To make these mainstays acceptable outside of the locker room, designers have made fancier $800 versions of the lazy fat man's wardrobe staples. Sweatpants are narrower and made of fabrics you wouldn't want to sweat in…like these leather Zanerobe pants. And sneakers are now trimmed with python that come in colors that only come alive if you turn off the all the lights.
You know it's bad when the trend even shows up on European runways. Remember that they were the last people on earth to jump on the shorts and jeans bandwagon. If it wasn't for American sportswear, they would still be wearing lederhosen and wooden shoes to the discotec.
I'm so proud to be an American, a country that has matching pants for its all you can eat buffets. It's so easy to pair them with the sneakers that will never see the inside of a gym. But never pay too much for something you can buy at Champs or the Sports Authority. If you want a tailored look, then take the $50 Nike sweatpants to a tailor and pay the $20 to have it taken in at the thighs. As for those fancy sneakers, I support paying a lot for them. Just don't kill anyone for them.
Remember that Frankie says relax.
YES
The Adam Sandler look is having a fashion moment.
NO
You cannot wear fancy sweatpants to work for casual Friday. But Lord knows I'm going to try to pull it off by wearing it with a white dress shirt and blazer.
MAYBE
You play in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NRA, NAACP, and WKRP in Cincinnati and you are over sweats because that's your office uniform. Put a tie on it to mix it up at work.
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