Hello,
Ive decided, being home a few days a week, I need some nice house clothes that I wont be embarressed to go outside in Something I can get up and get dressed into, but not want to immediately get back into my trackies.
What do you wear around the house?
Can anyone give me ideas for comfy, but still flattering items of clothes?
Also some warm ones, our house is freezing!
Ta xx.
Around the house I wear thin, baggy, black pants and a black nursing singlet (I have 4-5 of each). When I want to head out somewhere I just chuck on something nice over the nursing top and I am ready to go. Works well for me because I am comfy around the house but I can easily dress the outfit up if company is coming or I need to go somewhere.
Stretch jeans. Wrap around cardigans, long cardigans too.
I am living in leggings at the moment, not even 8 weeks and I can't stand pants! So I wear dresses and skirts over leggings, then I find you can wear the daggiest old jumper and it still looks OK.
I also have the most beautiful pair of grey pants, I got them from an op shop, originally from Jay Jays I think. Everyone comments on them, but they are warm, and comfier than tracky daks. Slightly too big for me at the mo due to summer weight loss, but they'll fit again soon!
I'm the Anti-Tracky, I'm a bit 1950's like that (pity I don't have the 50's house pride), I wear jeans (agree with K, I think stretch jeans are a comfy option), and then a comfy top. Tshirts with a warm cardi are a great way to go in winter, and shoes are a must (I know that's very flylady of me) but they keep you warm, and make you feel dressed and ready, unlike slippers, which are warm but make you feel a bit snuggly and can't be bothered-ish.
If the weather's warm, how about skirts? Some skirts can be really comfy (on the cooler days you could even wear leggings underneath), and a tshirt, cardigan and ballet flats would be pretty cute.
I've been a SAHM for over 5 straight years now and have gone through several styles including:
Cargo pants in a variety of colours: taupe, pale grey, navy being my favourite. NOT army print... ewww.Wear it with T-shirts. Avoid wearing loose tops with cargos... it becomes unflattering. Cargos are good with babies, lots of pockets for all the bits and pieces. Trans seasonal.
Soft worn-in stretchy denim jeans. I find light blue denim is more functional when you are doing house work... baby powder and bleachy spills don't seem to show up on them as much.
In winter I like corderoy with hand knits. At the moment I am "wearing to death" a black square-necked tunic style vest (goes down to the hips in a straight line) over a variety of long sleeve tops.
I don't generally wear skirts around the house in winter. I find that stockings/tights are too expensive to replace unless I am working.
I rarely wear trackies Mon-Fri. They are more of a weekend thing.... and I never wear them to the shops. Call me a snob but unless you have actually been playing a sport or been at the gym I think trackies are best just worn at home. Also when I wear them I feel lazier. I wear them as a cue to relax.
I think the main thing is that you wear comfortable clothes that allow a fair degree of flexible movement if you are doing the domestic duties thing. I Try not to be too precious about my "at home" clothes. I buy most of them second hand. I generally only buy brand new clothes if they are for special occasions/going out.
Also with shoes I try to avoid wearing runners all day. I'll pop on a pair to walk my DS to school... but take them off when i get home in favour of leather slip on shoes... ETA: but yep, not slippers, for the same reason Nelle mentioned.
Last edited by Bathsheba; June 7th, 2009 at 07:50 PM.
I am also a fan of jeans, I have several different styles & pairs. Comfy ones for home, others for going out.
I think a nice top & a pair of nice flats can dress up any jeans. I also have a couple very nice Puma & Adidas jumpers. There were exp, but look very nice with the jeans around the house & I don't feel daggy heading out in them. I'm always out once a day to get mail etc.
I always find smaller details always make me feel nicer & get me motivated for the day. For example I always put on a Mineral powder & lip gloss & on even my daggiest days I pop on my nice earings etc. That always makes me feel great. Even when taking DS for a walk I pop on my powder & earings LOL.
Jeans and cargo's here too!! I do have some fitted trackies that are ok for a quick trip into the shops (not the daggy styles) but I dont live in them like my jeans. I love my Havianas though, and wear them ALL the time (helps being in the tropics). I also live in singlets or short sleeved t-shirts and can easily grab a jumper when I need it.
It's not just the items, but how they are put together that makes it worthy of going out in for me. Like I wouldnt go anywhere in trackies with a jumper that matched perfectly (like a suit) or didnt compliment (Like blue trackies with a orange jumper ) but I would wear blue trackies with a purple, white or black jumper, if they were the fitted style.
I am a big fan of jeans, layers of short and long sleeve tops and cardigans- when I'm not pregnant. Atm as soon as I get home I change into trackie daks- but I won't leave the house in them (except to walk the dog, but that doesn't count).
Shoes all the way (as Nelle said) and always a little bit of mascara and a smudge of eyeliner. And some nice perfume. I ahte sitting round in pyjamas or daggies clothes all day.
OMG you ladies have put me to shame. I am one of the ones who lives in trackie dacks. You have all got me thinking that I need to change this. I'm going to have to look into it when this little one is out in a few weeks.
I've never even worn shoes around the house. I live in slippers. OMG I feel like such a slop. I'm going to take note of all your suggestions.
Keep them coming. Thanks for the thread Halianna.
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I want nice house clothes
Something I can get up and get dressed into, but not want to immediately get back into my trackies.
) but I would wear blue trackies with a purple, white or black jumper, if they were the fitted style.
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