A rant against fleeces!

I have a fond memory of my first encounter with fleece. My now deceased brother was wearing one of those pullover fleeces with the half zipper in the front. I hugged him and I though this is like hugging a bear!

nelliemoser if I ever get one of those cutsy fleeces I won't need the fashion police on my case....my daughters will soon put me straight!!

I just don't find that my full length wool and cashmere blend coat goes with my mucky wellies.

Many fleeces are made from recycled plastic bottles, so are good for the environment in that way. They don't need washing very often and I'm afraid comfort and warmth rate more highly than environmental concerns. I spend half my life recycling, reusing and generally being thrifty, so think I'm allowed a few fleeces. Also, I have yet to wear one out - they last for ever.

That's that then - all in favour say "aye".
Looks like fleeces have won the day and the fashion police suffered a total and utter defeat!

I was jolly grateful for my fleece this morning when I landed in chilly Scotland after a journey from temperatures in the 90's!

I'm allergic to wool so fleece does the job or cotton jumpers, if I can find nice ones.

Hopeful you took the words out my mouth let's all get our fleeces out

Oh goodie, something else to rebel against. I shall wear mine all the more now - just because I can!

I have a lovely light weight one which i wear for walking/hiking . Very comfy and not unflattering in my opinion. Would not wear it (of course) to anywhere smart like the theatre.

Nellie love them, but would be much better in pink and if the kittens had sparkly collars on

Love my fleeces and nobody is making me part with them, lovely to snuggle up in

I bought a couple of fleeces from Lands End ( the company, not the place in Cornwall) ages ago and they are still going strong. I like them because the body part has a lining and also all the pockets have proper zips even three inside ones so keys, phone, money etc are secure. Open pockets are useless because things fall out. Oh yes, and they cost a mere £18 each in the sale.

Haha Nelliemoser - don't even get me started on those! Who needs to wear a photo on their back? Make a nice dog blanket though....

I agree they are not elegant but they are for casual wear and serve a purpose . If you are a walker, have dogs or are on a boat in the North Atlantic as I am at the moment they are indispensable.

Oh dear. I've just read Elegran's link to the Mark Browne piece. I love my fleeces; so warm and practical in cold weather (we have horses so I have to be outside quite a lot in winter). But perhaps a rethink is needed.

Perhaps the recently discovered plastic eating bacteria may be an answer, though I wonder what the by product of their ingestion might be; for all we know that may prove to be detrimental to the environment, too.

Agree with carol58 - who ever claimed they are meant to be fashionable? oldgoose - I think there's a company that makes "smarter" stuff using fleece called "Buffers Fleeces" (or similar).

Fleeces are for practical purposes, like eveyone has said. These guides about what not to wear are all very well, but are we seriously expected to look smart/glamorous every day when cleaning the floor or the toilet or looking after small children?

As far as Joanna Lumley and co are concerned, who cares what she wears around the house, and anyway she has probably had Botox and other "interventions" to look the way she does. I admire celebrities like Judi Dench who clearly hasn't had such interventions.

I won't be giving up my fleece anytime soon.

How about these then! (Straight face firmly in place.)

No offence hapgran I was meaning the things you see in the papers, not what you'd posted! Now wide crop trousers and long denim skirts - yuk! They make everyone look short fat and old fashioned

Fleeces are so cosy and easy to wear. I just wish someone would make a more fashionable one so that everyone would wear them and not look like an old woman off to the shops (I'm an old woman by the way).

Fashionista rubbish! People who write these things never step outside the streets of London, unless they're going to Barbados on hols . I wouldn't wear mine in town or on a night out but they're great for outdoor activities. Mind you, I've recently become a fan of Weird Fish macaroni hoodies too but that's another discussion lol!

I was just thinking yesterday that I want to buy a new fleece. You have just reminded me. I hate clothing rules. I'm going to get one anyway.

St Fleece in the Wolds is the Patron saint of caravanners in the low season... oh and our summers!

Useful in the garden, on my daughter's farm and walking Hadrian's Wall last year - in midsummer! Left undone worn with jeans, jumper, scarf tied around neck, great for winter shopping!

I own x2 fleese jackets and a couple of those sleeveless jackets. I find them cosy and warm. Both my fleese so are in my favourite colour of light blue.
Just the thing to wear around the house and walking the dog along the coast.

Fleeced are great as warmers. I had a school one once. A TA came up and said that mine didn't suit her any more than hers did her!!!!!

Nuff said, not keen to wear it after that.

They are good for taking your dog(s) out, but I agree really unflattering. However, I can think if something far worse, really unflattering and who the hell invented them . The denim skirt. Short and long, the latter being the ultimate in ugly. Do women really look in the mirror and think "how lovely" , more likely saying " that will have to do "