Anyone notice a trend now of people wearing pajama pants in public?

[AlaskaMoose]

"Pajamas pants" are big business in the garment industry today. But the subject of wearing pajama pants in public, as far as I remember, was being discussed in the news media in 2014. Now, I remember a coworker of mine wearing very expensive decorated suits (jackets and pants). I thought it was weird, but it became popular in the '70s. He was a member of a very wealthy family. I am not talking about the "disco crowd" outfits, but about very mild decorations at the seams.

 

[Iwavvns]

History is nothing more than a series of trends. I wonder how others viewed the first person to wear pants in public.

 

[Kung]

Yeah, my son and 241 of his peers do the same thing.

The minute some cute girl tells him "You look good in jeans" it'll change. lol

 

[Rafterman]

My mom wears pajamas in public. But she's 84 and doesn't give a **** what anyone thinks

 

[Chuckeee]

Yeah, my son and 241 of his peers do the same thing.

The minute some cute girl tells him "You look good in jeans" it'll change.

My mom wears pajamas in public. But she's 84 and doesn't give a **** what anyone thinks

So as soon as someone tells your 84 year old mother that she looks cute in jeans will she change her mind?

 

[Herdfan]

Are they really "pajama" pants or what they now market as loungewear. They look like pajamas, but are meant to be worn all day like sweat pants.

 

[ucfgrad93]

See it all the time at the Sam’s Club I work at.

 

[Rafterman]

So as soon as someone tells your 84 year old mother that she looks cute in jeans will she change her mind?

She has never worn jeans ever in her life

 

[Scepticalscribe]

No, (to answer the question asked in the thread title), but, today, to my stupefaction, (it is 22nd December, after all, a cold, dark, damp, dismal, dreary time of the year), I did observe a number of gentlemen (and no, they were not together, these were separate sightings at different times of the day) attired in shorts, some of whom (not all) were actually cycling, while others were merely making their way around on foot.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

She has never worn jeans ever in her life

Or the equivalent of khakis?

My mother rarely found a comfortable pair of jeans, - hence rarely wore them - but was very partial to a pair of comfortable cotton khakis (or chinos).

 

[rm5]

No, (to answer the question asked in the thread title), but, today, to my stupefaction, (it is 22nd December, after all, a cold, dark, damp, dismal, dreary time of the year), I did observe a number of gentlemen (and no, they were not together, these were separate sightings at different times of the day) attired in shorts, some of whom (not all) were actually cycling, while others were merely making their way around on foot.

Y'know, I see the same thing. I don't understand how anyone could survive in the cold with such clothing. I don't see the whole pajamas thing though, but I'm also ignorant.

I'm comfortable in most clothing (provided it's suited for the season), so I'd have no reason to do all this ridiculous stuff.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Y'know, I see the same thing.

Strange, isn't it?

Actually, to my mind (December? Around Solstice Day? Wandering around in shorts?), it is utterly inexplicable.

I break out in goosebumps the size of gold balls at the mere sight of them.

I don't understand how anyone could survive in the cold with such clothing.

My very point.

Utterly and totally inexplicable.

I don't see the whole pajamas thing though, but I'm also ignorant.

I assumed that this was some form of leisurewear.

However, it is also winter, and most (sane) people won't wander around attired thus in late December in northern latitudes.

I'm comfortable in most clothing (provided it's suited for the season), so I'd have no reason to do all this ridiculous stuff.

Amen to this.

 

[Bubble99]

Y'know, I see the same thing. I don't understand how anyone could survive in the cold with such clothing. I don't see the whole pajamas thing though, but I'm also ignorant.

I'm comfortable in most clothing (provided it's suited for the season), so I'd have no reason to do all this ridiculous stuff.

I thought pajama pants would be the most common in suburb and least common in more urban areas?

where example city philadelphia less common than the suburbs of philadelphia.

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Young ladies in this thread, what do you think about these 7 women pajamas?

One Surefire Way to Be Casual-Cool This Summer? Breezy, Billowing Pants

Plus, 7 ways to style these pajama-like pants.

www.vogue.com

For wearing outdoors in "cold country" there are insulated pajama pants, too

In general, pajama pants should be more common in areas there are larger concentrations of people. I am assuming that there are a lot more people wearing skin tight expanded pants than people wearing pajama pants (?). I see lots of young, (children included) as well as old people wearing these things everywhere

 

[splifingate]

gentlemen (and no, they were not together, these were separate sightings at different times of the day) attired in shorts

Woe the Day that the two were in conjunction

 

[Kung]

So as soon as someone tells your 84 year old mother that she looks cute in jeans will she change her mind?

Nope, Son would care but mom don’t give a @@$!. 🤣

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Woe the Day that the two were in conjunction

Indeed.

It was a truly unsettling and discomfiting sight.

In winter?

Deepest, darkest, dreariest, coldest, winter?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Young ladies in this thread, what do you think about these 7 women pajamas?

One Surefire Way to Be Casual-Cool This Summer? Breezy, Billowing Pants

Plus, 7 ways to style these pajama-like pants.

www.vogue.com

For wearing outdoors in "cold country" there are insulated pajama pants, too

In general, pajama pants should be more common in areas there are larger concentrations of people. I am assuming that there are a lot more people wearing skin tight expanded pants than people wearing pajama pants (?). I see lots of young, (children included) as well as old people wearing these things everywhere

No, thanks.

Not for me, nor to my taste.

Granted, I'm not a "young lady", but am, rather, best described as "une femme d'un certain âge", but, even when young, youthful willowy fashions never appealed to me.

 

[coolbreeze2]

YES!!!! I noticed that at the grocery store yesterday!! I saw numerous people. I even saw a couple that had matching pajamas.

 

[splifingate]

Indeed.

It was a truly unsettling and discomfiting sight.

In winter?

Deepest, darkest, dreariest, coldest, winter?

Sado-machismo?

I'm a creature of extreme comfort, and I bundle-up-well in Winter. I also un-bundle-well in Summer

Still, to each their own....

 

[InvertedGoldfish]

It’s a lack of self respect

Thing to keep in mind, if they don’t respect themselves do you think there is a snowballs chance they’ll respect anyone else?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sado-machismo?

Yes, possibly sado-maschismo (I must say that I quite like that distinction), and, also, pure, simple, undiluted sadism.

I'm a creature of extreme comfort, and I bundle-up-well in Winter.

Likewise, and for the exact same reason.

I also un-bundle-well in Summer

And also, likewise.

Still, to each their own....

Agreed.

Nevertheless, I would have preferred not to have to break out in goosebumps the size of golf balls of frozen horror at such an incongruous sight.

 

[drrich2]

It’s a lack of self respect

Not necessarily. What factors people base self-respect on vary. For some people formality is important, and for some, not so much.

People also vary in their standards. To some, mini-skirts and leggings might seem to be pushing it, yet we've grown so accustomed to them they basically get a pass.

do you think there is a snowballs chance they’ll respect anyone else?

Which raises the question of whether this 'respect' is owed anyone else, and on what basis. We're not talking public nudity or obscenity.

 

[InvertedGoldfish]

Not necessarily. What factors people base self-respect on vary. For some people formality is important, and for some, not so much.

People also vary in their standards. To some, mini-skirts and leggings might seem to be pushing it, yet we've grown so accustomed to them they basically get a pass.


Which raises the question of whether this 'respect' is owed anyone else, and on what basis. We're not talking public nudity or obscenity.

Miniskirts and tight leggings are great if they are of quality and on a woman who is smart enough to know if she has the body and style to rock it

I don’t think I’m owed anything, but when I see someone who is cool walking around in PJs let’s just say I wouldn’t park my car next to theirs

 

[MisterSavage]

I'd never do it but I also don't understand the mentality of getting offended by it. I don't care what people think about what I wear and I don't care what other people wear. As long as your junk isn't hanging out go for it.