Two studio leggings decisions get lumped together that really should not be: what your instructors wear on the floor every day, and what you sell to members in the retail case. A yoga or Pilates studio that treats those as the same purchase usually ends up either overspending on a member line that barely turns over, or underspending on instructor pieces that fall apart after a few months of daily teaching. Here is how to think about each one separately, and where they meet in the middle.
Instructors wearing the studio's piece in front of members every day are a walking advertisement, so consistency matters more than variety here. Most studios pick one or two colors, order them across the teaching staff, and reissue once or twice a year as the pieces wear. Since Bear Grips Pro Shops prints per piece with no minimum, reissuing a single instructor pair costs the same per unit as ordering the whole staff at once, so there is no bulk-order penalty for staggered replacement.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.Members buying off the retail rack want more choice than instructors do: more colors, and ideally all three cuts (Signature Seamless, High-Waist Pocket, High-Waist Capri) represented so a member can pick length and features. Retail pricing should build in real margin since this line, not the instructor uniform, is what funds the rest of the merch program. The seamless leggings pricing guide covers the margin math in detail.
| Factor | Instructor uniform | Member retail |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays | Studio, fully or partly subsidized | Member, at retail price |
| Color count | 1-2 consistent colors | 3-5+ for choice |
| Replacement pace | 1-2 times per year per instructor | As demand comes in, no restock needed |
| Goal | Consistent, professional front-of-room look | Revenue and margin |
Because there is no minimum order and no separate setup fee for a new design, a studio can run the instructor color line and the member retail assortment from the same Bear Grips Pro Shops account without any extra cost to keep them separate. Tag instructor-only colors as staff pieces in your own records, and let the rest of the assortment stay open to members.
Instructor colors and member retail assortment, printed per piece, no minimum, no extra setup fee.
Start FreeNot necessarily. Many studios keep one or two instructor-only colors distinct from the member retail assortment so the teaching staff has a recognizable look.
Most studios subsidize or fully cover instructor pieces since they function as a uniform and a walking advertisement, unlike member retail which is sold at a margin.
No. Each design or color prints per piece with no minimum, so running two separate lines from one shop does not add setup cost.
Most studios reissue once or twice a year given the wear from teaching multiple classes a week, though single-piece printing means a mid-cycle replacement for one instructor costs the same per unit as reordering the whole staff.
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