Longer reads

Five pieces on what comes up most: sizing, washing fleece, choosing between wide leg and barrel leg, picking water shoes, and building a small lounge wardrobe that holds together.

Size guide

ATHMILE size guide: read the chart, not the selector

The brand puts a warning in capitals inside its own product bullets on listing after listing. This is what it means and how to act on it.

Fabric care

Washing fleece, knits and cheap cotton so they survive a year

Most of what goes wrong with an everyday sweatshirt happens in the dryer. Five habits that cost nothing and add a season.

Sweatpant cuts

Wide leg, barrel, flare or straight: picking a sweatpant cut

Four shapes run through this catalog and they behave differently on the body. What each one does, and who it works for.

Water shoes

Aqua socks: sizing down, sole thickness and where they give up

The water shoes are the oldest part of the footwear section and still the cheapest. The difference between the good and bad experience is mostly fit.

Lounge capsule

Nine pieces that make a lounge wardrobe hold together

A working set built from this catalog on a small budget, and the logic behind each slot.