Workout wear

the gym is an interesting place for fashion. now i'm no expert since i just started going again, but in the three times i've been there i've seen some interesting things. first of all, i think gym fashion is different in the suburbs. people are older, people don't care, people have no fashion sense, whatever it is. i've seen people working out in:

• jeans
• sweaters
• cardigans
• black dress socks - well one was black, the other gray
• sweatbands - not the cool celtics ones either
• big ol' tank tops that show way too much on the sides
• little richard simmons shorts
• bright green velour highwater pants
• snow boots

well i didn't want to be one of these fashion mishaps, so i went looking for some new gear. yesterday i saw a really cute tank in a store in the natick collection...the rich people side of it...and the tank top was $52!!! at least it had a little bralette built in so i'd get more for my money, but really? i ended up getting things at kohl's, the fashion mecca of the suburbs. so the question is...how long will it take until i'm wearing one of the items listed above to the gym???