07/28/2020

Goodbye, Jeans

How the pandemic is ushering in an era of comfort

Alexa Muñoz’s time in quarantine sparked an epiphany: She hates jeans. She has dozens of pairs — skinny, high-waisted, ripped — but after months of soft fabrics and elastic waistbands, she’s swearing off denim for good.

“I haven’t worn a single pair of jeans since the pandemic started,” said Muñoz, 46, a translator in Manhattan. “They’re looking at me sadly from the closet, but it’s like, ‘You know what? I’m not wearing those anymore.’ Why was I punishing myself?”

Once the ultimate in comfort and casual wear, jeans have been usurped by more comfortable — and stretchier — options. White-collar workers who are logging in from home say they’re increasingly reaching for basketball shorts and yoga pants to pair with more professional-looking tops for video calls.

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