Only in America: Office-friendly sweatpants?

Dress pants that are actually sweatpants — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Office-friendly sweatpants?
(Image credit: Betabrand)

Wearing sweatpants to the office may seem like workplace blasphemy, but only if you get caught, says San Francisco-based online clothier Betabrand. Though their tailored "dress pant sweatpants" are made of French terry, they resemble wool dress pants — complete with tailored pockets, belt loops, and a zipper fly — from a distance. And, if $90 seems like a steep price to pay for stealth laziness, be assured: The pants transition (almost seamlessly) to appropriate couch-potato wear.

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