waistband, but several needed it, so that is why it exists at all. Now, since we added it, we finally heard from enough customers to create some change. So we just brought in the Estelle without elastic and will bring in a new Lotus Flare and Sofia Legging without elastic. This should solve all the problems for everyone.
Thank you for the input, Julia. We do appreciate it immensely.
Healthy regards,
Cristofer Smith
Sheila
June 21, 2016
Personification of a bamboo plant is wonderfully uplifting! Encouragement does a soul good! Thank you for your positive comments! Can’t wait until Stefanie Powers line comes out!