Exclusive | Dont sleep on Dicks Sporting Goods: Im still raving about my latest athleisure haul

I went to the mall for a casual brunch hang and accidentally left wanting to become a runner.It started innocently enough: a lazy weekend morning, a table full of iced coffees and eggs Benedict and a conversation that drifted into how we hadn’t wandered a mall in years. So, we picked our local mall, parking in front of a newly renovated Dick’s Sporting Goods, and I remember thinking, vaguely, that it looked…different.Brighter, sleeker, almost like the kind of place you’d expect to see curated on your Instagram feed.

Once inside, I did not want to leave.Truth be told, I had filed Dick’s Sporting Goods away as a functional stop: a place for last-minute sneakers, maybe a sports bra in a pinch, definitely not somewhere I’d browse for fun.But within minutes, I found myself touching fabrics, holding up matching sets and mentally rebuilding my entire wardrobe.

It bridged the gap between athletic wear and athleisure sense — and I loved pretty much everything.That’s largely thanks to DSG, the retailer’s exclusive in-house label, which feels designed to meet you wherever you are on the spectrum of activity.“DSG is Dick’s Sporting Goods’ exclusive, full-family apparel and gear brand, designed to deliver high-quality, performance-driven products at accessible, growth-spurt-friendly prices,” Alexsandra Camardo-Webb, senior brand manager of Dick’s Sporting Goods, exclusively shared with the New York Post.

“Built for every member of the family, DSG makes it easy to gear up for an active lifestyle – helping families to embrace their best ‘sporthood’ moments, on and off the field.”What struck me most was how stylishly functional everything felt.I picked up a pair of running shorts that were somehow both structured and soft, the kind you could imagine wearing for a workout but also for a coffee run.

I will admit, I have been living a more active lifestyle and I credit Dick’s Sporting Goods in large part.Its pieces are comfortable, flatter...