Women's tracksuits and sweatsuits for walks and travel

Our sweatsuit sets are made for the frosty school run and the long drive to your parents’ place, a hoodie or cropped sweatshirt with joggers cut from one fabric in one color. In the UK it’s called a women’s tracksuit. Same set, different word.

Hood up on the dog walk, zip open by April

Almost every set on this page has a hood. On the fleece hoodies it comes with a kangaroo pocket, big enough for your phone, your keys and a pair of cold hands. Left your hat at home? Pull the hood up and keep walking.

The velvet and two-thread tops work a different way. They zip up the front, so on a sunny afternoon you can wear one open over a white T-shirt and zip it back up when the wind comes off the river.

No hood for you? Go for the cropped sweatshirt with a round neck. With high-rise joggers it keeps your waist in sight even though the whole outfit is loose.

Which fabric for which month

Fleece is the warm one. It’s brushed and soft on the inside, and it’s what you want from October until the snow melts. Under a puffer, a fleece hoodie and joggers take the place of a sweater and jeans, and you’ll be glad of the hood at the bus stop. We also make sets in three-thread jersey on a fleece base, good for a damp day near zero and warmer than an ordinary knit.

Two-thread jersey has no brushing at all. It’s medium-density, it stretches a little, and you won’t get too hot in it on a warm spring day or a cool summer evening. Pack it for a trip in May.

Velvet, which plenty of us call velour, is the dressier option. It doesn’t look all that sporty, so a velvet sweatsuit is fine for a walk downtown or for having family over on a holiday. The red, emerald and black ones are on the velour sets page.

Getting the joggers right

Measure your hips and choose the joggers by that number. Tops are easier. If you like a slouchy hoodie, take one size up on top and keep the bottoms true to size, and with the two-thread sets, where the pants sit close to the leg, the hip measurement matters even more. Every style comes in XS to XL, and our M is about a US 6–8. Some fleece joggers finish in an ankle cuff, which keeps the hems dry when you tuck them into boots.

Colors that hide road dirt, and colors that don’t try to

Black, gray and blue are the practical ones. Splashes from a wet road barely show on them. Gray melange in two-thread goes with white, black, navy and pastels, so the zip top works with your jeans too, and there are more heather shades among the gray hoodie and jogger sets.

Beige, pink and powder pink look best worn head to toe with white sneakers and a pale puffer. Add a white or light gray hat and some silver earrings, and the pink set looks finished without a coat that matches. Red and emerald are for the weekend away. Bright, but easy. With red velvet, white sneakers, a black leather jacket and a plain bag are all you need, and pulling your hair into a ponytail keeps the hood lying flat.

Frequently asked questions

Which set keeps me warmest?

Fleece, or three-thread jersey on fleece. Under a puffer either one replaces a sweater.

Will fleece pill after washing?

Turn it inside out, set the machine to 30 °C and a delicate program, and leave out the fabric softener. Air-dry it, not on the radiator and not in the dryer. If a few pills turn up anyway, a fabric shaver takes them off in a minute.