The Shame of Sweatpants (Lounge Clothes Thread)

Yo, TFP.

The Shame of Sweatpants
The Official TFP Lounge Clothes Thread​

So, I was wandering around my new house this evening, clad only in my typical all-purpose crotch-level cover garment (military short-shorts) when I got to thinking about how I'm mostly naked the majority of the time I'm at home because it's just so much more comfortable for me. Clothing is for... outside. I literally never wear shoes indoors. I also never wear socks indoors because I don't like sliding around on shit (wool socks + certain types of floors = cartoon-style falls) and I feel like it wears 'em out prematurely. If I'm wearing pants, they're usually something ugly and baggy like old summer weight military fatigue trousers (ridiculously comfy for some reason) or the sweatpants I reserve for wearing to the gym when there is snow on the ground. If I'm wearing a shirt at all, it's typically one of the shirts I've placed on house quarantine due to it being worn out (ripped armpits, random holes) or tackier than the already largely questionable stuff I consider acceptable (cue my tuxedo t-shirt). Company logo shirts.

My current girlfriend is 91% Canadian-Viking and thus constantly complains of it being hot, even when it's 73 F. She's almost always in some type of sleeveless top (prefers racerback tanks to release her Incredible Hulk-style shoulders) and full-butt panties. She doesn't wear bras indoors and avoids wearing thongs for flopping around because "Ugh, my ass sticks to the leather!" Occasionally she'll don some yoga pants if she's feeling extra classy.

I was going to talk about hot girls are in certain lounge clothes... but that's whole 'nother thread.​

I’ve also got a whole mess of pillows and blankets on the better-than-sex deluxe leather sectional that some of you may have seen in other threads. I just counted: three blankets and five pillows, three of them queen-size bed pillows. Instead of being clothed while watching staring into the black depths of the TeeVee, I prefer to be in my underwear and with a blanket draped over me. It just feels more comfortable. I rarely sit on my couch... when you've got a couch that fantastic, you gotta lay on it like a bed. It's cool because two people can lay on it at the same time without touching.

Sometimes when I hang out with close friends I notice they wear t-shirts and sweatpants and socks in the house. Or jeans and a hoodie. I'm not exactly modest so I have no problem being topless around other people (as seen during the last big Chicago TFP meet-up). I’ve never asked if it is due to modesty or if that is there typical indoor uniform, so I’ll ask you dudes and lay-deez to chime in on this topic. Reveal to us what you wear when you're all alone. Share with the group how your outfits change if you have guests. Post a picture of your favorite scrub outfit... ugliest wins a prize! It's gonna be tough... ZombieSquirrel has already taken the lead by posting a hilarious picture of herself in a friggin' Forever Lazy (TM) suit.

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Let's talk about our lounge wear, TFP. Those comfy clothes you wear at home when you're not doing a whole lot.​

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I love those super-lightweight cotton plaid pj pants or some yoga pants to run around in at home... typically with a sweatshirt that I stole from somewhere that's a billion sizes too big or one of three three-quarter sleeve length thingies. Currently, I'm in a spaghetti strap tank because I had it on earlier under a button-down, and my favorite light blue plaid pants. I'm ALWAYS freezing so I never sit around like this, but, naturally because I'm working so hard under a deadline for school, I have a retarded fever again and I'm alternately dying of cold or sweating.

When I walk in the door, clothes come off. Lounge clothes go on. No socks unless it's really, really cold... then I use thick hiking socks... they have a little bit of grab on the bottom, so I don't bust-ass as Niner described. Or in hotel rooms, I throw on socks, flip flops, or slippers... I've seen the bottoms of my feet after walking around some of those places. I just don't like to wash my clothes all the damn time so I rewear things from time to time and take them off and hang them up if they're relatively clean. So chill-clothes are pretty much a given. I don't have a cool Sith robe like my man does, but I'm typically at the computer curled up under a blanket when I get home.

No. Sweatpants. At. My. House.

 

During the warmer months, I'd probably spend 67% more time naked or more sparsely clothed in my own home than I do if it weren't for a single, simple fact. Well, maybe two: I'm lazy and I can tolerate being warm. I'm the person that, if I had my own way, would keep windows wide open and fans blowing well into the mid-80° days of June (not exactly relevant to this summer's heat, but I digress). Most of the time I'm quite happy leaving the air conditioning off altogether, but the sad fact is that I chose to marry a Floridian, a diehard believer in warm/hot weather climate control. So we compromise with the AC set to a moderate temperature (82°) we can both live with. Anyway, back to the clothing. I'll kick my shoes off when I come home, but if I'm already comfortable and have nowhere else to go that requires a wardrobe change, I tend to stay in what I'm wearing. The laziness factors in heavily with the steepness of our staircase and the fact that I usually don't feel like climbing it to disrobe. Stripping down and leaving clothes in a pile on the floor is not an option, so there you have it.

The insulation in our house is shitty, so in the wintertime we keep the thermostat temperature set pretty low (68°, 70° if the wind is howling and/or we're feeling rich) and pile on sweatshirts, snuggies, blankets, fleecy socks and cats—if necessary—to stay toasty.

I will say my wife and I prance around completely in the nude with frequency and little to no restraint. So we do have that going for us.

Oh, and there is no shame in sweatpants under this roof, I should add, but the crackwhores two doors down are better sweatpants models of the sagging, too-big version that they must constantly hike up over their bony asses.

 

I have a pair of flannel-like pajama pants that I wear when it's cooler outside. When it's warmer I typically wear a pair of shorts. I'm almost always in a T-shirt. Sleeves optional.

Of course, sometimes I feel so lazy that I can't even bring myself to change my pants after work and just chill in my slacks...

 

Sweatpants are my mainstay.

/haters gonna hate

 

I'm usually in a black wife-beater, braless, and wearing some sort of pajama bottom, which changes depending on the weather.

 

before a few months ago, it was usually one of daves big tshirts and nothing esle, unless its cold then I throw on plaid jammy pants. At the beginning of the summer, walmart was selling the cute little bathing suit cover ups, tube top thing with a twirly skirt. I bought several of them and thats what goes on as soon as I hit the door now

 

I love being naked, especially when I sleep. Every time I come back home, the first thing I do is get rid of my suit, shoes and everything else, and plant myself on the couch.

Though since coming here to Dubai, I've made it a habit to always wear boxers (all the boxers I own are black). The reason being my new couch (you'd love it, Plan9 ), and because I really don't want to get any body oils from my lower half on it.

When dealing with mountainloads of work, I usually keep a thin bedlinen and a pillow next to me so that when my brain is overrun with sleepiness, I just lie down. Fucking comfortable, too.

Usually when I answer the door for the delivery guys, I'm in a black t-shirt and boxers.

 

I'm eternally in jeans and a T-shirt unless I have a compelling reason to wear something else. Jeans and a dress shirt for work, these days.

Living at 8600', it's rarely hot here. Heat is set at 55, if you want it warmer, light a fire in the wood burning stove. I'll toss on some fleece in the winter if I get cold.

 

During summer months, I wear gym shorts around the house. I can't be completely naked as I don't like sitting on furniture while naked. During the winter months, I'm dressed in my chef pants (10x better than pajama pants) and a hoodie.

This was pre-cinn tho, as all of my comfy pants/clothes have been moved from my clothes rack to hers.

 

It's hot here and I don't have airconditioning. Clothing optional is not an option. I am usually found in a t-shirt and shorts or a short sarong.

This has to be said... lounge wear around the house is fine but it should stay in the house. During my recent trip to Canada I was astounded to see how many people continue to wear this type of clothing into public.

 

Underpants. Just underpants. On Friday I was the only one home and I dove from the couch to out of line-of-sight when the mailman knocked on the door because I was wearing briefs and it didn't seem appropriate. Maybe I should get one of those old style barn doors that lets me open the top and bottom separately so I can just hang a shirt by the door if someone knocks.

 

*LIGHTBULB*

 

I like laying around in boxers & a bra, or a tank top & pajama pants. If I'm cold, I'll throw on a cardigan-style sweater.

Aren't you wearing my Sam Adams shirt right now?

 

Boxers and a T shirt...usually one that I picked up at some car event ..... freebie... or I sometimes even buy a T shirt when we are traviling.

 

This is great! I'm wearing pajama pants right now (nothing else) and I was thinking the same thing as Plan9 about lounging at home.

I think one of the great things about being home is that you can wear (or not wear) whatever you want. I normally spend all day dressed up in slacks and a collared shirt (or fancier) for work, and the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is keep that stuffy stuff on. When I come home from work, and if I have no errands out of the house to do for the rest of the day, I will usually end up in boxers or pajama pants only until it's bedtime.

Hooray for PJ's!!!!