Pandemic trends may have come and gone (RIP, many, many sourdough starters), but there are a few that never left. A slew of outfit phenomenons (the beloved nap dress) has proven just too cute and comfortable to leave behind, and there's one, in particular, that I’ll remain grateful for: matching sweatsuit sets.
As a freelance fashion writer, I was always a big fan of sporting my pajamas while conducting phone interviews and writing stories from the comfort of my own abode. Although matching sweatsuits are nothing new, they got a total rebrand back in 2020 and elevated our WFH wardrobes beyond the "I just rolled out of bed look." And now that in-person meetings, events, and coffee dates have replaced Zoom calls, these matching sets are transitioning from stay-home staples to chic streetwear. One reason they're not going anywhere? The comfy sets are endlessly iterable and can be updated to match the current season, trending color, and more.
Ahead, find 23 stylish sweatsuit sets that are so cozy you won’t want (or really need to) take them off.
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Lululemon Scuba High-Rise Relaxed Jogger Full Length, $, available at Lululemon
Lululemon Softstreme Perfectly Oversized Cropped Crew, $, available at Lululemon
Alo
The brand is known best for its extensive range of yoga attire and workout sets, but it also boasts a range of sweatsuits in a slew of neutral tones and silhouettes.
Roots Love One Hoodie Gender Free, $, available at Roots
Roots Love One Sweatpant Gender Free, $, available at Roots
Quince
Quince is one of our favorite online retailers for high-quality basics at pocket-friendly prices, and it makes a curated selection of loungewear staples worth your dollars.
Outdoor Voices CloudKnit Hoodie, $, available at Outdoor Voices
Outdoor Voices CloudKnit Sweatpant, $, available at Outdoor Voices
Girlfriend Collective
Girlfriend Collective has grown its activewear and athleisure offerings, like with this not-too-heavy, not-too-light sweatsuit. Made with 91% recycled plastic bottles, it also has one of the most inclusive size ranges on this list, from XXS to 6XL.
Everlane The Track Oversized Crew, $, available at Everlane
Everlane The Track Jogger, $, available at Everlane
H&M
We know H&M will always have our basics covered. Its selection of joggers and sweatshirts comes in chic, minimalistic colors and classic styles at budget-friendly prices.
The label's In Conversion Cotton capsule collection is comprised of earthy hues representing the physical manifestation of the beginning of regenerative farming practices at Pangaia. The heavyweight sets symbolize the beginning of a new method of cotton production that focus on the environment.
Pangaia In Conversion Cotton Track Pants, $, available at Pangaia
Pangaia In Conversion Cotton Hoodie, $, available at Pangaia
Olivia Von Halle
Celebrating 11 years of luxury loungewear, Olivia Von Halle is the unofficial queen of nightwear whose A-list clientele includes Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Adwoa Aboah, and more. Von Halle has added sweatsuits to its high-end offerings too, made from a decadent cashmere and silk-blend fabric.
Smash + Tess Ava Zip Up Hoodie, $, available at Smash + Tess
Smash + Tess Ava Wide Leg Pant, $, available at Smash + Tess
Summersalt
In addition to its well-known swimwear, Summersalt also stocks quite a selection of comfy and sustainably made sweat sets. For an ultra-luxe lounge option, check out Summersalt's cashmere sets.
Felina Comfyz Coco 2-Piece Lounge Set, $, available at Amazon
KkCo
This unconventional L.A.-based apparel brand makes a small selection of splurge-worthy and statement-making sweat sets that are sure to make you stand out in a crowd.
KkCo Crescent Sweatpant in Lime Jupiter Dye, $, available at KKCo
KkCo Crescent Crewneck in Lime Jupiter Dye, $, available at KKCo
Come Back As A Flower
We just know this Los Angeles-based brand is about to take Instagram by storm, and we’d expect nothing less from these seriously on-trend hand-dyed sets made out of 100% recycled cotton.
This marketplace of unbranded luxury goods offers sweatsuits that you'll never want to take off, especially knowing you've made a solid sustainable choice. The addictively soft fleece fabric of this set, for example, is made entirely from reclaimed materials, including 15 recycled plastic water bottles.
Eberjey Luxe Sweats Jogger, $, available at Eberjey
Eberjey Luxe Sweats Sweatshirt, $, available at Eberjey
Naked Cashmere
For an investment set you won't regret, check out this 100% cashmere co-ord that is guaranteed to make you feel like you're being cuddled by 100 golden retriever puppies.
Oak + Fort Oversized Fleece Sweatshirt, $, available at Oak + Fort
Oak + Fort Fleece Pant, $, available at Oak + Fort
Feat
Feat is home to a little something called the BlanketBlend hoodie — aka "the softest hoodie ever." Each of feat's casual-cool pieces is crafted with premium shrink-free materials that undergo the brand's signature ButterWash process in order to achieve its legendary cloud-like feel. You can buy the unisex hoodies and crewneck sweatshirts solo or bundle them together with a pair of sleek and soft joggers.
Zella Luxe Wide Leg Pocket Pants, $, available at Nordstrom
Zella Luxe Half-Zip Pullover, $, available at Nordstrom
Reformation
The brand you know and love for its slinky, patterned dresses has a smaller but still notable selection of cozy attire that's just waiting to get noticed.
Vuori's lounge-meets-activewear options are moisture-wicking, made of recycled materials, and have four-way stretch. Plus, if sweatpants aren't your preference, you can opt for Vuori's Halo Performance Short which comes in six colorways.
ASOS DESIGN Hourglass Tracksuit, $, available at ASOS
Pact
Known for its affordable selection of sustainable, organic closet essentials, Pact recently added a new selection of loungewear styles to the mix.
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Free People
For a relaxed silhouette to suit a more boho-cool wardrobe aesthetic, Free People has a number of slouchy, chic options.
FP Beach Hailee Sweater Set, $, available at Free People
Refinery29
We couldn’t write a story about the best sweatsuits without including one of our very own! Our collection is filled with lounge essentials and features joggers, hoodies, and softline tops in super cozy fabrics that are perfect for mixing and matching.
Daily Paper Shortbread Cream Naveah Trackpants, $, available at Daily Paper
Daily Paper Shortbread Cream Nulandi Hoody, $, available at Daily Paper
PacSun
You might've forgotten about the California-cool retailer PacSun, so let us reintroduce you through its crop of comfy, cute sweatsuits that'll brighten up your at-home attire.
This is the ultimate sweatpant/sweatshirt combo, but with sustainability at the core of its design and production. What's not to love about a company that's committed to minimizing its environmental impact by using recycled materials and limiting waste? This purchase is one that feels good on the body and on the mind.
Frank & Oak The Hybrid Crewneck, $, available at Frank & Oak
Frank & Oak The Hybrid Pant, $, available at Frank & Oak
& Other Stories
This go-to store for floaty dresses and feminine knits has now hopped on the loungewear train. Get them while you still can, they're selling out quick!
& Other Stories Relaxed Drawstring Joggers, $, available at & Other Stories
& Other Stories Boxy Jersey Sweater, $, available at & Other Stories
Aerie
The brand we all know and love for its cozy sleepwear and quality undergarments unsurprisingly has a selection of sweatsuit sets that are made to be lived in.
Even though EcoSmart® products from Hanes (one of the OGs of affordable sweats) keep the equivalent of nearly 50 million plastic bottles from landfills each year, they're comfy as ever (and tagless too!).
Hanes ComfortSoft EcoSmart® Open Bottom Leg Fleece Sweatpants, $, available at Hanes
Hanes ComfortSoft EcoSmart® Women's Crewneck Sweatshirt, $, available at Hanes
Lisa Says Gah
The new organic french terry collection from Lisa Says Gah is what spring loungewear dreams are made of.
This NYC streetwear brand makes gender-neutral sweat sets dyed with eco-friendly pigments. You’ll also find socks and tees in coordinating colors to build the comfy monochrome outfit of your dreams.
When I was growing up, new clothes only came around twice a year: before the start of a new school year and on my birthday in September. More often than not, clothes were exchanged between relatives. Whenever I’d outgrow my garbs, my younger sister would get the first pick of the pieces she wanted, and the rest would be passed on to my primas. Meanwhile, I’d run my fingers through my mom’s closet admiring the different fabrics, eager for the day I could one day fit into them. Once I was old enough, she would let me borrow her beautiful strappy gold heels for special occasions like school dances.
As a child, donning gently worn clothes was the norm. Whether we thrifted clothes or they came as hand-me-downs, second-hand items brought novelty into my closet without breaking the bank. But back then, there was a lot of stigma associated with these consumer behaviors. Many of us who found treasures in someone else’s trash were teased. Now, as thrifting has been on the rise, it’s a popular practice, with thrift haul videos even trending on TikTok.
While avoiding fast fashion is beneficial for the environment, thrifting’s popularity among those with disposable income has taken away the affordability and accessibility of it for those who benefit from it most. At the same, the gentrification of thrifting has also resulted in a competition of who cares about sustainability the most, shaming those who shop from fast-fashion brands. Some experts argue that slow consumption, or less shopping, is a more sustainable way to go. And as I think about solutions, I’m unsurprisingly reminded of all the ways sustainability has already existed within our Latine communities.
“For many of us, swapping clothes with our sisters, primas, and friends has always been the norm. And while our motives may not have been exclusively environmentally driven, we were out here serving looks and avoiding excess consumption.”
Jacqueline DELGADILLO
For many of us, swapping clothes with our sisters, primas, and friends has always been the norm. Sharing, borrowing, and exchanging clothes were part of our upbringing. And while our motives may not have been exclusively environmentally driven, we were out here serving looks and avoiding excess consumption.
But trading clothes can happen outside of our family homes as well. Today’s clothing swaps are not only a sustainable alternative to fast fashion but also community events and spaces for people to connect with one another. Ahead, the founders of four Latine-run clothing swaps share how they’re encouraging more sustainable consumption in their communities.
“Radical Clothes Swap is a pop-up space where you can donate and swap your unwanted gently used clothing in Los Angeles. My co-founder, Nicole, and I had never met in person, but we had been hosting clothing swaps separately before deciding to join forces back in January 2022. Our team has grown since then and now includes Nikki Hernandez and Enriquetta Navarro.
What we’ve created is beautiful because when it comes to Black and Brown folks, we’re not used to being given anything for free. People will often give us confused looks when we tell them the clothes are free. They expect there to be a catch, but there is no catch at all. We want our community to be aware of how harmful processing clothes can be to our environment as well as the labor rights issues involved, and provide an alternative solution.”
— Jannine Mancilla (she/her), Co-Founder
“Our world runs on capitalism, so giving away free clothes is a really radical idea. We’re not trying to make a profit, although it would be nice because we all need to eat and pay bills, but we’re really in it for the joy.
“Our world runs on capitalism, so giving away free clothes is a really radical idea.”
Nicole Macias
One of our biggest goals is to change people’s relationship with clothes. We don’t want unwanted clothes to just get thrown away. It reminds me of The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants. You may fall in love with an item you thought wouldn’t fit you or you wouldn’t like, and if you don’t, that’s OK. You can always bring it back for someone else to try. I know there are other people who have had clothing swaps before us, but I’m really proud of what we’re creating. We’re creating a family, and it feels great to be a part of it.”
“Veggie Mijas is a women of color, folks of color, plant-based collective, where we share vegan recipes, have community events, create more accessible foods, and tackle challenges like food justice and environmental justice. In 2019, Veggie Mijas had its first clothing swap at our Miami chapter and has hosted clothing swaps across the rest of its chapters ever since, including Orlando, Chicago, Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Washington D.C., and the Bay Area.
Our clothing swaps are a safe environment where people can feel comfortable and find clothes they’re excited about. We want to encourage people to think of new ways to reinvent their clothes, ask each other for styling advice, and think outside the box. We love to see the connections and friendships that go beyond the clothing swaps. Friends come back to attend Veggie Mijas events together and that’s most exciting.”
— Amy Quichiz (she/they), Founder & CEO
“At Veggie Mijas, we’re always looking for ways to positively contribute to the environment. With the clothing swaps, we wanted to create a space for folks to recycle clothes and receive clothes for free. We want to normalize second-hand clothing so you don’t always have to buy new things all the time. Choosing second-hand clothing contributes to the sustainability movement, no matter how small it may feel.
“Choosing second-hand clothing contributes to the sustainability movement, no matter how small it may feel.”
Luisa Ibarra
Our events consist of mainly Latine folks. Something that comes up a lot at our clothing swaps is people sharing how growing up low-income, they did a lot of thrifting or had a lot of hand-me-downs. Second-hand clothing isn’t new for a lot of us since our parents migrated from their countries to the United States. In Chicago, a lot of thrift shops are very gentrified now, and used clothes are often more expensive than new clothes. It can be difficult to find that balance between wanting to save money and also wanting to take an environmentally friendly approach. We hope that through our clothing swaps, we can remind people that choosing second-hand is OK and doesn’t have to be expensive.”
— Luisa Ibarra (she/hers), Chicago Chapter Organizer
“Mil Mundos Books is a bilingual bookstore and community center in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. We opened in 2019, and our nonprofit branch opened in 2021. The nonprofit branch focuses on essential goods, literature, and digital literacy. In 2022, we worked with Bushwick Ayuda Mutua, which is Bushwick’s mutual aid group, to host clothing swaps. In New York, we had buses of migrants coming up from Texas, a lot of them with absolutely nothing, so the need for clothes was there. Even though we have clothing swaps, we have people stopping by every day asking for clothes and we love to be that resource for our community.
“It’s solidarity, not charity. Everyone feels empowered and respected.”
Bethania Viana
At our clothing swaps, we tell people to take what they need and leave what they can. We get people that come out of necessity, but we also understand it’s a fun way to revitalize your wardrobe. There’s an understanding among everyone who gets priority. People also understand that this is a place where they can donate their clothes once they’ve outgrown them or no longer want them, which creates a sustainable cycle. A lot of our community members also become interested in becoming part of the process. We get so many volunteers to help us sort clothes. When it comes to mutual aid, we center on the idea that it’s solidarity, not charity. Everyone feels empowered and respected.”
“Consumption Collab is a clothing swap agency. We’re based in the San Gabriel Valley and parts of the Inland Empire in Southern California. Our pop-up-shop format makes us accessible to people from all walks of life in different areas, making it easy to trade and share clothing instead of thrifting. My co-founder, Veronica, and I went to the same high school, but we didn’t become friends until years later when we reconnected at a barbeque I hosted. Now, she’s like family. She used to throw clothing swap parties, and I’ve always loved getting people together. So one day, she proposed an idea and the rest is history.
The way our swaps work is that folks bring a bag of any size filled with clothes they’d like to donate and pay a $10 flat fee, although we offer a sliding scale as well, and they’re able to fill up their bag with as many clothes as they want. While we have a fee, we never turn away anyone who is in need of clothes. We have received direct messages asking about a specific piece of clothing they are in need of, and we understand it can take a lot of courage to ask for help and we honor that. No questions asked.”
— Emanda Ceccia (she/her), Co-Founder
“We started as a fashion swap service in 2018 and are now officially a 501(c)(3). We had our first swap pop-up event in Pomona, where we booked bands, vendors, and artists for an art gallery. At the time, our main priority was the clothing swap, but it evolved into so much more than that. We became a platform for creators, where people can connect and network in a very organic and relaxed way. It’s so exciting to create a safe space for creatives to meet each other.
“Building trust with our community has been the most rewarding.”
Veronica Gutierrez
I went to school for fashion at Cal Poly Pomona and graduated from the admin program, but I didn’t stay in the fashion industry because it was lacking the community aspect. It didn’t align with my values. Swapping clothes is something I did with my cousins growing up. With Consumption Collab, I saw an opportunity to create a positive impact. Building trust with our community has been the most rewarding. People bring us their clothes and we accept it all, no matter the condition they’re in because we trust their judgment. In return, they trust us and continue to support us.”
— Veronica Gutierrez (she/her), Co-Founder
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