The Best Sweatpants: Our Top 7 Picks (2025)

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Gap Gap Heavyweight French Terry Seamed Wide-Leg Sweatpants for $70: As I mentioned earlier, sometimes nontraditional pants are just a bit too out of my comfort zone, and I found these to be difficult to style. The heavy French terry fabric is nice and warm, and some colors look almost like denim. But on my 5'1" frame, with no drawstring on the waistband, these regularly pooled at my ankles, and not in a cool counterculture way. I felt like I was dressing up in my dad’s clothes, and I constantly needed to hike them up on my waist. I could see these being very cool to the right demographic, and they’re well-constructed with neat seam detailing. I just didn’t love them as much as the others I tested. —Louryn Strampe Photograph: Mack Weldon Mack Weldon Ace Sweatpant for $88: I like that Mack Weldon offers a Regular or Tall fit for its Ace Sweatpant—I tried the latter—and it went down to my ankles (yay!). The fit is really nice here, though the pants tend ... Read full article.