Is wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts appropriate and suitable on campus?

[collegealum314]

MIT is no bastion of fashion, but even we wore jeans at least. I think the typical clothes worn by a college student is a T-shirt and jeans or a sweatshirt and jeans, with the top emblazened with the insignia of the university.

It seems like walking around in sweat pants AND a sweat shirt is kind of sloppy.

Still, it's amusing to me how bent out of shape people are getting on this thread.

[Shrinkrap]

"I live in fear of and yet secretly hope for the day when I get called to a meeting and am surprised by a group of my best friends, family members and colleagues gathered together to watch video footage showing my schlumpy behind in scruffy "yoga" pants as I'm silently waiting in line at Whole Foods. "

I've thought that too, although we have no yoga pants or Wholefoods where I live,(although I bought some after reading this thread. Yoga pants, not Wholefoods). My husband loves that show, and I wouldn't mind having them get me a new wardrobe (as long as I don't have to shop), but I often wonder at the practicality of throwing away most of your old clothes, and then replacing them with maybe 10 items that cost hundreds of dollars each. It seems I would soon relapse.

[absweetmarie]

^^^Oh, no. No relapses. I'm sure all those made-over people continue to wear properly fitted jackets that keep "the girls" in the right place.

[Bay]

I have an outfit involving sweatpants that I think looks great for every day wear, and I learned it from observing it on a friend. Black spandex-type sweatpants (not tight, but not baggy, I think of them as "low profile"), a longer length polo shirt in an interesting color, untucked to cover my most unflattering features, and plain black flats. These are not expensive pieces, you can find all of these items at a place like Target.

I'm not saying everyone should wear this outfit. I'm just saying it is not that difficult to find things that look good, are easy to pull on, and are not expensive.

[soccerguy315]

I also come down on the no chit chat side... I think this probably has to do with personality types (ref: MBTI, DiSC, etc)

[MizzBee]

That show should win an emmy for teaching women to buy properly fitting bras. Nothing makes a women look older and heavier than the wrong undergarments.