<p>(off topic)
Wow - that’s a string of misfortune! I don’t know - Fresno’s a center for a huge agricultural area so maybe fertilizers, pesticides, dust, lots of sun (skin cancer) had an impact on their health or maybe it was just coincidence.</p>
<p>My favorite labels are
Patagonia
Prana
Columbia
The North Face
Helly Hansen
Royal Robbins
REI
Covers most of the stuff in my closet- even my trail shoes are TNF. - & my snow boots ;)</p>
<p>If you follow that some forms of cancer are viral( and probably more connections than we currently know about)- then it may not be that big of a coincidence that it runs in families.</p>
<p>One friend had ALS- he & his wife adopted two kids- one who developed ALS.
talk about tough diseases.</p>
<p>But back to performance wear.
I would much rather wear some clothes that I can roll up- stick in my bag, rinse out in the bathroom- shake & wear the next day, than something that needs to be ironed & dry cleaned :p</p>
<p>I would like to see people doing activities in “normal clothes” – just a quirk of mine. Since when did it become necessary to wear special clothes for each activity? There is an older man who lives in my neighborhood who does his morning constitutional jog in street clothes, you know, trousers, rumpled blazer. Also, I live near the bike path where I often see people commuting on their bikes. It’s refreshing to see people riding in suit and tie. Allows me to pretend I live in Italy!</p>
<p>Mousegray, Now I feel so much better about mowing the lawn in my tuxedo.</p>
<p>I would like to see people doing activities in “normal clothes” – just a quirk of mine. Since when did it become necessary to wear special clothes for each activity?</p>
<p>I don’t have normal clothes except for jeans and tshirts- which are cotton & get wet & take a long time to dry- also bulky & can be binding in active work.</p>
<p>“Active wear” is often synthetic- with breathable/waterproof &/or fast drying qualities.
Features like gussets give more freedom of movement- tabs on shirts or pants make it easier for sleeves/legs to roll up or down when needed & velcro fasteners keep sand and sticks out.
I work in all weather- even pouring down rain & while wool * will* keep you somewhat warm when wet, it is heavy and takes a long time to dry- fleece and other synthetics are much more practical.</p>
<p>Exercising produces sweat- I wouldn’t want to work all day next to someone in stinky clothes- no matter what the Europeans do.
;)</p>
<p>EK4 and others—I think one of the big differences between the Pacific NW climate and other places is … well, it’s wet up here in the NW. I do not ever wear cotton for exercising–because, as the saying goes, “cotton kills.” If it’s 50 degrees out–which is the temperature around here most of the year–wet cotton will send you into hypothermia very quickly. So I wouldn’t exercise in “street clothes” because those clothes are not designed to deal with the problem of keeping you warm while wet, which exercise clothes are.</p>
<p>(I am looking out the window now; a few minutes ago I was getting ready to take my dogs for a good long walk–but the rain has gone from light mist to fairly heavy, and I’m thinking about other options.) (I was told years ago: don’t let the rain stop you, or else you’ll never do anything. Mostly I live by that, but sometimes it’s just too cold and wet to contemplate.)</p>
<p>(I was told years ago: don’t let the rain stop you, or else you’ll never do anything</p>
<p>Ain’t that the truth- & even on cloudy days- you might get to see the sun for 5min!</p>
<p>I’ve become a fan of performance clothes for working out. Part of it is that I fit in the stuff now, but it also does a better job of both keeing me warmer and cooler when I’m sweating. I walk and exercise hard. In the summer, I’m drenched. Winter is particularly challenging because I’ll go out for a walk with temps in the 30s and work up a sweat on the hills. That’s where the performance gear really shines. When it gets dark at 4 pm, the neon yellows and reflective fabrics are a real safety benefit.</p>
<p>Plus, Rachel Cosgrove has a theory that you want to visualize yourself as a fit person. I think there is something to that. Putting on a pair of running pants or a tech shirt to go workout helps with that visualization process.</p>
<p>I just wish that the XL in ‘work-out clothes’ was a little more XL. It’s hard enough as a pleasantly plump person to get motivated to lose weight – harder still when the largest size of regular women’s work-out clothes does not fit! I am above average, perhaps, a size 12, but it’s depressing to have to move to the 1-X size just because things are cut so close.</p>
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<p>We always say-- There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.</p>
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<p>Logo clothing is one of my pet peeves. When I wear gear with a brand name all over it, I’m providing them with a valuable service – advertising. Shouldn’t they pay me to wear it? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>About vulgar clothing and tees: I graduated high school in 1969. What a challenge we were for our elders who didn’t want all the usual graduation paraphernalia to say '69. We loved it!</p>
<p>The students I teach in college often have “juicy” emblazoned about all sorts of body parts, primarily rump. I always find it vulgar, even though I’m used to it now.</p>
<p>^^My college dorm room was 2-6-9. My roommate and I heard every kind of joke/innuendo about our room number.</p>
<p>I’ve told this story before so apologies to those of you who have heard it. A good friend of mine went to Pembroke (which became Brown our freshman year when she started-- I am dating myself here a bit.) Anyway, I digress. I went to visit her, and bought a college T shirt from the store. It said “BROWN” in Block letters in the upper left corner of the t-shirt. I was wearing it on my college campus one day when a friend read my shirt and yelled loudly “what color is the other one???” This is the same friend who, when I came out of the dining hall one afternoon tossing a pear up in the air, yelled “what a pair!”</p>
<p>And yes… he was/is a friend. In return, when we visited him and his family when we were doing a college tour about 7 yrs ago, I had a large photo of him framed as a gift. It was from my freshman/his sophomore year at school. (Some of you will recognize this story too). He had a college tshirt on with a button down man tailored shirt over it (open) the shirt covered up one letter at the beginning of the college name and 2 letters at the end. The remaining, visible letters spelled out A<em>S</em>S in big letters across his chest.</p>
<p>Novelisto: athletic clothing for women that fits those of us who really need it is one of my pet peeves. However: Lucy has some good stuff with an XL that is actually pretty XL–i.e. it is actually size 16-18 or so. Terry also makes good clothing in realistic sizing. Patagonia also has pretty good sizing. TitleNine.com also has so good stuff.</p>