Allow me to start by saying that while I am certainly guilty of the occasional fashion faux pas, I do typically take care with my appearance. I have been known to wear high heals to the grocery store if they are the best shoe for the pants I'm wearing. I wear dresses in all seasons, even when it's cold out. I can and do walk in 4" heals. I am a fan of "What Not To Wear".
Bearing that in mind, today I was reminded of a fashion choice that never fails to amuse... PJ's in public. Now, I am a huge fan of pajamas. It is a known fact that within 30 minutes of arriving home at the end of the day my husband and I are both in our PJ's. They are comfy and cozy, and sometimes even cute, but there is one primary difference between my pajamas and those I saw today... mine stay in the house! I saw two women today out in the world, running errands, living their lives out and about in their pajamas like it was the new way to go.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I too once wore PJ's out of the house. It was college and all the other cool, anti-establishment, stayed-out-too-late-the-night-before kids were doing it. It was the unofficial uniform for most of my 9:00 class sophomore year. But it never felt quite right, and as I progressed into the College of Business, I saw it severely and rightly banished from my wardrobe. Class = cute, home = jammies.
The desire to live in lounge wear home and abroad rose up again after my son was born. The comfort of elastic waistband pants was not, and is not, lost on me. However, even after a few days, I was anxious to at least front that I was wearing real clothes when we had company over or went out... that's what maternity jeans are for.
So I say to you all, before leaving the house, take 5 minutes to regroup. I support jeans, yoga pants, and those cute "running" suits made after 2000 (see J. Lo) as fantastic comfort solutions (1980-90's swishy jogging suits are still a no go). We haven't met yet, and we may not officially meet today, and so I have no need or interest to see your sleep wear. As Clinton Kelley would say "If I had to put on clothes to leave the house, you should too!"
And, in case you need more reasons why PJ's should stay home, you don't want to end up like this:
Betty Booped
It's a slippery slope, folks!
Bearing that in mind, today I was reminded of a fashion choice that never fails to amuse... PJ's in public. Now, I am a huge fan of pajamas. It is a known fact that within 30 minutes of arriving home at the end of the day my husband and I are both in our PJ's. They are comfy and cozy, and sometimes even cute, but there is one primary difference between my pajamas and those I saw today... mine stay in the house! I saw two women today out in the world, running errands, living their lives out and about in their pajamas like it was the new way to go.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I too once wore PJ's out of the house. It was college and all the other cool, anti-establishment, stayed-out-too-late-the-night-before kids were doing it. It was the unofficial uniform for most of my 9:00 class sophomore year. But it never felt quite right, and as I progressed into the College of Business, I saw it severely and rightly banished from my wardrobe. Class = cute, home = jammies.
The desire to live in lounge wear home and abroad rose up again after my son was born. The comfort of elastic waistband pants was not, and is not, lost on me. However, even after a few days, I was anxious to at least front that I was wearing real clothes when we had company over or went out... that's what maternity jeans are for.
So I say to you all, before leaving the house, take 5 minutes to regroup. I support jeans, yoga pants, and those cute "running" suits made after 2000 (see J. Lo) as fantastic comfort solutions (1980-90's swishy jogging suits are still a no go). We haven't met yet, and we may not officially meet today, and so I have no need or interest to see your sleep wear. As Clinton Kelley would say "If I had to put on clothes to leave the house, you should too!"
And, in case you need more reasons why PJ's should stay home, you don't want to end up like this:
Betty Booped
It's a slippery slope, folks!
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Oh No-Please don't run into me 6 out of 7 days/week. It might not be PJ's, but it could be bad....
ReplyDeleteHow about shoveling snow in PJ's?
ReplyDeleteI'm just worried about the PJ's for now! God knows every mom should have comfy yoga like pants to wear on errands... I like to think it makes people think I've just been to the gym. When shoveling, any attire is acceptable!
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