Walmart touts activewear line with Michelle Smith and Stacey Griffith
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Fashion designer Michelle Smith and SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith are teaming up with Walmart on an activewear and swim line, the retailing giant announced on Friday.
The Love & Sports brand is available on the company's ecommerce site and is starting to roll out to 1,500 Walmart stores, the company said in a news release. The initial offerings feature 121 women's items, including running shorts, sweatshirts, sports bras and swimsuits, priced between $12 and $42.
Smith co-founded the Milly apparel brand and designed the dress worn by Michelle Obama in her Smithsonian portrait. Griffith, meantime, has a devoted following as an indoor cycling instructor. The couple met at a SoulCycle class.
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