Talk:Sweatpants

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Shell Suit
"Shell suit" automatically redirects here- something of an error, given that they're an entirely unrelated piece of 1980s fashion. http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=shell+suit&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=

Could probably use fixing.

94.195.214.244 (talk) 09:17, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Fatman trousers?
I can't find any credible source online for the use of 'Fatman Trousers' as a common name for Sweatpants in Ireland, so am not sure it deserves such prominece in the alternative names section, and have removed the reference added by 86.40.173.169. But I have created suitable redirects for the other alternative names, which are widely referred to in other sources. Curran2 (talk) 23:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

'Sweat pants'
In the UK this would mean a sweat-soaked version of what the US would call 'underpants'. The phrase would suggest a stale smell of sweat from an unwashed groin area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.170.60 (talk) 21:57, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

History of Sweatpants
I came on to the wikipedia site because I assumed they would tell me when "sweatpants" were first invented and by whom and when they became widely used. Wikipedia has failed me. I'm going to get my Microsoft Encarta disc out and start usign that instead. Suck it, Jimmy Wales. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.95.12.156 (talk) 16:22, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

If you find the answer, why not add it to the article? 98.206.166.236 (talk) 20:22, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Bot Bots and Trackies
In the U.S., the term "bot bots" or "trackies" is not used. I found a reference to "bot bots" on an Australian retail site. Is this term used in Australia and/or New Zealand alone, or is it also used in the U.K.? —Preceding unsigned --GioiaMia (talk) 18:24, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Design Section
In the design section it mentions that sweatpants have elastic waists. This isn't always the case. Many sweatpants come with drawstring closures and no elastic. Some have both. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.2.148.148 (talk) 04:34, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Article scope
Now that the inappropriate copy-paste move has been fixed, and the article is back at its original title (per WP:RETAIN), the question that comes to mind are "tracksuit bottoms" really the same as a pair of sweatpants? In American English, the "sweat" prefix on clothing (sweatpants/sweatshirt/sweatsuit/hooded sweatshirt (aka hoodie)/sweats) refers not just to cut and construction, but specifically to material, namely a soft, breathable but still fairly warm knit material that is often (but not always) smooth on the outside a slightly fuzzy on the inside. "Track suit", on the other hand, is usually reserved for the type of jacket and pants combo, which is just as likely made of smooth, "swishy" synthetics like nylon, of the type the article calls "windpants". In other words, a track suit's bottoms may be a pair of sweatpants, but not necessarily, and I wonder if the article is confusing two related but separate things. oknazevad (talk) 23:10, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Windpants Inclusion
Windpants should be their own page and not included under the sweatpants category. They are a different fabric and serve a different purpose. Sweatpants insulate the leg from outside conditions and provide a rough exterior. Windpants, on the other hand, are a lighter fabric and are designed to cooperate with outside conditions, especially wind. They flap in the wind! Windpants are no more similar to sweatpants that jeans are. Tfkalk (talk) 12:47, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree, and said as much in the above section. Similar in cut, but totally different in material. oknazevad (talk) 18:59, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Jogging pants
Here in Canada, the fleece variety that I would identify as sweatpants (as opposed to track pants, which are the lower half of a tracksuit) are also commonly known as jogging pants, a name the article doesn't list.

Thoughts?

--Mathieu ottawa (talk) 02:12, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Etymolgy
This article is notably useless without etymological background of the term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.69.251.97 (talk) 23:32, 9 January 2022 (UTC)