If you visit one of the Little Italy neighborhoods scattered across North America, chances are you’ll be exploring an enclave that’s at least 100 years old. There, you’ll typically find a mix of Italian restaurants and bakeries, turn-of-the-20th-century Roman Catholic churches, and parks and streets named after notable Italian Americans. Most have at least one annual festival, and some even have museums dedicated to Italian-American culture. While the size and shape of these communities have changed over the years, at least 12 in the United States and Canada are still worth visiting.
For decades, you’ve probably lazed around in an old pair of flannel pajama pants or some basic Fruit of the Loom grey sweats you commandeered from Walmart. And for decades, your partners with whom you inhabit shared spaces are forced to contend with your worn-out lounge pants. Whether we’re on the couch with you watching a show or sick with you in bed, we don’t want to cozy up to a pair of pants riddled with holes or stains.
All of this is to say, one good pair of lounge pants is all but essential, and there are tons of options from great brands like Vuori, Alo and Todd Snyder to help you upgrade.
