Do you wear tracksuits?

Colmustard

Yeah I wear them, I find them so comfortable.

wp_rathead

Black O'Neills ftw

they so comfy
and throw on a tshirt and can wear it to pub

ermahgerd

Wear sweatpants in the house as they're comfortable but that's where it ends.

Adults wearing full on adidas tracksuits or even the bottoms out and about is just cringeworthy though.

O'Neills are fine if you're about 16.

Seanchai

EdenHazard wrote: »

Do you wear tracksuits?

No matter what I wear, I'm still the best-dressed divil in any place I shop.... Yesterday, for instance, I went to the local supermarket with shorts and a sports top splattered with sauce on the front from the spaghetti I had just eaten for dinner. Without doubt, I was the best-dressed person there. It's so easy to be a sloppy lazy-arsed git in some areas.

Mits

I wear them when I can't find anything else to wear. For comfort, training and around the house.

I couldn't care less what people think. The clothes don't make the man.

ollie1

I was wearing a tracksuit yesterday for the first time in years because was going to cut the grass in my front garden and someone rang the Guards on me for looking suspicious :pac:

wprathead

wprathead wrote: »

Black O'Neills ftw

they so comfy
and throw on a tshirt and can wear it to pub

:pac:
There's always one.

anncoates

bbam wrote: »

and a general low class look.

If you want a low class look, look no further than half the hipster lads you see on the streets of Dublin.That rent boy meets Sparks roadie look.

IM0

use to wear a tractsuit bottom at times, but who wears a full tracksuit if they are not on their way to playing sports or doing something athletic

Border-Rat

People who complain about tracksuits are very insecure and several classes below what they aspire to themselves.

anncoates

IM0 wrote: »

use to wear a tractsuit bottom at times, but who wears a full tracksuit if they are not on their way to playing sports or doing something athletic

You could insist on being as stringently utilitarian about many fashion items if you wanted to.

Why wear work boots if you'?re not an building site.

Or combats.

Or trainers.

Or hats in good weather.

The whole functionality and tracksuits argument is a pretty dumb one given that the people that usually get snobby about them think of themselves as more fashionable which, as noted above, doesn't stand up to much investigation as to functionality which is really the antithesis of fashion.

Tommytwotimes

A full shell-suit is only acceptable if it was during Euro '88.

anncoates

Only real men can carry off a shell suit.

Border-Rat

Border-Rat wrote: »

People who complain about tracksuits are very insecure and several classes below what they aspire to themselves.

People who complain about people who complain about tracksuits, wear tracksuits.:D

Pumpkinseeds

Gods, no I could never wear a tracksuit. The lad next doors father is a regular visitor to his house and dear me, a short, fat, balding, bucktoothed, bug-eyed man in his late 50's wearing a tracksuit is not a sight for those of a nervous disposition. It shouldn't be allowed. Tracksuit wearing, other than for sporting reasons should be made a hanging offence.:D

Halfpan

I'd wear tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt out the odd time yeah. I wouldn't judge somebody for wearing a full tracksuit either. That seems a bit much

aaronjumper

Twice. Generally because the washing machine was broken.

Other than that no, I don't like the look of them and I don't find them comfortable. Also I'm not involved in any kind of sports.

splendid101

Damn right I wear tracksuits! Every day. I wear them around the house. It's all about comfort. I have no idea how someone can stand sitting on their couch in a pair of jeans. Very uncomfortable.

If I'm going anywhere (other than popping over to the shop) I get changed into a suit with a top hat and monocle, obviously.

The King of Moo

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Gods, no I could never wear a tracksuit. The lad next doors father is a regular visitor to his house and dear me, a short, fat, balding, bucktoothed, bug-eyed man in his late 50's is not a sight for those of a nervous disposition. It shouldn't be allowed. Tracksuit wearing, other than for sporting reasons should be made a hanging offence.:D

But what does that have to do with wearing a tracksuit?

If you someone looks like that, people aren't really going to pay much attention to their clothes!

Pumpkinseeds

The King of Moo wrote: »

But what does that have to do with wearing a tracksuit?

If you someone looks like that, people aren't really going to pay much attention to their clothes!

Because its my opinion and what I say should go, so there. So many tracksuit wearers are obese. Its ironic that so many fatties embraced sports wear as their clothing of choice, it must be the elasticated waistband. Tracksuits are ugly in my opinion. Therefore ugly people wearing ugly clothing should be outlawed. If for nothing more than aesthetic reasons. I'm not exactly skinny but Jeebus I'd never dream of wearing a tracksuit.:p

*Am joking*

EdenHazard

If I'm around the house I'll wear shorts, I know a lad whose 'clothes shopping' involves going Lifestyle Sports, he's in his 20's.

splendid101

cruiser178 wrote: »

yes when im out walking/keeping fit or when i am valeting cars for ppl, apart from that never. Tracksuits are not fashion.

"Tracksuits are not fashion"?!

Is your life one big fashion parade? Do you feel you have to look good at all times unless exercising or cleaning cars? What do you wear when you're chilling at home on an early Saturday afternoon? Fashion is fickle. And also sh*te.

srm23

id wear a pair of cantos alright, but leave the nike/addidas/mckenna for those on the dole.

tan11ie

Just to the gym.The rare occasion I've throw one on dashing to the shop...although the last time I was asked for ID while buying a bottle of wine
Won't be doing that again

splendid101

srm23 wrote: »

id wear a pair of cantos alright, but leave the nike/addidas/mckenna for those on the dole.

You've got some sort of problem with snobbishness.

srm23

splendid101 wrote: »

You've got some sort of problem with snobbishness.

a pair of cantos are comfortable yet don't scream knacker like the rest.
its the most sensible option.

NegativeCreep

srm23 wrote: »

a pair of cantos are comfortable yet don't scream knacker like the rest.
its the most sensible option.

Your attitude, however, does scream knacker

splendid101

srm23 wrote: »

a pair of cantos are comfortable yet don't scream knacker like the rest.
its the most sensible option.

I don't know what cantos are.

Aren't they all just trousers?

EoghanIRL

srm23 wrote: »

id wear a pair of cantos alright, but leave the nike/addidas/mckenna for those on the dole.

I completely agree. Track suits are for poor people who can't afford proper clothing . It's just a trend in ireland , no where else ! They just make you look like knackers . Especially the matching luminous ones. Yes I'm a snob.

srm23

if everyone is honest they'll admit that cantos are fine & unlikely to be seen on a swedish house mafia attending, hackenberg drinking, dole scrounging knack while they sit in hill 16 roaring intelligible sentences at each other or walking their horse/cart down a busy road.

kerry4sam

splendid101 wrote: »

I don't know what cantos are.

Aren't they all just trousers?

Look here to know what they are

NegativeCreep

Oh god Canterbury? That's "posh" knacker clothing if ever I seen it. For the people who started "supporting" rugby around the time we got good at at. How embarrassing.

starlit

Tracksuits no, hoodies yes. Haven't worn a full tracksuit in years. I prefer hoodies but can't stand a full tracksuit or tracksuit bottoms any more.

XxMCRxBabyxX

Only tracksuit bottoms and only then when I am on a walk or in the gym. I hate them with a passion! I've even threatened my boyfriend about wearing them when I'm around! And that includes "Cantos". I hate them even more to be honest!

splendid101 wrote: »

"Tracksuits are not fashion"?!

Is your life one big fashion parade? Do you feel you have to look good at all times unless exercising or cleaning cars? What do you wear when you're chilling at home on an early Saturday afternoon? Fashion is fickle. And also sh*te.

Personally, I always like to dress well. I see no reason in dressing badly when it takes the same amount of effort to dress well

TimeToShine

I don't know how people think tracksuits are cheap. Go into Lifestyle or Elvery's and you'll see Canterbury, Nike and Adidas tracksuits going for 100 quid or more easily. The jumpers alone can be up to €70. You could pop down to penneys and get jeans and a nice shirt for less than half of that and somehow that makes you an upstanding higher class citizen?

demanufactured

No I am not a filthy junkie.

yoyo

I find it humorous that people still associate tracksuits with junkies, just walk around town and the majority of junkies/alcos you see will be wearing jeans, the reccession must be adjusting the 'fashions' :P . Nothing wrong with full tracksuits and as above they are not cheap or "poor peoples" clothing, while I'd never pay over €60/€70 odd for a tracksuit some cost in the 100s (which I think is ridiculous, same way I think about the prices of abercrombie and that other one in dundrum forget the name are). But at the end of the day it's up to the individual how they want to dress, if they want to spend €100 odd on a pair of jeans, let them. Doesn't make them "posh" or an upstanding citizen.
Dress a scumbag in a suit, they remain a scumbag. When a person shows up to court on a murder charge in a suit are they automatically a better person? By some peoples logic here that is what they are suggesting...
I'm certainly not a scumbag and wear tracksuits and runners pretty much exclusively .

Nick

XxMCRxBabyxX

yoyo wrote: »

I find it humorous that people still associate tracksuits with junkies, just walk around town and the majority of junkies/alcos you see will be wearing jeans, the reccession must be adjusting the 'fashions' :P . Nothing wrong with full tracksuits and as above they are not cheap or "poor peoples" clothing, while I'd never pay over €60/€70 odd for a tracksuit some cost in the 100s (which I think is ridiculous, same way I think about the prices of abercrombie and that other one in dundrum forget the name are). But at the end of the day it's up to the individual how they want to dress, if they want to spend €100 odd on a pair of jeans, let them. Doesn't make them "posh" or an upstanding citizen.
Dress a scumbag in a suit, they remain a scumbag. When a person shows up to court on a murder charge in a suit are they automatically a better person? By some peoples logic here that is what they are suggesting...
I'm certainly not a scumbag and wear tracksuits and runners pretty much exclusively .

Nick

Personally, I don't link tracksuits with anyone but I just see it as lazy and ugly dressing tbh...

The King of Moo

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Personally, I don't link tracksuits with anyone but I just see it as lazy and ugly dressing tbh...

Do you also apply this to wearing a t-shirt and jeans/leggings? It takes about the same time and effort as putting on a tracksuit.

Killer Wench

When I first arrived off the boat, I thought it was a cultural thing. Maybe the Irish wear the tracksuits like Americans wear our jeans, but then I noticed that it was mostly a young male Irish thing. I eventually came to the conclusion that it may also be a class thing - at least for those who seem to wear them as their everyday wardrobe and not those wearing them to work-out.

anncoates

Killer Wench wrote: »

When I first arrived off the boat, I thought it was a cultural thing. Maybe the Irish wear the tracksuits like Americans wear our jeans, but then I noticed that it was mostly a young male Irish thing. I eventually came to the conclusion that it may also be a class thing - at least for those who seem to wear them as their everyday wardrobe and not those wearing them to work-out.

You arrived from America in a boat and you're complaining about the lower classes?

Killer Wench

anncoates wrote: »

You arrived from America in a boat and you're complaining about the lower classes?

^^Amateur.

have_a_go_hero

I wear them around the house, when just going to friends houses etc or sometimes in college, would'NT be in a rush to wear them going to the pub though.

XxMCRxBabyxX

The King of Moo wrote: »

Do you also apply this to wearing a t-shirt and jeans/leggings? It takes about the same time and effort as putting on a tracksuit.

Well my point is if it takes the same amount of time to put on tracksuit bottoms as it does to put on jeans why not dress well and put on the jeans?

and don't start me on leggings!

kfallon

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Well my point is if it takes the same amount of time to put on tracksuit bottoms as it does to put on jeans why not dress well and put on the jeans?

and don't start me on leggings!

It's quicker to put on a pair of trackie bottoms, no buttons or fly to be done up or belt to be put on. If I'm running to the shops for a quick carton of milk etc I will put on my trackies and not jeans.

mauzo

I wore a tracksuit out for the first time 2 days ago. Just a hoody and bottoms, was so comfy!!!

But I spat ice cream all over myself when I laughed, and had brown stains all over it :P

XxMCRxBabyxX

kfallon wrote: »

It's quicker to put on a pair of trackie bottoms, no buttons or fly to be done up or belt to be put on. If I'm running to the shops for a quick carton of milk etc I will put on my trackies and not jeans.

Well fair enough, I was replying to King of Moo who says otherwise but tbh it's just the way I see it! I hate tracksuit bottoms and as a girl it's definitely just as easy to throw a dress and tights on than those yokes. I just can'y stand them on anyone

kfallon

mauzo wrote: »

I wore a tracksuit out for the first time 2 days ago. Just a hoody and bottoms, was so comfy!!!

But I spat ice cream all over myself when I laughed, and had brown stains all over it :P

You can't beat a good hoody

P.S. can't take you anywhere

kfallon

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Well fair enough, I was replying to King of Moo who says otherwise but tbh it's just the way I see it! I hate tracksuit bottoms and as a girl it's definitely just as easy to throw a dress and tights on than those yokes. I just can'y stand them on anyone

Somehow I don't think me throwing on a dress or leggings running to the shop is gonna go down too well

mauzo

kfallon wrote: »

mauzo wrote: »

I wore a tracksuit out for the first time 2 days ago. Just a hoody and bottoms, was so comfy!!!

But I spat ice cream all over myself when I laughed, and had brown stains all over it :P

You can't beat a good hoody

P.S. can't take you anywhere

You actually can't, a few minutes before that I fell off a stool and poured my ice cream toppings all over myself....
My friend kept making me laugh about it so I ended up spraying chocolate ice cream all over the place and crying with laughter.

So I was walking around in a scruffy tracksuit