# What type of clothing do you typically wear on your days off work **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143 "2020-09-09T07:39:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/21 "2020-09-09T22:42:56Z")
I’ve been working from home 100% for several years, so there’s no difference. Shorts and t-shirt in summer, jeans and t-shirt or flannel if it’s chilly in winter. When I was in an office, it was “business very casual” Monday through Friday, so clean jeans and a decent non-t shirt was normal. Two reference points are that this was in San Francisco, and I’m a professional geek in bank operations working for people who generally understood that they hired the contents of someone’s head, rather than the clothes on their body. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/22 "2020-09-09T23:41:53Z")
The Dowager “What is a weekend?” I wear Orvis shorts and Carhart T’s. Dressier is Hawaiian shirts . This is about 8 months of the year. Sandals. I like tactical pants and Irish Fisherman sweaters during colder periods. Half-boots. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/23 "2020-09-10T01:46:15Z")
Depending on what I’m doing either a bathrobe and slippers (and sometimes socks) or jeans and a t-shirt. Some weekends I’m busy doing stuff, someweekends I’m just lazin’ about the house ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/24 "2020-09-10T01:50:53Z")
A polo shirt and slacks. Yes, I believe polo shirts are more comfortable than t-shirts and that slacks are more comfortable than jeans, the latter by a large margin. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/25 "2020-09-10T01:52:39Z")
Other than not wearing a t-shirt with my work logo on it (so I don’t have to do laundry as soon), pretty much the same thing. But work is very casual, typical attire is jeans and a t-shirt, so if I’m not there, it’s just jeans and a different t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/26 "2020-09-10T02:06:53Z")
Generally speaking, jeans, and in cooler weather sometimes cords, and a tee shirt, a long sleeve jersey, or a sweater. > [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > I actually wear shoes, socks, underwear and pants only when I leave the house. I might even take a shower, if not add a hat to my ensemble. Are you saying you [Pooh Bear it](http://fav.me/dc5o5px) when you’re not leaving the house? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/27 "2020-09-10T12:02:58Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Back when I was still working, there was virtually no difference between my work clothes and my non-work clothes, except I’d occasionally wear t-shirts instead of nicer tops on days off. Jeans and sneaks were standard. I had great jobs without crazy dress codes - loved 'em! Same here. Though now instead of rotating a fleece pull over to a different one different color each day, I’ll wear the same one for 3-4 days before it needs a wash. My standard kit is jeans, hiking shoes/boots, a tee-shirt and usually a fleece top. I did wear shorts more often this summer. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/28 "2020-09-10T13:27:35Z")
Hey, I were sweats while Pooh bear just lets it all hang out. I wouldn’t want to sit on his sofa. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/29 "2020-09-10T14:00:24Z")
I practically live in khaki shorts and various T-shirts during the summer. I’m usually barefoot, too. In colder weather, it’s jeans and either a T-shirt or a button-down shirt with a sweatshirt worn over it. Athletic socks and sneakers on my feet or, when it’s very chilly, fleece-lined slippers. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/30 "2020-09-10T14:35:35Z")
I’ve never had a job that requires more than jeans and a t-shirt. Coming home from work means taking the jeans off and throwing on a pair of sweats. Now that I don’t even have to go to the campus to teach my classes, it’s sweats all the way. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/31 "2020-09-10T17:11:48Z")
If its more than a nightgown I must be heading to the library for more books. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/32 "2020-09-10T17:12:38Z")
I can dress how I like at work, but I generally don’t wear the more _outré_ clothing there. At home, either a kikoi (sarong) and t-shirt or shirt; [Viking pants](https://burgschneider.eu/pants-wigbold-brown.html) and some sort of tunic; surfer drawstring pants and a Baja hoodie; or the cords, linen shirt & waistcoat combo of a low-effort steampunker. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/33 "2020-09-10T19:54:16Z")
Jeans and a t-shirt, whether at work or not. Used to be jeans and a Hawaiian shirt, but not so much now that some ultra-right wingers took to wearing 'em, and I’m a pasty-pale bald guy. Don’t want to give the wrong impression! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/34 "2020-09-10T20:02:37Z")
I interviewed at some hoity-toity ad agencies, and it was an eye-opener: as I went up the ranks to meet with The Higher-Ups, the dress code got sloppier. Until I showed my portfolio to an award-winning Creative Director from London… in his ripped t-shirt and the wrinkliest baggy jeans I’ve ever seen. So I started wearing ironic t-shirts and jeans at my agency job and… no one ever said anything. My wife would marvel “Aren’t you afraid you’re going to get fired?”, but I ended up being a Creative Director… and a slob! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/35 "2020-09-10T20:11:33Z")
I like polo shirts but they are often cut too tight. ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143/36 "2020-09-14T01:41:50Z")
Whether at work or at home, I wear blue jeans with suspenders & tee shirts. In the warm times, shoes are either steeltoed boots or tennis shoes. If there are feet of snow on the ground, I also wear a long sleeved shirt & a duster as well as calfskinned gloves. Longjohns are for the coldest days & nights. Sometimes I wear nonsteeltoed boots as they get very cold in the winter. I do use a pair of cork boots when it is icy outside. I carry the regular boots when I wear the corks as they can really tear up a floor. Even on the two days a year that I stay indoors, I wear blue jeans & a tee shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-clothing-do-you-typically-wear-on-your-days-off-work/920143.md?page=1)