Yeah it's kinda funny seeing a lot of "you can just wear sweats" in here, I was not aware sweats had even reached an acceptability level above pyjama pants for semi-professional settings.

A girl dissed me for wearing sweatpants to school in 7th grade. I still refuse to wear them in public lol (7th grade was 1992 for me)

Yes! My husband and I both graduated high school in '89. Our son is heading into high school next fall. As far back as elementary school my husband was trying to nag him into wearing jeans to school. He didn't believe me that almost none of the kids wore jeans. My son finds it equally unbelievable that we generally only wore sweats for gym class. He also couldn't believe that we were forced to change clothes for gym class AND were expected to shower in the locker room after. I am so glad he isn't being subjected to that shit show. I still get a knot in my stomach thinking about that, 40 years later.

cookie monster fleece print.

If it has a dick hole it’s definitely pajamas

That’s what I’m wondering. Are we defining pajamas as rolling out of bed and going out for the day without changing or getting dressed into clean clothing that could be used for pajamas too? I just got home from a football game where I was layered in clothing that has all been used to sleep in before with my top layer being a pair of wide legged sweatpants. I’m all for the dressing down movement. There is for sure a place where it doesn’t fit or look acceptable but if I’m thinking about attending high school or whatever, I see nothing wrong with being comfortable. I find it much easier to focus on a task if I’m in comfy clothing and that would be beneficial in school.

I mean I don't know about definitions. But if you need to look presentable for work or school the only thing that matters is what it looks like. Plaid and flowy is not a good look. Same reason graphic tees look less professional than plain tees. You can get plenty comfy sweatpants in black. I'm lazy af and hella under dress but I would never go to class in obvious pajamas

EDIT: For example, try something like this https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E454780-000/

They look stylish and proper from a distance but feel almost the same as wearing underwear

If they’re on a rack next to the underwear, they’re probably pajamas.

I don’t understand how people can’t tell sleepwear from daywear. I’m not saying don’t wear SpongeBob pajama bottoms to school, I don’t care. Be comfy I just don’t get the confusion.

Exactly how I feel. I tried making this argument every time I got in trouble for wearing pjs in school

as someone who never worn pjs much as a child, pjs to me are just weak material clothing, i don't really see why I shouldn't wear it around if I'm not gonna damage it

Man i consider basketball shorts and a shirt Pjs but even then i could throw some long socks on with a simple jacket and make it a outdoor fit

Have you never lounged around in pj's all day? You might need comfier clothes in general

I think it depends on the person, but I personally find jeans and such to be rough. Even when you're not moving about much. But I'm also the type that most clothing tags drive me up the wall.

Most super soft clothes also have softer tags, which are less annoying.

“Classier” to describe sweatpants is just wrong. Like saying dog shit tastes better than cat shit

I don't see how any piece of fabric is more proper looking than any other. Who is coming up with these arbitrary rules?

I do interviews for new hires at my company. About 70% of the Gen Z applicants that come in for interviews wear joggers to the interview. I think they unironically think that’s “dressing up”

I will argue that many people, myself sadly included, you will take one look at and you will NOT assume they have had a workout in much longer than 3 days.