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Originally Posted by activeStick
You didn't say this, but are traditionally "dressy" clothes really uncomfortable? I wear a suit M-Th 80% of the time as I'm meeting with clients or a sport jacket with shirt and pants/jeans otherwise, and have never found a dress shirt or dress pants uncomfortable. I wonder if people are just not buying things that properly fit? I've heard it a lot but personally have never found it uncomfortable.
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Not totally uncomfortable. IMO, unrestricted motion is more comfy to wear which is more comfortable. But mentally, knowing I could do full range of motion and not worry was also a peace of mind type of comfort too.
For me personally, biggest thing was always durability due to it being stiffer than regular clothing. Especially athletic/lounge clothing. I needed to be careful of how I moved at times or a slightly tighter piece of clothing could easily rip (ie: shrink after laundered). Most clothing needed to be cycled out after 2-4 years prior to getting the stretchy stuff. I have never thrown out any of the stretchy stuff and I think some of it is now almost 8 years old. At worst it gets relegated to semi casual clothing.
Kit and Ace and Lululemon were the first to enter into this business casual area and blend their cotton, wool or cashmere fabrics with stretchy or more durable material like spandex and polyester. If the clothes shrank a little after laundering, you could still stretch it without worry of an easy seam blow out. It also made it more durable and the clothing would continue to look good (not as ragged or shrunken) longer than traditional dress clothing.
I remember ripping a seam on a dress shirt trying to roll it up for a vaccine because it was so stiff. With the Kit and Ace stretchy stuff, it's never been an issue ever again. If I have a chiro/physio appointment during the day, it's great to know I can do the basic full range exercises on the spot in work wear without needing to bring a change of clothes.