Shopping in your p.j.s

I would say if you cannot be bothered to dress to go outside then you must be a bit sluttish. I dread to think what your house must look like inside. Maybe they should realise that walking about in pyjamas in a shop tells people a lot about them and their lifestyle. Just plain laziness imo. It takes seconds to pull on a top and a pair of trousers. Make an effort why don't you.

Id get locked up if I went out I my night attire ... I don't wear any!!!!!! ?

Good heavens!! I've NEVER seen anyone shopping wearing PJs !! It's something I. Oukdnt do as even in order to walk the dog I get showered and dressed and put my makeup on too!!! What bothers me is that presumably the PJ wearers haven't washed before going shopping!! Yuk!!! I guess I'm old fashioned but I do feel dressing appropriately is quite important . What a dreadful example to set to children!!

Does it really matter how you dress to go shopping. This afterall is the 21st century and not the 18th

I am showing my age too , I think. PJs are for home. not nipping to the shop or school. Yes m I have put my PJs on, when I have beem shopping, but they are more lounge pants and t.shirt. for the simple reason, I have arthritis in all my joints, and back, plus fibromyalgia and it is so painful, that wearing these in the home, helps a lot, The Primary school my daughter used to attend, has now banned the parents from the playground, the reason, is the parents were arriving, in not just PJs, dressing gown and slippers, yes slippers, but with mugs of coffee, tea, etc, I was amazed when a friend showed me a picture on his phone, his wife, also m,y friend had said it is making the school, look scruffy. When my children went there, we had to be put on a list, and even then, if they were not Baptised they didn't really stand a good chance, now, anyone can go, because parents have taken their children out, It is just lazy!

Maidmarion, that made me giggle, bless you

Well, personally, I feel it does matter how you dress to go shopping, simply because the "it doesn't matter" attitude seems to lead to a breakdown of good manners and behaviour in society. Do these people never look in a mirror before they go out? Are they all slim and beautiful? In which case, where did I at eighty go wrong?!!

First I never shop in Tescos. Secondly out here in SE Asia its normal wear and I do the same as you can get really lively pjs so why not show them off. And lastly I dont think its anyones business what you choose to wear. I hate to see people in skimpy clothes but I just go with the flow.

I remember once being told off by my mother while out shopping as a young Mum for not wearing a pair of gloves. LOL.

Absolutely no way would I EVER go out of the house in PJs/dressing gown etc. I won't even open the door to the postie like that, let alone walk around in public.

I just don't understand - it's falling standards and the old "it's my life and I'll do what I want and if you don't like it, tough luck" mentality.

I wouldn't do it but if people want to that's up to them. Can't see what the problem is really; they're not hurting anyone and there are far more serious things to worry about

Last summer I was more surprised to see 2 young women strolling around M&S in their tiny bikinis. Am guessing they were on holiday and what they do in Spain etc. ......

I'm guilty at home of changing into a comfortable onesie and can't imagine doing the housework in my good clothes. Onesies are practical and if someone knocks unexpectedly, I still look respectable

But shopping in my pjs .... No!

Angie95 I hope you do not mean that being 'baptised' made you a better person!! I know baptised people I would not want to be with too often!

Making some schools difficult to be admitted to makes them appear exclusive and some people equate that with 'better'. That is often not the reality!

I do like to snuggle up in onesie or PJs in the evening but just as well I don't go shopping in my 'night attire' as I can only sleep in the nuddie!!

Difficult one this. As mentioned the name is now 'leasure wear'. have to say some of my PJ bottoms are fleece like and probably would not be given a second look if I wore them to the supermarket with a wrap and ordinary shoes.

Oh and I put PJs on as soon as I get home from work...far more comfortable than my work clothes.

Why are we being so judgemental? Im 80 and accept people for how they are. whats so different about track suits. We accept them so why not pjs.

Leisure wear has become an obsession with me since arthritis arrived, I love clothes with dual purpose and no fastenings. Why do we have this hang up about what other people wear?

If we wear leisure wear from some designer range, we are chic and can go anywhere in our posh kit, and if we are by the freezer cabinet in our patterned PJ's we are condemned.

Basically it is fabric we are talking about.

My black house trousers and top, I sleep in or lounge in and nip out in too if the fancy takes me.........shouldn't think anybody takes a blind bit of notice (maybe they marvel at how much fabric there is to be had in pyjamas} but I don't look at women in business suits and think how manly they look, we have got over that, and women in trousers we are all used to now.

I dread being old enough to have some fool of a carer wanting me to change clothes twice a day, we sleep in leisure wear can go 24 hours and still be decent.

Mostly this is about judging other women on PJ's from Primark, so poor women then, the Channel clad ones will get away with it and the sodding headmistress will be sucking up the them at the school gates.

Craftycat.
Me too!
Just a shower & perfume for bed!

I have just showered ,am made up/ jewellery on but not going out am wearing cotton pull on patterned trousers from summer and T shirt...which looks no different from my pj's..Am cooking roast ,doing housework...I like to be comfortable move freely and not spoil better clothes..these will be in wash basket tonight...sleep in nuddy....and change sheets 2/3 times a week as the dog shares with us

Regarding PJ's in supermarkets etc., personally I wouldn't do it. Don't really like it. It may be OK for celebs who look good and glamourous as most wear the best and their fashion doesn't seem look as bad. I always remember when trousers with fly zips became fashion for women, usually only for men at one time. I thought disgusting at the time, but now always wear fly zip trousers and jeans! Can't say I would want pj's to become too fashionable though. I always get nice compliments about how nice I look and maybe I'm a bit snobbish about my views as it takes certain brave types wear pj's in supermarkets, sometimes slovenly. Standards have definitely slipped nowadays.

Slightly off-topic but my husband helps Reception class children with their reading. At his last session a little boy asked him why he was wearing his pyjamas. He was wearing a striped shirt and normal grey trousers!

Bit chilly at this time of year!

Oh paddyann! " redo my face before I start dinner", not just your make up but your whole face. Do you have a resident plastic surgeon who does quickies or is it polyfiller?

If I did that it would take me so long I'd never get in or out of my PJs.

Don't you just love Netters.

I was sitting in the car whilst H was popping in to a shop when I saw a man dressed in a bathrobe and slippers walking up the street having just come out the shop, cigarettes? about 50y old not a care in the world. This was yesterday.

I too am another one who sleeps in her "Birthday Suit", when I get up it depends what I've got planned, nice leisure bottoms & t-shirt if showering & going out later. If not jeans, t-shirt & fleece at this time of year, shower at night before bed, can't see the point of a morning shower if I'm spending the day in the garden, possibly getting "sweaty"

I have a pair of fleecy PJs which I take to DM's for my winter visit & put these on when I get up - ok to open the door in them as they are more lounge wear.

I wouldn't go shopping in my Lounge Wear though, DH used to wear jogging bottoms most of the time as he found them very comfortable, not the height of fashion though