Covid Brought My Sweatpants into Fashion, Now We Can’t Go Back

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I remember the first time I properly went out with my sweatpants on. I wasn’t wearing them to go running, or because I was just going to the store and it wasn’t worth changing, I was out. I went to a party at a friend’s, and didn’t come back till the early hours, all while lounging around in my loungewear, what a thrill. 

Let’s face it, sweatpants are in fashion now. Covid and remote work obviously played a major role in this. You might need a shirt for a video meeting, but no one’s looking at your pants, so you might as well be comfy. This went hand in hand with the fashion of the next generation. Like all generations, they wanted to look different to their parents, with a more relaxed style. So these days they all buy sweatpants, and think jeans are formal. Sorry son, but your dad’s copying this one. 

Why I’m not giving them up

Covid ended a while ago now, and we’ve all gone back to normal life. I’m back in the office five days a week, in a company that doesn’t yet consider sweatpants appropriate clothing for the office. But what’s the first thing I do when I get home? You betcha, the sweatpants go on. I can sit around in a shirt all evening, but my legs need relief the moment I walk in the door. Everything is so much more comfortable that way. 

Lower half of a man wearing sweatpants on a sofa

I now go shopping in them, and not just to the stores on my street. Nobody even looks at me funny anymore. I might go to the park, a friend’s house, even a bar, and you can be sure I won’t be the only person wearing them. 

This means I’ve had to start thinking about where to buy sweatpants. I still have some pride, so I can’t be wandering around the street in my 10-year-old pants, all covered in holes and paint. I’m also not, unlike my son, about to spend $100 just so I can have some awful logo all down the side, even if it is in fashion. 

For me, the best place to buy sweatpants is somewhere that sells decent quality pants, at a good price, that don’t make me look like too much of a slob. Throw in a nice range of colors and you can count on me coming back for more. 

Accept it, sweatpants are the future

As popular as they are, few places focus on sweatpants, so it’s not always easy to find the best place to buy them. It’s time everyone realized that this is one fashion that isn’t going away. 

It wasn’t that long ago that wearing jeans to work was unthinkable, and before you know it employers will buy sweatpants in bulk, and customize them for their staff. They look good, they feel great, and the Kardashians wear them. You can even wear them to exercise. Get used to it, they’re here to stay. 

 

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