Comfort Clothes?

[kaiser]

A Polo Shirt and Chinos do it for me.

 

[SGT Rocket]

I like a nice pair of polished shoes. They make me feel grand!

 

[Bourne ID]

Clean white T and a relaxed fit pair of jeans on the weekend around the farm.

 

[Benzadmiral]

In the cool-to-cold, which lasts if we're lucky from December to February-March, I wear jeans and a treasured ancient Eddie Bauer flannel shirt indoors. If it's really cold, I add a striped lightweight cotton shirt under it. And either Minnetonka moccasins or well-broken-in boat shoes.

The rest of the year, lightweight khaki trousers and the aforementioned light cotton shirt, sleeves rolled up, no shoes unless I'm going out for the mail.

I hate shorts and T-shirts. Who wants to dress like Bart Simpson?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Well put! Or Bobby Hill.

I hate shorts and T-shirts. Who wants to dress like Bart Simpson?

 

[Diamondback]

Well, y'all are gonna think I'm nuts, but... I'm not comfortable outside either my "SoWesPac look" khakis or a basic black suit or at least black blazer over matching slacks.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Well put! Or Bobby Hill.

Thank you, sir. As for running errands clothes:

Cool-to-cold weather: A lot of combinations, including my bulky sheep-rancher coat plus Resistol Open Road clone, or my dark green London Fog hip-length jacket (that looks like waxed cotton) with a tan or brown hat. Jeans, usually, but clean, and boots.

Vicious summertime: khakis, one of my lightweight, light-colored shirts -- sleeves rolled if they're long-sleeved -- and boat shoes. Straw hat, though the shantung straws aren't a whole lot cooler than a felt; we'll see if that changes when I splurge on a real panama this year.

All I do, anyway, is dive from cooled house to cooled car, which I park in shade with sunshades in front and back, and from car to store, and then repeat in reverse. Sane humans don't stay outside in this 8-9 months of jungle heat any longer than they have to.

 

[Edward]

For me, well.... I'm not sure I have any specific, generic comfort clothes. A lot depends on the situation. Psychologically, my comfort clothes are anything I feel truly good in, with a real effort to co-ordinate everything. Today I'm in jeans, which is unusual for me in the office (although perfectly acceptable in my department), largely influenced by my choice of shirt for today, a Russian, long sleeve cotton top, in black and white horizontal stripes (not navy; I forget which branch of the Russian services has the black). White undershirt beneath that, forties-cut, repro selvedge jeans, black patterned Oxford semi-brogues (leather soled Samuel Windsors). Outerwear is my trusty Aero Bootlegger custom in cordovan, with a B Wear newsboy in grey herringbone.

In terms of the comfort factor, I feel very uncomfortable, pretty much naked, without a hat on out of doors now. Oh, there's another one: one day last July, I slipped out in the morning without a pocket square in the breast pocket of my suit. Not a single person noticed except me, but I felt absolutely naked and quite ticked off by it all day. What can I say, I'm petty like that.

 

[scottyrocks]

Summertime comfort clothes usually involve a pair of to-the-knee cargo shorts, T-shirt, and denim long sleeved, collared over-shirt, hiking sandals, and a fedora. Winter time is usually jeans, and shoes or boots, and everything else the same as summer except maybe the addition of a sweatshirt, either cotton or polar fleece.

 

[Fifty150]

For me, lately, it's a vintage Pendleton (or other brand) wool board shirt with jeans and a white cotton undershirt.

Sounds like every time I look in the mirror. Ever get your hair cut at Amazon Barber Shop? I'm surprised we haven't met.

 

[Bullwinkle]

well worn Wrangler 5 star relax fit jeans, generic polo shirt under a gray sweatshirt and Smartwool hiking socks. IF I go outside (it was -7 this morning w/3" of ice and about a foot of snow on top of that) I slip on my Ecco 6" boots and a 30yo Northface down parka.

 

[Big Man]

For something really comfortable, you can't beat a pair of well-worn bib overalls.

 

[redtag]

I am at peace whenever I wear a cardigan sweater. I do not know about the others but this type of clothing brings out the best in me. I'll try to upload some pictures of my cardigans in the future.

 

[Greenspan's]

A Preview of Classic Style Fall 2011 Pendleton Board Shirts

Here is a sneak peak at some comfortable classic style Pendleton all wool flannel shirts for Fall 2011:

and more virgin wool Fall 2011 Pendleton Board Shirts for men can be previewed at www.greenspansstore.com

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

For me it's a DCU (Desert Camouflage Uniform) boonie hat, button down shirt -- usually blue (I never wear t-shirts), and khaki cargo shorts.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Dress shirt (it's gotta be thin, crisp cotton... no sports shirts, t-shirts, polos), some broken-in 501's, and over-the-calf socks. Some leather soled brogues if I leave the house.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Black t-shirt, black jeans, blundstone boots, leather jacket. Never a shirt or cardigan - too fussy.