Do women wear athletic wear like this in Europe?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

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Anonymous wrote:Only to exercise, OP. Don't walk around like that otherwise, you'll look ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Jeans
Corduroy pants
Wool pants
Ponte knit pants (not leggings)
Dresses or skirts with tights

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Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

In the U.S., these are worn by REI customers.

They're often in ugly earth tones. Made of a variety of fabrics from cotton to recycled plastics. Sometimes they are kind of baggy and wrinkly. I suppose Europeans probably prefer black and slimmer cut, less wrinkly styles.

A key aspect is that hiking pants are "technical" in some amorphous way. They wick, they are stain resistant, etc.

https://www.rei.com/c/womens-hiking-pants

Next you need a primer in when to use Alpen walking sticks vs. trekking poles. I've never done a hike where stabbing the ground along the way was useful, so I haven't read up.

[Anonymous]

Yes - European

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

In the U.S., these are worn by REI customers.

They're often in ugly earth tones. Made of a variety of fabrics from cotton to recycled plastics. Sometimes they are kind of baggy and wrinkly. I suppose Europeans probably prefer black and slimmer cut, less wrinkly styles.

A key aspect is that hiking pants are "technical" in some amorphous way. They wick, they are stain resistant, etc.

https://www.rei.com/c/womens-hiking-pants

Next you need a primer in when to use Alpen walking sticks vs. trekking poles. I've never done a hike where stabbing the ground along the way was useful, so I haven't read up.

I simply cannot. Those are so ugly.
I’ll wear my fleece lined Athleta peak hybrid.
Smartwool tops.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

In the U.S., these are worn by REI customers.

They're often in ugly earth tones. Made of a variety of fabrics from cotton to recycled plastics. Sometimes they are kind of baggy and wrinkly. I suppose Europeans probably prefer black and slimmer cut, less wrinkly styles.

A key aspect is that hiking pants are "technical" in some amorphous way. They wick, they are stain resistant, etc.

https://www.rei.com/c/womens-hiking-pants

Next you need a primer in when to use Alpen walking sticks vs. trekking poles. I've never done a hike where stabbing the ground along the way was useful, so I haven't read up.

I simply cannot. Those are so ugly.
I’ll wear my fleece lined Athleta peak hybrid.
Smartwool tops.

People wear hiking pants to *hike*, ya dummies, not to hit on their kids’ classmates’s dads at pick up.

IOW, these are performance garments. Who cares if they’re ugly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - European

I misread the question. Do NOT wear this please.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

In the U.S., these are worn by REI customers.

They're often in ugly earth tones. Made of a variety of fabrics from cotton to recycled plastics. Sometimes they are kind of baggy and wrinkly. I suppose Europeans probably prefer black and slimmer cut, less wrinkly styles.

A key aspect is that hiking pants are "technical" in some amorphous way. They wick, they are stain resistant, etc.

https://www.rei.com/c/womens-hiking-pants

Next you need a primer in when to use Alpen walking sticks vs. trekking poles. I've never done a hike where stabbing the ground along the way was useful, so I haven't read up.

I simply cannot. Those are so ugly.
I’ll wear my fleece lined Athleta peak hybrid.
Smartwool tops.

People wear hiking pants to *hike*, ya dummies, not to hit on their kids’ classmates’s dads at pick up.

IOW, these are performance garments. Who cares if they’re ugly?

Yet I’m going to be hiking all day and then ducking into some chalet restaurant in Zermatt or wengen for supper. Needs to be cute yet functional.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree not to wear these. But what should OP wear? Links to pants?

Same question. I have leggings and jeans. Only dress pants for work. What the heck are hiking pants?

In the U.S., these are worn by REI customers.

They're often in ugly earth tones. Made of a variety of fabrics from cotton to recycled plastics. Sometimes they are kind of baggy and wrinkly. I suppose Europeans probably prefer black and slimmer cut, less wrinkly styles.

A key aspect is that hiking pants are "technical" in some amorphous way. They wick, they are stain resistant, etc.

https://www.rei.com/c/womens-hiking-pants

Next you need a primer in when to use Alpen walking sticks vs. trekking poles. I've never done a hike where stabbing the ground along the way was useful, so I haven't read up.

I simply cannot. Those are so ugly.
I’ll wear my fleece lined Athleta peak hybrid.
Smartwool tops.

People wear hiking pants to *hike*, ya dummies, not to hit on their kids’ classmates’s dads at pick up.

IOW, these are performance garments. Who cares if they’re ugly?

Yet I’m going to be hiking all day and then ducking into some chalet restaurant in Zermatt or wengen for supper. Needs to be cute yet functional.

I just came back from Zermatt and Murren. During the day it doesn’t matter what you wear to hike, because everyone else will be on the ski slopes so no one is on the trails to see you. But those leggings are not nearly warm enough. I wore fleece lined leggings and in a couple of cases, snow pants (gasp) when we were snow shoeing high up. Change for dinner—jeans, a cashmere sweater, and snow boots are fine, unless you’re trying to keep up with the glam Zermatt set, which it doesn’t sound like. Don’t wear the same things you wore all day.

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Yeah, wear wool pants and corduroy pants all over Europe. Good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I own a few sets like these from Lululemon, Athletica, Target, would I stand out like a sore thumb in London, Geneva, Zurich, and Paris?

You will look like a tourist because you are a tourist. You won’t really blend in at all. Has nothing to do with Lululemon.

You’re a tourist, just embrace that. Trying to pretend as if you are not is silly.

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Anonymous wrote:I own a few sets like these from Lululemon, Athletica, Target, would I stand out like a sore thumb in London, Geneva, Zurich, and Paris?

You will look like a tourist because you are a tourist. You won’t really blend in at all. Has nothing to do with Lululemon.

You’re a tourist, just embrace that. Trying to pretend as if you are not is silly.

When I was in Europe, only the American tourists were in athletic wear.

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I work in Europe and am there 1-2x per quarter. I’ve worn a lot of Athelta pants with blouses and dress shoes and have received countless compliments.

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You won’t stick out; you will blend in with many other tourists. Which is what you are, so it’s fine.