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Old 02-28-2013, 05:30 PM   #1
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What are you wearing in retirement ?

I find my wardrobe has evolved into a kind of uniform of chinos , silky t shirts and ballet flats for some days & yoga pants & tees with sneakers for gym days or pretend gym days ( when I dress for the gym but go grocery shopping ) . So what are we all wearing in retirement ?
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Depends on the situation. But definitely comfort comes first.
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Old 02-28-2013, 05:44 PM   #4
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After wearing suits to work almost every day for years and years, in retirement I wear yoga pants, tees, and sneakers almost exclusively, all year 'round. (I live in SoCal -- a pretty casual place, dresswise.)
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Bow tie and thong underwear.
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Old 02-28-2013, 06:04 PM   #7
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Yup, definitely like those yoga pants. Much better than sweatpants.

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I wear whatever I feel like wearing, but the focus is on comfort.
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I find my wardrobe has evolved into a kind of uniform of chinos , silky t shirts and ballet flats for some days & yoga pants & tees with sneakers for gym days or pretend gym days ( when I dress for the gym but go grocery shopping ) . So what are we all wearing in retirement ?
Snap!!

I did have to buy a tutu for my ballet workout on Mondays.
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Most of the year shorts, golf shirts and t-shirts. During the winter jeans and jogging suits.
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I did have to buy a tutu for my ballet workout on Mondays.

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I wear either shorts and t-shirt or shorts and a nice shirt (but never a shirt with buttons all the way down the front) pretty much year around here in the Philippines. I wear tennis shoes with no-show socks or nice sandals.

When I go out at night to some place nice I will usually put on long pants. Last evening I went to a nice restaurant and then an IMAX movie so I wore long pants with a nice shirt (but it has no buttons). I even brought light jackets for my date and I to the theater because they are often air-conditioned too strongly but we didn't need them. We saw Jack the Giant Slayer, highly recommended!
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:33 PM   #18
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I'm wearing all my old jeans and T shirts, even if they have holes, although I did pull out some businesslike stuff last week when I did some consulting. Clothes spending so far since ER has been $5 for a pair of pantyhose. And that was a "just in case". I hate the things! Dry cleaning bill: $0.
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:37 PM   #19
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Comfortable clothing and no heels. Gym clothes, yoga pants etc.

Except I had to buy heels and dressy dresses for some weddings last year and this year.
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:51 PM   #20
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T-shirt, jeans and clogs in the winter; t-shirt, shorts and sandals in the summer.

As part of my de-cluttering about 6 mos. after retiring a year ago, I had the best time ever getting rid of all of my work clothes .
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