Gearing Up

I joined a gym for the first time last fall and, aside from the COVID-19 closures, have been going ever since. It’s a process, a year later I still feel like I’m getting the hang of things, but I’m absolutely getting the hang of workout clothes. It’s become a really interesting sartorial study for me because the rules are completely different. I would never wear leggings with a cropped top in normal life, but for a workout it’s completely permissible. My general workout outfit philosophy is that I should be able to go directly from the gym to the bar. Generally, pre-COVID-19, that’s how my lifestyle would work. I’d fit in a gym...