Posted on 12/28/2020 9:35:03 AM PST by Vigilanteman
As we approach the final days of 2020 and many of us across the country are now hunkering down to stay warm amid cooler temperatures, I thought we’d take a look this week at sourcing activity for something a little different – cozy clothing.
Sourcing for sweatshirts, sweatpants, and sweatsuits on the Thomasnet.com platform is up 379% year-over-year and has grown 230% over last quarter averages. In a relatedly comfortable category, searches for pajamas are up 162% year-over-year and up 90% over Q3 figures.
The growing interest in these clothing options doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise. In 2018, the U.S. athleisure market was already valued at $155 billion. By 2026, experts predict it will reach $257 billion.
That said, recent growth in this sector has also definitely been accelerated by the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. With many professionals working from home now able to dress more casually than they normally would in an office setting, demand for athleisure clothing has jumped over the past few months.
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I generally wash my flannel robe work attire when it gets a bit, um, aromatic...
Total commando is trending
“Who knew back then that in 2020, this would be the way that many men dressed for work.”
That’s not a man.
That response happened a little quicker than I thought it would.
You men are fortunate in that they still make real sweatsuits for men. All the stuff for women is now leggings and other skin-tight rubber band fabric. The young gals may like that, but we older gals much prefer the loose, cotton sweats of old. Hanes now makes their sweats from recycled plastic bottles, and they are not the same.
Unless you have $100 to spend, you can’t buy quality sweats now. Everything is cheap crap from China. Have you noticed that the US is starting to resemble a third world country with the rich elites, who can afford quality, the peons (us) who mostly have to settle for cheap Chinese crap, and the middle to upper middle class is disappearing fast.
I guess this and event cancellations have caused dry cleaners to really be hurting.
Barstool Sports which is doing a fund to help out struggling small businesses has picked a couple of cleaners to receive support.
That happened earlier this summer. I was NOT paying to air condition my basement when a simpler solution beckoned.
Unless you have $100 to spend, you can’t buy quality sweats now. Everything is cheap crap from China. Have you noticed that the US is starting to resemble a third world country with the rich elites, who can afford quality, the peons (us) who mostly have to settle for cheap Chinese crap, and the middle to upper middle class is disappearing fast.
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Bought a shit-ton of clothes from Duluth Trading. Not a single item from Communist China.
That’s 90% of my wardrobe.
In the summer it’s shorts 90% now too.
Yes, Duluth Trading has nice stuff, but it’s too pricey for me. That’s what I meant by my comment... Hanes used to make quality cotton sweats at low prices. Now you can’t get cotton without spending a lot more.
The hand under the cup is the faggy part.
Don’t forget the rest of the Work From Home Team...
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