Going out shopping supermarket in nightwear

I'd often dress my grandsons in something that turned out to be pyjamas when they were younger.

I wouldn't go out in my pyjamas, but my red plaid pj trousers with matching red fleece would probably pass muster as day wear. On the other hand, some of the summer trousers in bright cotton material I've seen in recent years look just like pjs to me.

Some people seem to be very attached to their pyjamas.
Almost like a comfort thing?

My young people seem to shower and change into lounge wear (which look a bit like pyjamas) when they get in from work and settle down for the evening. I am sure they wouldn’t go out like that though - I think a lot of it is about having clean indoor only clothes on the sofas and beds. I think it’s nice - but not to be out and about wearing them of course. Old fashioned nighties like I used to wear, couldn’t be worn all evening like this.

I'm constantly looking for smart clothes that feel as comfy as pyjamas. I really wish women would do away with bras on mass so I wouldn't have to wear it anymore

Even on her days off?

It also suggests that they haven't got a job to go to. Most people who work, whatever their hours tend to get dressed and stay dressed for most of the day.

DD used to work shifts from home and while when on a very early morning shift, she would start work in pyjamas, as soon as her 'lunch' break came, say at 10,00 am, she would go and shower and change out of the clothes she had slept in, into clean casual day wear, even when she was house bound all day.

Yes the pyjamas are nice Barmeyoldbat but seeing someone wearing them outside the home indicates laziness (not just driving with a coat on but actually walking around). It implies that they got up and went straight out without washing. In other words that they are dirty in their habits.
I can't see someone who has some nice new pyjamas wearing them outside just because they look good!
Then we come to why you change clothes at all, which is all about hygiene. I was always taught that our day clothes shouldn't be worn in bed because of the transference of germs.

I tend to think people who care so little what others think must have very good self respect.

I tend to think it's because they can't be arsed to get dressed!

Oh that sounds nice!

I see nothing wrong in it, in fact some of the pj are so nice that it does seem a shame to just wear them at home.

In Cambodia the women tend to wear their pj until about 1 or 2. They go shopping in them, they even serve you in a restaurant in them. One hotel the receptionist had hers on at 8.30 when she check us out. So when I was there I use to do the same, buying myself some lovely pj to wear. I would turn up for breakfast in them and only change when when I was ready to go out.

My daughter got into a fair few scrapes wearing her pyjamas.
The car breaking down on a busy junction..

*Doodledog: I can't see the harm in putting a coat over pjs if you are staying in the car.
In theory maybe. But what if you then had to go inside the school for some reason? I just couldn't do it! Not worth the risk.*
True. As I said, I didn't do it, and personally, I wouldn't go out without my outdoor clothes on. I think my children would have objected to my shopping in my pj's, even if I had wanted to.

In most cases, though, if children are old enough to be let out of the car and into school on their own, the chances are that any visits to the school would be by appointment, and someone sitting in a car wearing a coat wouldn't be obviously in nightclothes.

For clarification - I wold always have a wash/shower even if staying in leisurewear . Why would anyone think otherwise?

I tend to think people who care so little what others think must have very good self respect.
I'd love to have that level of confidence.

Doodledog: I can't see the harm in putting a coat over pjs if you are staying in the car.
In theory maybe. But what if you then had to go inside the school for some reason? I just couldn't do it! Not worth the risk.

Leisure clothes are so comfortable and casual now, I can't see why anyone would need to go out in nightclothes. It would take about 2 minutes to put some casual clothes on and slip into a pair of shoes. That is presuming they don't have time to wash or clean their teeth............
I find it so disgusting and lazy and can't believe they have so little self respect.

I find this trend lazy and dirty,probably means they have not had a wash or a shower.

I didn't do it (I walked mine to school, and dropped them off on my way to work), but I can't see the harm in putting a coat over pjs if you are staying in the car.

I wouldn't go to a supermarket in pjs though - I wouldn't leave the house in them - but I do sometimes leave them on indoors if I am not going out. Mine are more 'loungewear', I suppose (tracksuit-style) and if I am in my own house and nobody is invited over, I can't see any harm in it.

I would never dream of going out without being showered/strip washed - surely those still in their nightwear have done neither? I've seen people in various stores in their pj's, dressing gowns and slippers at all times of the day.

I gave my gds pj's for Christmas and the youngest (18) put hers on before they set off for the 2 hour drive home. Her dad says she lives in them when she's not at school or work

There is one school locally where it seems to be “De Rigeur” to take the kids too school in pyjamas and slippers. Never seen it in the supermarket.

Summerlove I have never dressed to please a man in my life. In fact I thought all that ended decades ago, except for a few who did it when on a night out.

I have dressed tactically in the past; when going to job interviews, attending legal proceedings etc, but dress to please a man? Good heavens how old-fashioned.

Mind you when you see some leisure or casual clothes it would be easy to mistake them for pyjamas. I have noticed very little difference between what some members of my family consider casual wear and what they actually wear as night clothes.

I've heard about this, but have never seen it here. And I go to our Tesco Extra nearly every day.
Maybe it's because I go in the morning when it's mostly oldies like me.

There's a TV advert 'Pyjama mama's' where women and men are doing the school run in their pyjamas.. It is a car advert
A sign of the times!

My daughter was a big fan of the onesie, and I have happy memories of her chasing her dog down the road dressed as a turquoise cow. (Daughter dressed as cow, not dog!)

Wondering around in your nightwear used to mean that the police would appear and lead you gently away!