Pj wearers taking children to school,

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I'll be happy to judge them It's slovenly and lazy, sets a bad example to their children and is an eyesore for everyone else. Why on earth can't they just put some clothes on, after all trousers and tops only takes 2 minutes to get into. Heaven forbid we would expect them to wash their faces or brush their hair and actually make an effort to meet the world. If they can't manage to get dressed in the morning how on earth will they manage to run a household, cook meals, supervise their children's homework, and do all the hundreds of other things a parent has to do.

Our local supermarket would appear to agree with you, as they’ve posted a notice barring anyone from entering in ‘night attire’ !!

I wonder what the shop would do to determine what is loungewear and what is sleep attire?

Which supermarket?

Anyone remember the cartoon The Larks - Daily Mail I think?

Many years ago when I was a teenager, I remember an episode where Mrs Lark took her husband to the station and, on the way home, the car broke down. She had to get out of the car wearing a long nightdress, feather trimmed negligee and fluffy mule slippers. Her hair was in rollers with a chiffon scarf tied round her head.I remember being horrified on her behalf. At least she looked feminine and pretty, not ‘slovenly’

There is, to me, a clear and obvious difference between the clothes in your links, Norah . One is more suitable for the bedroom, and the other is not unlike a tracksuit or casual leggings and top combo.

The frilly nightie situation must have been embarrassing - I bet she got fully dressed every day after that .

I think the same to you.

My go to bed nightwear is very different to my sleep pyjamas.

So, what sort of pyjamas were on display? If like my sleep pyjamas I have no issue out walking dogs or children.

Sorry, comment to Doodledog

My go to bed nightwear is very different to my sleep pyjamas

Have I led a sheltered life, or am I misunderstanding this sentence?!

Sarah74

^My go to bed nightwear is very different to my sleep pyjamas^

Have I led a sheltered life, or am I misunderstanding this sentence?!

I'm not following it either, sorry ?

Does anyone remember those velour tracksuits of the 1980s?
I had a set that could have passed for warm pjs, perhaps they should make a comeback.

As a child in the 50's, my Dad would never allow us to come down in the morning in our dressing gowns, and those habits die hard! I remember a film called "Woman in a Dressing Gown" (Anthony Quayle, I think, though I was too youg to see it) when the very title suggested to us a "lady" of low virtue!

dahlia
It was the husband who was playing away from home in Woman in a Dressing Gown.

Does anyone remember those velour tracksuits of the 1980s?I had a set that could have passed for warm pjs, perhaps they should make a comeback.

I have a set (they were sold as pyjamas in M&S about 3 years ago) and whilst I wouldn't go out in them, when I wear them in winter I'm happy to answer the door in them the next day.

There used to be an old joke about opening the door in your pyjamas.

MerylStreep

dahlia
It was the husband who was playing away from home in Woman in a Dressing Gown.

Indeed it was, with his attractive and perfectly attired secretary.
His poor wife tried her best, it was quite a moving film which I only saw on tv about forty years ago but would like to see again, now it is mentioned.
The husband did stay with his wife though, for the sake of their boy.

Doodledog

*Does anyone remember those velour tracksuits of the 1980s?I had a set that could have passed for warm pjs, perhaps they should make a comeback.*

I have a set (they were sold as pyjamas in M&S about 3 years ago) and whilst I wouldn't go out in them, when I wear them in winter I'm happy to answer the door in them the next day.

I wouldn't fit into mine from those days even if I still had it, but it was very comfy.

Heavens, I wouldn't get near anything I wore in the 80s, but these ones are relatively new. They might possibly still sell them. It's not an actual tracksuit, as the top has no zip - it's more of a jumper - but yes, comfy, snuggly and warm.

Yes, my top was a jumper style

Royal blue velour ?
I wouldn't wear one outside the house now.

No, nor would I, but I’ll happily answer the door in my wine-coloured pyjamas if they still fit after lockdown weight gain. I wonder if they were old stock that they used to sell for outdoor wear and have repackaged as pyjamas .

This is the kind of thing I'm imagining.

A couple of years ago a courier with a package arrived unexpectedly and I said I would meet him at the side gate. I did not think twice about the fact that I was in a kaftan and flip flops. Its not like you could see anything as they cover me from neck to ankle. The driver handed over the parcel and apologised for "getting me out of bed". I told him I had been up for hours and this is lounge wear but he looked unconvinced.

I did take my children to school on a couple of occasions with my pyjamas on under my long riding mack when I was unwell. I didn’t get out of the car, just dropped them off so no one would have known I was wearing pyjamas.
I certainly got dragged out of bed in the middle of the night to round up the cows when they got out, with a coat and wellies over my pyjamas (probably more times than I care to remember ☹️)

BlueBalou Hats off to you! I can't even imagine getting out of bed to round up cows, even in my youth. But then I was a city dweller so it would have been beyond me. No problem with you wearing your jim jams for that as the cows wouldn't know the difference.

I went to our local Aldi there was a man pushing a pram around the store in bright yellow pjs with teddies on. Its not a good example as a parent IMO but it seems that anything goes these days.

I think most of us know that pyjamas and leisurewear can be interchangeable, but I'd bet that the majority of the people we are talking about are lazy *rses who haven't bothered to wash and dress before walking around the streets and supermarkets.

Even people in refugee camps look like they've made an effort to be presentable, within their means.

I used to love those jersey or velour track suits and found them ideal for freezing nights when we had power cuts (frequent in our village in the 80’s) and eminently respectable for answering the door to the postman or letting the dog out or popping across the garden to the freezer in the garage.
But while I frankly would not dream of sallying forth in my nightwear I can think what I want about shoppers in Jim jams - but it’s not really my business how they live their lives.