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anchie

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Happy new year!
I am spending quiet day at home with my family. Cooking, eating, relaxing, tv watching. And this is what I wear at home. I have a habit of immediately changing into my loungewear when I get home, or when I wake up. Because of that I go trough a lot of it, it is constantly worn and washed. And it is time to replace most of it, have a big bleach stain on my favorite pants, and another pair is looking very worn out and pilling. I don’t want to spend a ton on it, and it doesn’t have to be very warm because we keep our apartment well heated. Just ordered this set from Boden, but will need more.
Do you wear loungewear as much as I do? Can you show me yours? How many sets is optimal for you? If not loungewear, what do you wear at home, not just for lounging but in general?

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Elizabeth P

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Happy new year!

I am a lot like you anchie. I come home from work, and instantly change, into loungewear, if I’m not going anywhere. Same on weekends, I hate wearing my pjs anywhere other than bed, so I put on loungewear almost immediately. Then take stock of my day.

My favourite pants, for about 20 plus years now, are Lululemon still pants. I have several pairs, in a both navy and black, including the original ones I bought. I do wash them separate,y (but with like fabric, so let the soiled ones accumulate, thus why I have a few) but they have worn like iron. They come and go in the lulu line up. I wear them with a tee and lightweight zip up hoodie, or sweatshirts, or a Breton top similar to yours

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anchie

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Thanks Elizabeth. I am not familiar with the brand and had to look it up. Was little bit surprised by the prices. Are they really worth it? They don’t show the fabric contents, which is important to me. How is the sizing?

Minah Lynn

I definitely love loungewear! I would literally wear them on any occasion if I could! They are so comfy!

Aquamarine

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I too change into loungewear as soon as I walk in the door. Since I work from home most of the time, that’s a lot of loungewear. My favorite bottoms are all-cotton yoga pants, and for toppers, depending on the weather, I’ll wear a wool sweater/cardigan or a zip up sweatshirt over either short or long sleeves. Occasionally I’ll add a thin silk cami under everything for extra warmth. My job involves sitting at a computer and I find I am always chilly when I am not moving around.

kerry

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I too always change into loungewear as soon as I get home from work. What I wear depends on the season. Right now I’m into loose knitted leggings (Gap) or sweatpants (Roots) and a cami (Nordstrom) with a hoodie over top (AE). I’m picky about fabric content preferring as much cotton as possible. I find synthetic fibres get staticky and wool is too warm and slightly itchy when I warm up. On my feet are Glerups.

In summer I choose woven PJ pants (Boden), a cami and a loose fitting tee. On my feet are Olukai flip flops (one pair only worn indoors) for a bit of arch support.

I don’t immediately change into loungewear in the morning (but think maybe I should on weekends!). During the work week I wear pjs with a robe over top (cotton flannel in winter and woven cotton in summer) until I get ready for work (45 mins to an hour).

I agree that my loungewear items are some of the hardest wearing in my closet. I’m always looking for replacements because I’m super picky about these items since I spend up to 40+ hours a week in them!

Jane

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I tend not to change but have nice nighties which I wear with woolly jumpers. I might pull on a pair of jeans. I do remove jewellery though.

I think that good loungewear is nice to have, but using bleach and then the potential for accidents does worry me and so I wouldn't splurge.

kkards

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i change when i get home as well, but for me its often into items that have been "downgraded" from my wardrobe. i tend to fair longsleeve tee shirts, old leggings and fleece tops....i did use a gift cerfiticate this year to treat myself to a fuzzy pullover, and i'm so glad i did, i'm amazed at how warm it is, i'm actually thinking of duplicating...and 2 years ago i traded in my fuzzy socks for these slippers and i'm so glad i did, these are way warmer and there is less laundry...

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Windchime

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I like your loungewear choices, Anchie!

I rarely wear loungewear, but that is probably because I often work evenings and put on pajamas when I get home.

I also tend to draw from some of the the same items for loungewear and for exercise, and I wonder if anyone else does that? Some of my workout clothes are suited only to that purpose, but the lines are blurrier with others of them.

shiny

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Yes Anchie I live in loungewear when at home. I don't like to cook, clean, etc in my good clothes so I change out immediately. Here are the brands and amounts of each:

1. Anthropologie joggers - I could look up the brand for you if interested. I have three (black, olive, and salmon).
2. Pact leggings - I like the soft organic cotton and they wear really well, have washed them over and over again weekly for several years and still going strong with little pilling/fading. I now have eight sets, as I took advantage of a recent clearance sale and bought 4 more.
3. ON tank tops -- because they come in petites. I think I have about 7 or 8 of these as well. When it's bedtime, I swap the leggings for boxer shorts and sleep in tank+boxers. As I said, I run hot.
4. AE bralettes
5. Circle cardigan/wraps -- I have two Athleta Pranayama wraps and another similar from AE which is lighter weight
6. A variety of Jcrew vintage v and scoop neck tees, which I'll pair with the joggers when it's too warm for the wrap but too chilly to just wear a tank top.
7. I also have a couple of Lou & Grey fleece tunics, not sure they count as loungewear as I am apt to wear them out of the house with jeans on a casual day.

Note I do laundry about once a week. I like to change into a fresh set of loungewear each day.

I do not like to wear athletic gear as loungewear as I don't find that comfortable. I prefer cotton for breathability.

Summer loungewear is a bit different. If I'm not in tee+joggers then I'm wearing an ON maxi dress, the ones that have pilled and faded too much to wear out of the house.

carter

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I change into loungewear right after dinner and put it on first thing in the morning so I can take the dog out without scaring the neighbors ;-).

I wear either a JJill kimono sweater (finds) or some type of graphic tee. On the bottom I like ON jammie bottoms or lightweight jogger-style pants. I keep about 4 of the kimono sweaters and 4-6 graphic tees and 4-5 bottoms.

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Jaime

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I always change into my "house" clothes when at home. In the winter it consists of sweatpants with pockets and layers of tees and sweaters. All thrifted of course. M&S Cashmere is quite good quality and my latest loungewear find. Also J Crew sweatpants.

jussie

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I wear loungewear a lot! I also use it to walk the dog, and sleep in. I have 3 pairs of cadet blue track pants, and 3 grey sweaters of different weights for this purpose. The different sweater weights cover me for year-round dog walks. All the pieces are the same colours so there’s no mixing and matching worries.
They’re by far my biggest workhorses.
Your Boden choices look great.

Stagiaire Fash

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I got the dress, leggings, and hoodie this fall. Love them all. The dress is super-soft, fairly thick, cotton fabric. The hoodie is proportioned exactly right--drapes around me perfectly, without sloppy extra fabric getting in the way, and the sleeves are narrow enough that they never catch on anything or drag in water. It has pockets too Otherwise I wear Life is Good pjs, leggings, and cardigan, a few more pieces than shown here, all in the same orchid color. They're good quality, all cotton, and I'm not embarrassed to answer the door or get the mail. Love them too.

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thethe

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I am with you. Lounge pants are my favorite but sometimes it's tricky when I meet other moms near the school. So I am trying to with comfy but not too loose. Sofar j.jill works for me. On the picture is Andrea Sweater Tunic and I have one with pumpkin color and it's my favorite but only available in pettie size. https://www.waimore.com/wp-adm.....ction=edit If you have any other brand that I can try please let me know.

Anonymous

Your loungewear looks very dressy compared to mine (as expected ;-)).

Windchime: I wear my hoodies to the gym to start off my workout because the gym is cold.

I like thin cotton-blend leggings for lounging. You can get them anywhere. The ones from Boden and Roots are good. I prefer the thin ones because they don’t pill and are inexpensive.

I like cotton/poly blend hoodies (again from Costco, Garage, American Eagle, Roots—they’re all good.) I find if they have too much polyester, they don’t feel nice and they pill. A 45/55 ratio of cotton to polyester seems to be a sweet spot.

I like Banana Republic 100% Pima cotton plain t-shirts. I use them as undershirts or on their own in the summer.

Jessikams

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Like you, I change into loungewear as soon as I get home so that I don’t damage “real” clothes with cooking, cleaning, painting or cat interactions. I keep a limited palette of blue and gray, and all of it lives in one drawer together: sweatpants, a few leggings, tee shirts and sweatshirts. And fluffy socks. Lounge and pajamas have some overlap for me— if it’s daytime I’m more likely to be wearing jeans rather than leggings, but otherwise it’s all the same.
The stuff in this category mainly comes from Gap, Uniqlo, American Eagle. Pretty cheap but hard wearing.

anchie

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Great suggestions! Not everything is avalable here, but I like GAP and Uniqlo ideas, how I didn’t think of them?! I am looking for cotton or cotton blends with at least 50% cotton. Don’t like feel of gear fabric.

wendy

You all are making feel like I need to upgrade my lounge wear. Mine consist of tees and sweats.

anchie

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wendy - aren’t these all basically tees and sweats?

wendy

Maybe cute sweats and tees. Mine are more like Rocky Balboa sweats and tees, lol.

Stagiaire Fash

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thethe, your links didn't work for me--jjill estore not available in Europe, and the other required a login. What are you looking for, beyond recommendations already here? The brand I mentioned, Life is Good, has very casual dresses that I think could work as tunics for the school runs, as well as longer T-shirt dresses. All their things have a very high cotton content: https://www.lifeisgood.com/sal.....ress-48985 https://www.lifeisgood.com/women/dresses/ I haven't tried their pants, but the joggers look good. https://www.lifeisgood.com/sal.....nd-skirts/ Unfortunately, I don't see leggings on their site anymore :/

karen13

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I live in loungewear. But it is often not worthy of display outside 5he house. I am starting to insist on pocket in the bottoms. Some of my more functional, comfy and attractive pieces are from Athleta. The lined Midown wide legs are the best! Not sure they are a current style, but all their lined pants are lovely. I keep my house cool So I always wear a long sleeve top and a zip front hoodie or sweater. Those items need an upgrade so I will be watching here for ideas.

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karen13

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Just sat you are looking for cotton! Which these are not, but they don’t feel synthetic.

bj1111

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i change into flannel pjs.

thethe

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How about Gym pants or leggings? I would like to attach pics but cannot. There's tool for a link but not for attachment. But people attached pictures. hummm.... Anyway, this is what I am talking about. Zella Leggings. https://www.waimore.com/2019/01/02/zella/

Sara L.

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I change as soon as I get home into lounge wear. Mine are a combo of yoga pants, sweatshirts, fleece pants, and long sleeve knit tops. Most of it can be mixed and matched. I don't wear a new set every day. Since I only wear them for a few hours each day, I re-wear the same set for several days in a row.

Joy

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I do not wear lounge wear, but I do have a couple pair of pull on pants and jackets to wear with them for days when I feel under the weather. Mine must have pockets, which eliminates lots of traditional loungewear. I bought what I have at the Rack. One set is grey cashmere...pants and loose cardigan. The pants don't have pockets so it has yet to be worn.

To answer your question, at home I usually wear jeans and some kind of top and a topper is planned in case I'm feeling chilled. I also wear earrings and often a necklace or scarf. I find jeans very comfortable. I have been wearing sweaters for tops as it is cold although knits are not my favorite.

Style Fan

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I change into loungewear to save my 'real clothes' when I am at home. In colder months I wear fleece leggings, thermal top and fleece cardigan. When it is hot I wear linen drawstring pants and a T-shirt. For the months when it is not as cold or scorching hot I wear something by Lululemon and a T-shirt. I might add a hoodie.
The Boden pieces look nice. Boden seems to have great quality. Unfortunately, they would not work for my climate. It is extremely cold where I live (-23 C today and it will get colder).

anchie

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Style Fan - brrrr, that is cold, don’t think I ever experienced such temperatures. Here is currently only -6 C and it is snowing. But inside is pleasant 25 C

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