Simplifying life with joggers
WHEN LIFE gets tiring in the morning, sometimes you just wanna roll out of bed, and put on the first thing you see; and probably it wouldn’t have buttons or fussy zippers. You just pull them on, and presto. Maybe you’re thinking about joggers (aka jogging pants), and, yes, your lazy-day drawstring pants can become fabulous.
Earlier this month, celebrity stylist Liz Uy and Rex Atienza worked with Uniqlo’s line of joggers, consisting of six kinds of pieces: for the women, there’s draped, Milano Rib, Ponte, and Classic, and two types for men, the Ultra Stretch and Classic. Ms. Uy and Mr. Atienza designed three looks, for work, play, and travel.
Mr. Atienza, for his part, paired joggers with a neutral blazer and a beige sweater underneath for men, while joggers and a camel-colored coat was paired with a checked dress and boots, for women. He also chose a gray hoodie for men paired with a navy shirt and blue joggers.
For travel, Ms. Uy showed the joggers as the base for a multi-layered outfit, which one can peel off, depending on the weather. “I love layering. That’s also my personal style; I do love it,” said Ms. Uy.
For another look, she layered what was supposed to be an innerwear chemise, and put it on top of a black shirt, while the play joggers were combined with a hoodie in an outfit for the guys. “Even if it’s designed for play, I don’t suggest that you just use it for play,” she said.
The popularity of joggers seem to reflect a certain relaxation of dressing etiquette, but then Ms. Uy says, “I think it’s our culture. I mean, I don’t know why... but I think as Filipinos and we live in a tropical country, everyone’s just chill and laidback.”
“You go to church and you see people wearing slippers. Know what I mean?”
Of course, the relaxed approach to dressing can mean that a person has better things to do. Check out, for example, the same outfits that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg wears, over and over. Similar trends can be seen on personalities such as Steve Jobs, who made a black mock turtleneck sweater famous. According to an article on Cracked.Com (“6 Bizarre Wardrobe Life Hacks That Science Says Work”), dressing in the same thing every day makes it easier for people to tackle on harder decisions, minimizing the use of brain power for something like clothing. Ms. Uy agrees with this, saying, “Maybe for them, it’s not something that they’d think about; they have other things to think about.
“I mean, there are like, other priorities like family, and work, and stuff like that,” she said. —