New York (CNN Business)When Chip Wilson went to his first yoga class in 1998 at the age of 42, he noticed that people looked uncomfortable sweating in baggy clothes.
“At that time, everyone wore their worst clothing to the gym,” the controversial Lululemon (LULU) founder told CNN Business’ Vanessa Yurkevich in an interview.
Wilson grew up in Canada and started Westbeach, a surf, skate, and snowboard clothing company. He had experience making clothing for functional activities, and saw an opportunity to move into yoga.
