Whether you’re sitting down for a big Thanksgiving meal, traveling home for the holiday, shopping during Black Friday, or getting cozy for a holiday movie marathon, the last thing you’ll want to do is put on a pair of restrictive pants.

The PEOPLE shopping team can’t get enough of comfy bottoms — including the sweatpants jeans you’ll see writers sporting in our N.Y.C. office and the sweatpants we wear while working from home. So, it wasn’t hard to compile a list of the best comfy pants for every occasion from this team of shopping experts.

Our favorites include styles from Alo, Cozy Earth, Athleta, Anthropologie, and more — starting at just $25.

PEOPLE-Recommended Comfy Pants

Writer’s Pick: Cozy Earth Studio Wide-Leg Pant, $70 (orig. $108); cozyearth.com

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