questions, answered.

Short answers, in the order people ask them.

What is bearpants?

bearpants is a small loungewear brand that makes high-pile fleece pants for staying in. One product to start: the pants, in a men’s cut and a women’s cut, in Polar (a warm cream) and Black bear (a near black), with a honey drawstring. The promise is softer every winter. Dense high-pile fleece brushed on both sides is how.

Is it bearpants or barepants?

bearpants, spelled like the animal, lowercase, one word. The website is barepants.com because the bears have the other one. People also type it as two words. Same pants.

When can I buy bearpants?

The first run opens this winter. The waitlist gets one email when it does, before anything is posted anywhere else.

How does the waitlist work?

You put your email in at barepants.com/join. That is the whole form. You see your number on the list, and you get one email when the first run opens. Nothing to pay, nothing to confirm.

What are bearpants made of?

High-pile fleece, brushed on both sides and knit dense so it washes in instead of wearing out. Cheap fleece pills and thins in the wash. Ours is dense enough that washing breaks it in. The spec sheet on the pants page has the rest.

Are bearpants warm?

Warm the way a good fleece jacket is warm: trapped air, not weight. They are made for a cold house, a couch and a long evening, and they are light enough to wear all day. They are indoor pants first.

What sizes do bearpants come in?

XS to XL in both cuts. They run relaxed. Between sizes, size down.

What is the difference between the men’s and women’s cut?

The men’s cut is relaxed and straight with an open hem. The women’s cut is relaxed through the hip and thigh, tapered, and cuffed at the ankle so it stays off the floor. They are two separate patterns, not one pattern resized.

What colors do bearpants come in?

Polar, a warm cream, and Black bear, a near black. The pants stay quiet. The drawstring and the small period stitched inside the left pocket are honey.

How do I wash bearpants?

Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. They get softer with every wash. That is the point of the fabric.

Are bearpants a good gift?

They are the warm thing almost nobody buys for themselves, which makes them a very good gift. The gift guide covers who they are for and how to size them.

What do bear and bare mean?

bear— is the winter line, starting with bearpants. bare— is the summer line (bareshorts, bareshirt, barefeet), which comes after. cub— is for kids, when the kids demand it.

Is there a store?

Not yet. There is no price and no cart on this site on purpose. The first run opens this winter and the list hears first.

Who are bearpants for?

People who are always cold, people who work from home, and anyone who owns five warm tops and no warm pants.