Shorts vs. Sweats

Have you seen kids walking to school through the snow in shorts and a t-shirt? Or a kid always rocking their sweats no matter the weather? Already in the fall weather, we have hit the season of looking up the hourly temperatures or texting friends to match the length or thickness of clothes. 

My rule is 74 degrees and above is good for shorts, while 72 degrees and below calls for longer pants and sweats. Anything in the middle is fair game.  

“I hate people who wear shorts in the winter, like you’re not tough, you’re not cool, like shut up and put on some pants!” says Chloe Mullineaux sharing her own viewpoints on the topic. While stating her opinion on other outfits, she goes onto say there is a limit on shorts while anything goes for long pants. 

“Shorts during the cold is incredible and I love it,” exclaims Avery Krantz. “I’m a big fan of sweatpants in the cold, not so much in the warm.” Avery even encouraged others to join his side stating that below 32 degrees is the correct rule for long pants. 

Laila Otto differs by saying 60s and below is perfect for sweatpants and Amelia Kline agrees by saying 50s to 40s is too cold for shorts. “I think they’re kind of crazy but if that’s what they want to do, they can do that,” she said. 

The real question is, is there an unspoken rule about weather and clothing correlation or is it anything goes. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a written rule so we wouldn’t have to worry about freezing on the way to school? 

After asking around, the collective answer is around 60 to 70 degrees is the grey area where you should rethink a lot of your choices before you walk out the door. With everyone having a different opinion, no matter your viewpoint, you will always find someone to stand with, no matter the weather – even if it’s shorts in the snow.