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Korean Brand Stretch Your Story Launches Vital Collection Activewear

other · 2026-04-16

Stretch Your Story (SYS), a Korean performancewear label, has unveiled the Vital Collection, which showcases a vibrant red color across a range of products, including second-skin leggings, jackets, and items like the ButterMelt Layered Bra and 25" leggings. SYS aims to stand alongside other Korean fashion brands such as Gentle Monster and Ader Error, infusing K-beauty’s creativity and innovation into activewear. The brand has gained recognition through collaborations with fitness studios in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In late 2025, SYS organized a three-day event at WSA, reimagining it as a "Movement Lab" with fitness instructors from New York, embodying its Pulse State philosophy. SYS’s Innovation Lab creates specialized fabrics, including cooling ButterFlow, ribbed ButterEase, and soft ButterMelt, reflecting a Korean design philosophy that merges technical precision with tactile appeal.

Key facts

  • Stretch Your Story (SYS) launched the Vital Collection in spring 2026.
  • The collection features a fiery-red hue on leggings, jackets, and tops.
  • SYS partners with fitness studios in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
  • In late 2025, SYS held a three-day takeover at WSA as a 'Movement Lab'.
  • SYS's Innovation Lab creates fabrics: ButterFlow, ButterEase, ButterMelt.
  • SYS is compared to Korean brands Gentle Monster and Ader Error.
  • The brand's Pulse State philosophy focuses on movement for focus and self-connection.
  • SYS targets a health-conscious audience through organic wellness integration.

Entities

Institutions

  • Stretch Your Story (SYS)
  • Gentle Monster
  • Ader Error
  • WSA
  • CULTURED
  • SYS
  • Dezeen

Locations

  • New York
  • Miami
  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • South Korea
  • US

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