The Pajamas Trend

[SAITrump]

I'm great with it. The fact that it was already a thing, made feel me better wearing them with my boot after ankle surgery. I felt welcome to do so. However, there is also the other end of the spectrum. Going to class in a very dressy dress and five inch heels would scare me to death (maybe partially because I am clumsy as can be...). I only dress up for special occasions, pin days, and juries. As long as you know when to dress as what, it doesn't really matter. The main point of school is to learn something, not to put on a fashion show. So I'm not a big fighter for either side.

I may also have some outside influences. As a music major, I hang around the same people all day. A few of my friends actually sleep in the music building. Just this morning we were joking about how someone could come to class wearing pajamas and no make-up and no one would react. I know I spend, on average, 8 hours a day during the week with these people and know them really well. Dress code may be different if I were in another department working on obtaining a "professional" degree or even if we were in another environment. However, we dress for the day. Nice for juries and performances. And pajamas for the 5 hour stint in the practice room.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by SAITrump

I'm great with it. The fact that it was already a thing, made feel me better wearing them with my boot after ankle surgery.

See, I still haven't been able to wear jeans since my surgery. Anything that presses against my belly button is a no-go. But I'd prefer yoga pants or sweats over PJs. Though I do miss my hospital scrubs. I had black, bootcut ones that would be perfect for this occasion.

Back on topic...I've been getting a pass to wear my yoga pants to class but when I go certain places in the medical school, that won't fly. So I wear slacks. I'd rather go too far formal than too far under (even with a good reason).

[SAITrump]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

See, I still haven't been able to wear jeans since my surgery. Anything that presses against my belly button is a no-go. But I'd prefer yoga pants or sweats over PJs. Though I do miss my hospital scrubs. I had black, bootcut ones that would be perfect for this occasion.

I hope it gets better soon. I know I missed clothes other than skirts during my non-weight bearing time. So not being able to wearing things against the belly button would just seem annoying and frustrating!

For me, it has been a month since surgery. Went almost straight into physical therapy, but I still don't wanna go back to dressing like a normal person until I finally feel like one again and don't have to sleep with my foot elevated. So since I am not on a professional side of campus, like medical school, this is more comfortable. And my more strict friends have given me a pass with, "Yeah, but you have an excuse."

I do agree with a large number of people on my campus, though. We learned to accept pajamas... but leggings are not a satisfactory form of pants. They need a clothing buddy. I don't need to see everything. I will take baggy PJs that stay up over tight leggings any day. Can you tell I also didn't jump on the skinny jean train?

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by SAITrump

I hope it gets better soon.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by SAITrump

We learned to accept pajamas... but leggings are not a satisfactory form of pants. They need a clothing buddy. I don't need to see everything.

Acquaintance: You should wear leggings with that (short) shirt!
Me: I will never wear leggings. They are NOT pants and I don't think that would look good on anyone.
Acquaintance: But I wear them all the time.
Me: I know.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by SAITrump

Can you tell I also didn't jump on the skinny jean train?

You can get skinny jeans in all sizes and if the fit is right, the only place they're tighter is below the knee and around the ankle. Sounds like the people you know don't know how to fit clothing right. They're also usually the regular weight of denim or just a little lighter. Anything super light and super stretchy is treading in jeggings territory.

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Acquaintance: You should wear leggings with that (short) shirt!
Me: I will never wear leggings. They are NOT pants and I don't think that would look good on anyone.
Acquaintance: But I wear them all the time.
Me: I know.

I think leggings under skirts is fine and can look cute. It's when people forget the skirt or dress part and you can see their underwear THROUGH their pants that's a headscratcher for me. Jeggings don't help with that. Seems like people will never stop buying clothes that are two sizes too small.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Acquaintance: You should wear leggings with that (short) shirt!
Me: I will never wear leggings. They are NOT pants and I don't think that would look good on anyone.
Acquaintance: But I wear them all the time.
Me: I know.

LOL!

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by victoriana

Ew to all of this. The whole yoga pants trend was bad enough, but now pajamas in public? That's just silly. First impressions definitely matter, and if you roll up in some Hello Kitty PJ pants and some thin, trashy shirt from Abercrombie and Fitch, I'm definitely going to judge you. If you don't care enough about how people perceive you to wear real clothes and put effort into your appearance, then that's just sad. I guess you could say I'm somewhat of a snob when it comes to this, but I'm the kind of girl who wouldn't be caught dead outside my apartment with sweatpants, let alone my pajamas.

Southern?

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Thanks!


Acquaintance: You should wear leggings with that (short) shirt!
Me: I will never wear leggings. They are NOT pants and I don't think that would look good on anyone.
Acquaintance: But I wear them all the time.
Me: I know.

This is my HUGE pet peeve. I don't care if you are skinny. I don't care if you're a size 0. Leggings (or tights) do NOT look ok with short tops.