No, Not Leggings—the Casual Pants Stylish New Yorkers Are Pairing With Sneakers Instead
As a society, I think we moved on too quickly from track pants as something you don't just wear to the gym. In the '90s, every celebrity was wearing them to go out, and I'm not sure why that's not the case today. Sporty Spice was onto something.
The thing about track pants is that they are casual and comfortable, but also cute. You can't really say the same about leggings, which really do feel like something you should only wear when you're in proximity to a weight bench. While you can easily wear track pants for physical activity, you can also just as easily wear track pants in an elevated way, too, just like Sadie Sink did earlier this week.
While out in London, Sink wore a long gray coat with a matching scarf, styled with navy track pants with light blue stripes and sneakers. The unexpected combination of casual with chic made the outfit particularly interesting.
A lot of people believe in the "wrong shoe theory" (aka that a "wrong" shoe choice makes an outfit more interesting), but I think we should talk about the wrong pant theory instead. Track pants aren't a go-to for chic winter outerwear, but Sink proves that shouldn't be the case at all.
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