Lululemon Wisely Replaces Its Co-Founder...with Another Man

Well that took long enough. Yogawear megabrand Lululemon finally realized that co-founder Chip Wilson, leading critic of “some women’s bodies“, was too big a liability to continue in the chairman role.

This morning the company announced that Wilson would be stepping down and that former CEO Christine Day, who announced her intentions to resign this summer, will be replaced by Laurent Potdevin. We didn’t want to say that this move was all about Wilson compounding the “revealing pants” scandal by inserting his foot firmly into his mouth, but screw it—we’ll just go ahead and say that.

The New York Times tells us that “sheerness complaints have continued, in addition to the new gripes about wear and tear”, but the company is hoping that the new chief will be able to nip that problem in its overexposed bud.

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