who is lululemon athletica? Founded in Vancouver BC in 1998, the first lululemon shared its retail space with a yoga studio. We've been growing ever since, and our technical yoga clothes and apparel are now at over 100 stores across Canada, the U.S., Australia and Hong Kong. Read more about our history. about our products We make technical athletic apparel for yoga, running, dancing, and most other sweaty pursuits. Want to learn more about our products? Check out our fabric info, sizes and fittings, and our colour palette. Or, go shopping now for women or for men. about our stores All lululemon locations have strong ties to our local communities. We host in-store events ranging from self-defense to goal-setting workshops to free yoga classes led by our community ambassadors. If you'd like to know which items your local store receives each week, find your local store now and sign up for their weekly product notification.