Ack! We’ve been so remiss on the internets of late. Beaucoup apologies to our wonderful readers. Somehow, every year, I forget how insane the holidays are: local events, shopping for the perfect presents, concerts, a house museum to decorate, baked goods to make (and eat and eat and eat), family and friends to visit. We love it all, but it means our blogging, emailing and commenting get left out in the cold.
Well here’s a lovely little warm up: a cozy pair of sweat pants! Yes, indeedy. The girl who wouldn’t even wear sweat pants when required in middle school gym class, is now wearing them to work! See Exhibit A below:
Can you tell how much I love this Nasty Gal shoulder-padded blazer? I’m hardly ever without it. And what better why to dress up sweats, but with structured shoulders and a neutral/minimalist (okay, nonexistent) palette?
So the sweatpants kinda sorta look more like leggings, ’tis true. And many of you reminded me that wearing leggings to work is pretty much like wearing sweats. So no ground-breaking fashion moments here. But I really do love when fashion and comfort collide – not so much in footwear (begone, crocs and uggs!). If my waist band can expand whilst I eat more Christmas chocolate and gingerbread, and I can maintain a certain level of superficial chic-ness, well, I’m all for it!
Here’s how some svelte models (of the non-waist-expanding-variety) donned their sweats on the runway (click image for photo credit).
Below, Chloe creative director Hannah MacGibbon makes sweatpants look so good, you’ll burn your Juicy Couture track suit. Heck, she’s even wearing a sweatshirt- on her runway! A sweatshirt and sweatpants combo to work? That’s the next step.
Cath and I are out of town this weekend, but we promise to respond to all of your wonderful comments and emails – they truly make our day/week/month/year!
Also, stay tuned for an upcoming post on some lovely things the boys over at Epidemik Coalition sent us. Thanks for the early xmas presents, guys!
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24 Responses to “Sweatpants at Work”
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EmilyKennedy Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 8:41 pmOh good! You’re not dead!
How sartorially brave you are. Possibly crazy, but brave nonetheless. There we have it: sweatpants at work are the mark of our good man Don Quixote!
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Sally Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 9:55 amIf I looked as good in my sweats as you do in yours, I’d wear ‘em to work, too!
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Linda Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 10:44 amAs long as you aren’t tucking these things into uggs, I’m all for it!
LOVE!
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Windsor Grace Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:12 pmI don’t think I will ever be comfortable wearing sweatpants out of the house. Much less to work.
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Snapshot Fashion Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:36 pmnow i dont know that i could pull off this look…but you do it effortlessly! so fab.
i hope you girls have a fantastic weekend!
a quick sidenote…my husband always sings this stupid song he made up about people wearing sweatpants in public everytime he spots one
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ediot Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pmi like the look. its basic and cool and comfy. its great to make fashion more wearable and versatile.
and on guys- i find the sexiest thing they could wear is trackies..
WANT that blazer bad.! have a smashing weekend girls! xxxx[Reply]
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ediot Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pmi like the look. its basic and cool and comfy. its great to make fashion more wearable and versatile.
and on guys- i find the sexiest thing they could wear is sweatpants..
WANT that blazer bad.! have a smashing weekend girls! xxxx[Reply]
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ediot Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 1:01 pmwell well.. i dont know if its called trackies or sweatpants.. but i think its kinda the same right. youre welcome to delete one of those.. not meant to post both.. xxx
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lisa Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pmYou’ve styled your sweats so well here! They usually have schlumpy connotations in my mind, but you’ve made them look polished.
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Ace Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 3:47 pmOoooh, I don’t know if I could pull that off. Leggings have pretty much become my sweatpants. Yesterday to work I wore leggings, a long sleeved tshirt dress and (shhhhh) uggs! But don’t judge, I’ve got a cold!!
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hanako66 Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 6:43 pmyou totally make it work!
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Sharon Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 9:44 pmWow Lar, you make sweats look so chic! I love it!! Hope you have a lovely weekend… oh I have a giveaway on my blog.. check it out when you get a chance! Take care sweetie.
Love & Aloha!!
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Melissa~ Says:
December 12th, 2009 at 9:28 amamazing!
You make them rock![Reply]
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Wrecked Stellar Says:
December 12th, 2009 at 1:59 pmyesss, love the sweatpants tucked into boots look! hope you ladies are having a great weekend! xo, mel
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WendyB Says:
December 12th, 2009 at 6:33 pmYou’re definitely working the sweat pants…and totally avoiding that Juicy tracksuit look.
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Faith Says:
December 12th, 2009 at 11:43 pmIF ONLY I looked this good in sweatpants… instead they’re more like fat-pants on me… thus the reason why I don’t own any.
~Faith
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this wheel's on fire Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 4:22 amlooking cute!
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Winnie Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 1:05 pmIf only I looked as awesome in sweats (or jogging/trackie bottoms as we call them in the UK) as you. I love Nastygal and I am always perusing the website…in fact I just bought the cashmere petal cape and hope it arrives before xmas
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liv Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 9:10 pmi love those sweats tucked into boots – very cut. yes wearing leggings to work is kinda like wearing sweats and I’m so lucky I get to wear that to work. i have a really nice pair of slim cropped sweats in a burgundy colour from marc by marc jacobs, and I’mwondering if i could also pull them off to work…
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fashion tidbits Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 11:40 pmgosh you have no idea how much Hannah MacGibbon’s outfit made my jaw drop. i usually hate sweats worn outside of the gym/exercising
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koko Says:
December 14th, 2009 at 2:08 amSweatpants for work? That’s amazing – well only you could pull them off ! Lululemons are super comfy and those could probably be worn to work too ….
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issa Says:
December 14th, 2009 at 10:27 amcomfy AND chic??! of course.. i LOVE it.
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Couture Cookie Says:
December 14th, 2009 at 11:08 amSweatpants in public…. ewwww. Only OK when you’re headed to the gym or the dance studio! For about six months, when I thought I was sick of showbusiness and wanted a regular job ( I was WRONG! lol) I worked at a PR firm, where sweatpants were actually allowed in the office… since we did 13 hour days in there, we were all in Juicy Couture Monday through Friday, and only changed if a client was visiting. Yikes!!
You look great as always, though… this look is clearly not for me!
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ediot Says:
December 14th, 2009 at 1:44 pmmissssssss you! i love nastygal vintage. saw that the blazer was from there.. wanna shop til i drop when the sale is up..
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