Business Clothes Around the House: am I the only one?

[stylebear]

My work office is business casual. I mostly wear cotton dress shirts with cotton slacks or jeans. Once they are worn and too ratty for the office I get years of wear around the house and yard. Yes, I mow the lawn wearing a long sleeve dress shirt and slacks. I don't see others in the neighborhood dressed like me. What do you guys do with office clothes that are no longer ready for prime time?

 

[neminat]

Donated for sure. Mowing the yard in long sleeves and slacks sounds crazy. Its 90 degrees out

 

[ValidusLA]

Old jeans I use to garden, even $200 jeans.

Everything else I donate.

Ties and pocket squares that I rotate out I usually pass on to friends. I have like 6 friends who built their tie wardrobe off my cast offs.

 

[johng70]

Same - old jeans become my yardwork jeans and everything else is donated to amvets.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I just donate it unless it’s not usable, then it gets tossed

 

[stylebear]

So one of the reasons I wear dress shirts around the house is because they are so comfortable.
My shirts are:
100% Supima or Egyptian cotton
1/3 oxford, 1/3 twill, 1/3 pinpoint
Athletic or slim fit plus a few xslims
no poplin or broadcloth
no tight sleeves
no baggie bodies

My worn-out dress shirts are as comfortable as my Supima undershirts. As for pants, I wear regular or relaxed fit cotton chinos, khakis, and jeans. They all work equally well for yard and house work. If you wear skinny or slim fit pants I can understand that you would not want to work in them.

You guys might be missing out on something great. Plus, you'll be the best dressed weekend yard warrior on the block.

 

[Panama]

I wear my old Thomas Mason and Albini shirts in bed, more comfy that pj tops.