Shopping diet update 2

Since day three of my mostly sequestered writing marathon (of moderate productivity) has me looking unfit for internet eyes, I thought I'd update on my self imposed shopping diet. I decided, because of savings goals that Blokey and I had, that I would limit my spending to only used/thrifted, and about $20 a week (it was originally exactly 20 but luckily I'm no math genius). April was OK, until I visited Chicago during an academic conference and went on a mini spree with my close friends.
This month has been better. I've only bought second hand stuff. But I have gone over my budget, and I didn't buy many things that I needed, just wanted. I realized again that I tend to want to accumulate new stuff when I have the most anxieties about my scholarship. Shopping (even if it's thrifting and Ebay/Etsy lurking) is part of a larger strategy of distraction/procrastination, and it generally does pick me up temporarily, but then I'm all "What am I going to put all these clothes?" Blokey and I do have limited closet space, and I can only store so much stuff away before it becomes pointless to buy them. I am traveling a lot this summer, so I do hope that I can stick the spending plan better next month (and the rest of this month). I have the goal of really limiting my shopping to needs, not boredom, and then supplies for sewing. And instead of fuzzy goals, I have a concrete one of saving on clothes so I can fly out to hang with Anne and company for one extra visit.
On a lighter note, I read this very funny piece in Jezebel called "Catalog Fantasies: This Could Be Your Life." It's a clever deconstruction of the different kinds of narratives within the styling of various popular clothing chain catalogs (I don't receive any). The comments made me laugh, including one person who said that the JCrew catalog is a world without breasts. Since I don't look at this often, I peeked over at the webpage, and sure enough, these Ivy League type patrician looking ladies are pretty universally elegant on top.

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While other look awesome in this look, I tend to shy from JCrew (unless thrifted) because it's a bit too polished and I'm someone who admires Lisbeth Salander. But I did appreciate these $50 numbers:

"Luxe Terry Drawstring Pant". The description reads: "think of it as polished sweatpant."
I will (and I think poorly of your use of "pant" as a noun).
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This is it's sister, the Luxe Terry Un-Sweatpant (the description calls them "sweats")

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These are obviously perfect for my many periods of self-imposed research hermit moments, because I can throw on a denim jacket to meet folks or run errands when I am on the verge of going crazy. I've lusted after tailored sweats before, but as I'm not buying new, these aren't relevant. I am having sewing fantasies.

Tailored/polished sweats (of the non Juicy variety): cool and comfy or too close to "can't be bothered" for your comfort?