The British Raj introduced the UK to pyjamas .
Popular at first them considered to be slovenly .
I look back at the way my mother and my grandmother dressed when going out .
A bath , full make up (in Grandma's case rather unsuccessful dabbing at her cheeks with rouge ) corsets like straitjackets , a pressed suit or dress and handbags matching shoes with a hat and gloves .
Otherwise , Grandma said that only street women went out incorrectly dressed .
Even going out with your coat open was considered fast as for smoking ,talking loudly and laughing "like a hyena " -doomed you to a life of prostitution .
My Grandma was dressed appropriately until the day she died .
I noticed that my mother finally relaxed about corsets when she was about 70 .
I've let myself go she told me as she stopped going out , going on holidays and eating a lot of crisps , sweets chocolates , cakes , biscuits and puddings washed down with brandy in a tea cup as it was medicinal .
She admired our neighbour's pyjamas .
She like many women love them .
There have been complaints and notices at some schools when dropping children off and collecting them wearing pyjamas .
I quite like them .
I wear Kaftans a lot .
I also like shalwar kameez ,because like pyjamas they are so comfortable .
I think that I only wear bras if going out .
The sheer bliss of not wearing one .
I hate tights .
I only wear them if it's formal .
The only place where I'm guaranteed to be dressed properly is church .