Today I saw a young woman wearing a plush velour tracksuit at the mall. No, she wasn't there to work out...just to be seen in her new outfit.

When exactly did this become popular?!



Hideous.

If a velour sweat suit was good enough for Rodney Dangerfield to tool around in a Vegas casino on New Years Eve I'm not gonna knock it. Respect.

This is exactly what I'm talking about.


On a seventy or eighty something year-old Rodney Dangerfield in Las Vegas, okay. That's funny.


On a eighteen year-old girl with a cellphone permanently attached to her ear in Honolulu, where it doesn't drop below 75 degrees not okay...just ridiculous.

Watch yer mouf, boy.

I have a beige velour tracksuit with orange trim made by the fine folks at FUBU.

I stand by my feelings of revulsion.


It looks like a cross between pajamas and athletic wear.

Exactly.

As someone repulsed by girls in sweatpants, I am with you on this. Plus, only girls with near perfect bodies can wear these without looking gross. How the others don't see how unflattering these suits are, I don't know.

"near perfect bodies"?

Does that mean that she's three feet tall with a flat head so you can rest your beer on it while she blows you? Shall we throw in deaf, dumb and blind as well? Maybe even small feet so that she can stand closer to the sink?

No woman on this planet is obligated to know in advance what south pacific or duckyboy find unattractive.

Though, you could put up cease & desist flyers about it on cars or something.

I've got a velour track suit myself, but I probably wouldn't wear it to the mall. I'd go get booze and cigs with it though. That's acceptable for me. Don't feel either way for females in track suits, velour or otherwise.

Sweat pants around the house are fine to lounge in when sick or clean in and unless it's because you suddenly ran out of tampons or cleaning supplies and you're running to the local walgreens only, then that's the only time it's ok to run out in them.

What you guys are seeing are what's referred to as "track suits". They can be dressed up. My step-mum has a couple pairs and she's miss fashionista. She wears them with cute sandals and tanks to run around in over the summer. (why am I defending these???)

And boys, news flash, we're not put on this earth to work out to death and make our bodies perfect for your enjoyment.

says you!

I fucking HATE those tracksuits. GARBAGE!

Ensconced in velvet.

And eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery.

Did you guys have the furry boot thing going during the winter?



That got pretty annoying real fast.

The last time I saw my best friend, she was wearing a velour track suit. I think I gave her the ultimate insult..."Geez, Maria, now you REALLY look like your mom! What's with the Palm Springs wear?" Her response: "But, it's commmmmmmmfortable!"

I thought Creed's success was the apocalypse??

I've never understood fashion in any sense. I think most of the people I see look like unattractive idiots, but I fully admit that I am ignorant on all things fashionable.

Rodney left a dreadful legacy here in LV- there are gnarled fascist dwarves armed with tazers stationed outside the entrance to all Wild Oats stores whose sole function is to refuse admission to anyone not wearing said "track suits" and gag-inducing musk-based perfume.

Also, for the record, I have never run out of tampons.