LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Ahead of International Day of Yoga (21st June), yoga teacher Helen Russell-Clark, prepares to celebrate the return of lululemon's Sweatlife Festival at London's Tobacco Dock on June 20, 2019 in London, England. Now in it's 4th year the festival will see 6000 people come together this Saturday and Sunday to take part in over 250 classes. See lululemon.co.uk/sweatflife. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Lululemon Sweatlife Festival )
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Ahead of International Day of Yoga (21st June), yoga teacher Helen Russell-Clark, prepares to celebrate the return of lululemon's Sweatlife Festival at London's Tobacco Dock on June 20, 2019 in London, England. Now in it's 4th year the festival will see 6000 people come together this Saturday and Sunday to take part in over 250 classes. See lululemon.co.uk/sweatflife. (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Lululemon Sweatlife Festival )

今年Lululemon股價累積上漲58%,最新市值達到643億美元,創下歷史新高!其中光北美銷售額就大漲12%,是在北美通膨無阻買氣中唯一開紅的數字!雖然銷售數字好看,但Lululemon品牌創辦人Chip Wilson似乎又說錯話了?他在接受《福布斯》採訪時表示,並不希望「每個人」都穿上Lululemon的緊身褲。「Lululemon試圖讓品牌成為每個人的日常,但你必須清楚表示有些顧客是不適合的。」而這番言論受到大力攻擊,認為究竟是哪些人「不適合」穿緊身褲?

近幾年「Body Positivity」的觀念在歐美慢慢主流化,所有的品牌都在提倡多元,包含了美國內衣品牌Victoria Secrets(維多莉亞的秘密)的興與衰,紮根於多元審美的Rihanna內衣品牌Savage X Fenty,Kim Kardashian 塑身衣品牌SKIMS等等,但走紅於黄油般柔軟的無縫運動緊身褲的Lululemon來說,似乎是在反其道而行?一段創辦人Chip Wilson採訪言論將品牌推上了輿論風波,他認為Lululemon廣告中的人看起來「很不健康」、「病態」且不鼓舞人心,對於品牌致力展現「多樣性和包容性」表示厭惡,並在採訪中說道:「我認為品牌並不需要迎合每個人,你必須清楚表示有些顧客是不適合的。」而這其實並不是Chip Wilson第一次發表讓他陷入麻煩的言論。

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BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 08:  Chip Wilson, Shannon Wilson and JJ Wilson attend the Kit and Ace launch party on Newbury Street in Boston on October 8, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Kit and Ace)
Above 最左為Lululemon創辦人之一Chip Wilson。(Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Kit and Ace)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 08:  Chip Wilson, Shannon Wilson and JJ Wilson attend the Kit and Ace launch party on Newbury Street in Boston on October 8, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Kit and Ace)

Chip Wilson 1998年創立品牌,在2013年對公司未來發展方向的看法、對管理層決策的意見分歧,2015年因公開指責部分女性消費者而引起了軒然大波,他在採訪時坦率地說(現已刪除):「有些女性的身材實際上並不適合瑜伽褲。這更多與瑜伽褲和大腿的摩擦與壓力和使用次數有關。」意指當時瑜伽褲被抨擊太過薄透,但其實是與消費著的肥胖有關。此言論一出使批評聲浪不斷,Chip Wilson也在2015年辭去了Lululemon Athletica董事會的成員職位。即便已退出董事會近10年,但仍持有 Lululemon 最大個人股東 8% 的股份,這使他的身價估計為 70 億美元。

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SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 21:  Lululemon founder Chip Wilson speaks during WE Day at KeyArena on April 21, 2017 in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images)
Above Lululemon創辦人之一Chip Wilson。(Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 21:  Lululemon founder Chip Wilson speaks during WE Day at KeyArena on April 21, 2017 in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images)

過去幾年Chip Wilson專注於其他業務項目和慈善事業上,但仍然不斷地在訪談中提及品牌,即便品牌一直試圖與他保持距離,但他的言論仍然嚴重影響品牌聲譽。網友更是發表評論「是販售健康還是製造焦慮?」、「他多年來一直在說這句話!」、「我討厭我 12 歲的孩子不能沒有這個品牌。」等,不過諷刺的是,即便發生了這麼多事情,Lululemon的收入仍翻了一倍,從 40 億美元增加到超過 80 億美元,股價累積上漲58%,最新市值達到643億美元,創下歷史新高!

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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 07: Anna Schürrle wearing Vogue sweater, Balenciaga Triple S, Acne Studios hat, Lululemon leggings, Sunday somewhere sunglasses and Barbara Bui coat on January 07, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 07: Anna Schürrle wearing Vogue sweater, Balenciaga Triple S, Acne Studios hat, Lululemon leggings, Sunday somewhere sunglasses and Barbara Bui coat on January 07, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)

近日,Lululemon公司發言人明確表示,創辦人Chip Wilson已經不再代表公司發言,自2015年從董事會辭職以來就沒有再參與公司事務,現在的公司已經完全不同了。接著說明:「我們致力創造和培育一個包容、多元化和熱情的環境。」

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