Improved Lululemon Yoga Pants Return To Shelves After Complaints Forced Company To Introduce 15 Tests

Lululemon's Luon black yoga pants are returning to stores this month, after being pulled in March due to complaints from customers that the pants were too sheer. The company has announced they have introduced a new series of tests to ensure the pants are no longer see-through.

Lululemon says the improved pants have "more fabric across the bum so it's not stretched from the get-go."

The yoga pants now have to pass 15 tests and a "sheer-o-meter" developed by university scientists, which measures the amount of light that shines through the fabric of the pants while being stretched, MSN Money reports.

The original problem with the pants was the luon fabric, which was described as "moisture-wicking, four-way stretch, high Lycra content, cottony-soft," The LA Times reports. Unfortunately, once customers bought the pants, they realized that when practicing different yoga positions they found that the bottoms were see-through.

According to The LA Times, the make-up of the cloth hasn't changed for the pants that will be available in stores, but upgrades have been made to the testing process. The pattern for the yoga pants has also been "re-engineered" to minimize stretching.

AP reports that Wedbush analysts said its research has shown that "customers were pleased with the opacity" of the improved pants.

The pants don't come cheap. The yoga pants retail for about $98, MSN Money reports.

The pants accounted for 17% of the company's sales. A few weeks after the scandal that rocked the Lululemon company due to customer complaints, Chief Product Officer Sheree Waterson left her post. Lululemon also downgraded its predictions for its first fiscal quarter. The company warned investors that the issue "will have a significant impact on its financials."