I’ve officially switched from aligns to aerie. Better quality, better fit, longer lasting, no pilling, doesn’t attract as much pet hair, etc. I’m sick of aligns terrible quality lately. More on reddit.com

My hugger ones aren't see through?? I got them in black though. Black is the way to go apparently More on reddit.com

I found the aerie offline leggings a lot thinner than the align leggings… the fabric is so thin it almost feels fragile if that makes sense More on reddit.com

I typically buy leggings from either Athleta, Lululemon, or CRZ, each with different purposes. For high compression, I prefer the Athleta Ultimate stash. I use these for running and biking. They run ~$100. They’re also about 30% cheaper than LuluLemon (LLL), which is a ridiculous $140ish for pockets. However, LLL has nicer colors, and I love their WunderTrains for medium compression. It’s a good mix of compression for weight lifting + flexibility for movement. LLL is famous for their Align, which is useful for yoga, but it’s really high maintenance and delicate. For yoga, CRZ is my favorite. It’s basically a LLL dupe, but thicker fabric (no panty lines) and I find it to be more flexible than LLL. It’s also ~$35, a huge difference. Also comes with pockets. I prefer these for casual wearing as well. All three options have crossover styles, but I don’t recall off the top of my head which are which. If you go with Athleta, their Transcend is most similar to LLL’s Align. Their Salutations are supposed to be similar to WTs, but I personally hate Salutations cuz they roll a lot on me. Athleta also recently got a new style of leggings, I think it’s called Inspire? Something with an “I” that I find to be more similar to WTs but it’s very compressive. I haven’t tried Athleta’s other leggings. Lmk if you have more questions! More on reddit.com