To not understand the hype with oodies?

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Anyone else? I just don’t get their popularity.

A dressing gown, or any other hooded blanket will do the job of keeping you warm. Costs a lot less too.

Am I missing something here?

Have respect for an oodie? Are you for real?

This competitive cost of living piety is getting ridiculous now.

But I am 'properly dressed'? Throwing the Oodie on over the top of everything else if I get a bit chilly working from home does not suddenly mean I'm not properly dressed. I really think people are overthinking this - some people find them a better solution than a dressing gown or thermal layers, some people don't.

Fair enough OP - hourses for courses and all that. I'm not a fan of a dressing gown because if I tie it super tight so it doesn't slip open or have gaps then it's uncomfortable to sit it and restrictive.

I love my Oodie/giant hoodies though - I actually have two. One official, and is super thick and lined, goes down to my knees. The other is a thinner Primark version (£14 I think) which is fine for a bit of warmth but doesn't keep me as toasty and I tend to wear earlier in autumn. The real one is undoubtedly better, although I've seen some great similar ones which are much cheaper. Mine was a present - I wouldn't have paid as much for one myself.

It's meant I've not needed the heating on yet, which is a godsend! I make a hot water bottle and put it in the pouch :)

These are not people who cook. Very much a “bag of Doritos dinner” outfit

Again with the snide judginess, conflating wearing an Oodie with slobbing around with snack food instead of cooking a proper meal.

Nope. I could cook wearing my Oodie, but I tend to take it off, because I tend to be warmer when cooking, and because I don't want to get it dirty and have too wash it too often.

The time I wear it most is when I'm sitting still for long periods (usually when marking or preparing lessons) because my circulation is crap and I get really cold if I sit still too long. I am no slob, and I don't hang around the house in pyjamas etc. I'm properly dressed, but with an Oodie on top if I need it.

Horses for courses, but for me, "properly dressed" means I'm wearing something I'd be prepared to pop to the shops in. Which an Oodie isn't.

I don't have anything against those who like them, they're just not for me.

It's not hype, they are lovely and warm.

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I've just ordered me and DD one after reading this thread

There's a Ph.D thesis writing itself in all these replies! And I mean it!

The opposite views; the justifications. The MH solutions/weighted blanket effect; the 'keeping up appearances'. The fear of setting fire to oneself while microwaving a pot-noodle (😂). The 'I'm hot as hell/DD loves hers (menopausal heat!))'. The 'can't respect/fancy my partner in one'. etc.

Fascinating.

I'm typing this wearing my £14 Primarni 'Oodie'. Love it. Lightweight. Cuffs. Knee-length. Nothing underneath (top half!) 😂; tracky trousers and warm slippers bottom half.

Works for me. But not for everyone. Evidently. 😂

How do you feel about Crocs? 🤔😂

Great for going out into the garden or emptying the bins if you are the type to not wear outdoor shoes inside the house. Though get the cheaper versions for that not crocs.

I think they look ridiculous and wouldn't think of answering the door in one 😂. I thought they were a kids thing. I don't get why they are so wide and short. What about the legs? I can see they would keep people warm - but so would thermal sweatpants and a thermal t-shirt under a warm fleece - at least that would look normal.

I have a fake one but have never worn it, got it one Christmas. It looks like the sort of thing that might be good for lying on the sofa when you’re ill.

As for them not looking great (and let’s face it they don’t) it doesn’t matter because nobody on MN ever answers their door anyway. So no danger of anyone outside the household seeing it. 😂

My Oodie is one of the best things I have ever bought in my life.
I have had the knock-off versions and nothing else compares.

Pretty sure it's not my job to look pretty in case someone sees me. Imagine having so much internalised misogyny that you think you and everyone around you needs to be good looking at all times.

I don’t have an Oodie or a knock off as I find them hot and stifling in my overly insulated home, but I agree, I don’t get the angst about how they look. The biggest argument seem to be they are wide, and therefore disguise a woman’s shape. Who cares?!

They disguise everyone’s shape, male or female.

My oodie makes it possible for me to wfh without the heating on. A normal towelling dressing gown definitely doesn't cut it.

But there isn’t this angst about men wearing them and how wide they look on men.

I have got a cheapish one and it's great. Is brilliant for working from home or in the evenings. I wouldn't feel the same in a dressing gown.Is big so can chuck it on over other clothes.

Horses for courses, but for me, "properly dressed" means I'm wearing something I'd be prepared to pop to the shops in. Which an Oodie isn't.

Yes but if you're properly dressed with an oodie on top, you take the oodie off (and probably put a coat on) to go to the shops! If I wear an apron to cook in (which I'd take off to go to the shops ), would that mean I wasn't properly dressed, assuming I'm wearing my normal outfit underneath?

I just think they don’t look great on anyone but it seems they have their uses.

A PP mentioned Crocs which are much the same. Look horrible but handy for a trip to the bin or compost heap.

Of course they don't look great on anyone! Dressing gowns don't look great on anyone. Thermal underwear doesn't look great on anyone. Crocs don't look great on anyone. Beige bras don't look great on anyone.

They aren't designed for going out in!

I'm properly dressed under my oodie during the day. If I was excessively uptight I would take the oodie off if I had to answer the door ... but luckily I'm not.

I'm genuinely laughing that people think Oodie owners are wearing them as an XXXXXXL sweatshirt addition to a trendy outfit.

They aren't designed for going out in!

Neither are pyjamas but that doesn't stop anyone.