These $50 sweatpant jeans ‘tricked nearly everyone’ – and were as comfy as the luxury pair

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Can you can feel snug and still look put-together? I tested sweatpant jeans that are comfy, yet have a tailored look from Rag & Bone, Gap and Halara Cozy Earth review: I tested the buzzy bedding and sleepwear brand. Here are its best, most comfy pieces For the days you can’t be bothered to slip into restrictive “real pants” but want to look put-together, sweatpant jeans are here to save the day. Not quite sweatpants and not quite jeans, sweatpant jeans are a happy medium, offering a printed-on denim aesthetic in that same plush sweatpant feel many of us know and love. Their current popularity seems linked to gen Z’s insistence that leggings and straight-leg jeans are no longer cool, and to celebrity sightings and endorsements from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lawrence and Margot Robbie. But trust me on this, too: I’ve spent the last three years living in them. While plenty of iterations exist, it was Rag & Bone’s Miramar sweatpant jeans, launched over a decade ago, that put sweatpant jeans on the map. But these start at $198 a pair. Are cheaper o