Dressup

Everything has a costume. Hockey and even ballet.

I run in expensive shoes, a t-shirt, shorts and a hoodie. Each item is chosen for it's suitability for running.

My bike riding has a costume. I chose items that will work regarding reflectability, warmth, and rain resistance. I wear biker fingerless gloves and a bright jacket with zipper-closed air vents.

Karate has levels of costumes. The plain, white, cotton suit is simple but complicated. The expensive heavyweight ones look better, and last longer.

For Jiu-Jitsu, I need a new white outfit. To untrained eyes the outfit would seem the same as a Karate one. It isn't. To survive all the rolling around, yanking and pulling, it needs to be heavier and have reinforced stitching. There is also a pecking order. The young people tend to wear light ones, probably due to parents keeping costs down. All the adults wear heavyweight. A few people wear the even-more-expensive official Gracie Jiu-Jitsu uniform.

Do your activities require particular wardrobes?