…went out in our pj’s tonight.
We went for a meal and the thinking was that we’d be far more comfortable in pj’s because:
a) we won’t have to do any of that “getting ready for bed” shit when we stumble in
b) we won’t have to do any of that “Sorry, got to let my waistband out a bit” rubbish when our day/evening clothes couldn’t accommodate the intake of nice nosh we were subjecting them to. And
c) having to bother about all that looking ‘nice’ bolleaux.
I tell you what; there are few more liberating feelings than sitting in a restaurant full of other people in their ‘nice’ clothes on a Friday night in your pj’s and slippers tucking in to a plateful of fab food in good, likeminded company and NOT GIVING A SHIT about how you’re perceived.
It was fab. I might just go out in my pj’s from now on.
20 responses so far ↓
Anji // April 18, 2009 at 10:03 am |
Oh gosh, that sounds amazing. Can’t believe I’ve never thought of that before. Definitely going to try that on my next dinner out with friends!
Polly Styrene // April 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm |
I saw a fashion feature in the Times recently about wearing your PJ’s outdoors. I haven’t had tried it myself yet as a I wear my PJ’s most of the time indoors anyway. However I believe it’s a very popular fashion in Liverpool.
v // April 19, 2009 at 12:14 pm |
i sometimes do the grocery shopping in my pjs
well why not?
stormy // April 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm |
I may have to give PJ-dining a miss because I don’t have any decent PJs.
To be fair, I do wander around locally looking mighty shoddy.
Sis // April 20, 2009 at 3:50 am |
They must be some pj’s. Mine are so disreputable I might choose to go unrescued in a fire. And formally, they aren’t pj’s either.
But I often eat in my pj’s. Supper, as I work. Here now. Polenta, tomato sauce with two kinds of tomatoes, parmesan cheese and ratatouille all over them. I cook in ‘em too. See?
The Fabulous Kitty Glendower // April 20, 2009 at 7:09 am |
I wear my PJ’s as often as too as many places as I possibly can. It has become a big joke. “Will you be showing up in your Betty Boop PJ’s or your Sleepyheads.” Huh, like the Betty Boop’s were threadbare and thrown away years ago. We have since moved on.
But, yes, it is quite liberating.
simplywondered // April 20, 2009 at 11:31 pm |
sounds cool – we did the opposite and got into black tie and served a full dinner to some friends on proper tables (with cloths and everything like) on the beach one evening. damn fine. people looked very surprised.
Sarah // April 21, 2009 at 12:14 am |
you don’t wanna see my jama’s…. srsly…
However, my usual attire is pretty slobby and comfy anyway.
Maggie // April 21, 2009 at 2:19 am |
I would go out in my pj’s but I would be too worried about getting weird looks from people.
I believe you if you say it was fun though, Witchy.
simply wondered // April 22, 2009 at 10:36 am |
we didn’t get weird looks – people did throw things, though. it was tynemouth beach and things acquire quite some velocity on the journey from those cliffs to the sand.
sparklematrix // April 22, 2009 at 7:51 pm |
I love my PJs and sorta live in them really. But yeah Polly my Liverpudlian mate says that folks often just nip down the pub in ‘em.
Sarah // April 22, 2009 at 11:47 pm |
Sparks!!!
Sis // April 26, 2009 at 5:17 am |
Now that you brought it to my attention, I see it done here too. Full set, tops and bottoms, just bottoms with a jacket, either with fuzzy slippers. On public transit! In line at Tim Horton’s and running into the book store. I think it might have been too cold here until this week. They all seem to be flannel. And red with stars were the most attention-getting.
v // April 30, 2009 at 9:27 pm |
haha mine are red with stars… theyre the only ones i could find that werent covered in puppies, hearts, or pwetty kittens.
Polly Styrene // May 1, 2009 at 10:03 pm |
Is that the infamous M&S snowflake print v? Actually I’ve got loads of new PJs because they were selling them off for a fiver in Tesco after christmas, so I stocked up.
Sis // May 3, 2009 at 9:18 pm |
I’ve not found any without puppies, kittens, and hearts in the shops. Wrong season here I guess.
It’s sick-making how we are turned into children at bedtime. Don’t even think about it. Do all men (not-so) secretly desire to fuck a girl child?
Mary Sunshine // May 4, 2009 at 1:14 am |
Do all men (not-so) secretly desire to fuck a girl child?
Answer: yes.
Some links « Too Much To Say For Myself // May 7, 2009 at 12:53 pm |
[...] witchywoo and friends have been dining out in their pj’s. (and judging from the reaction this news [...]
bonobobabe // May 8, 2009 at 5:15 pm |
I don’t own pj’s. I sleep naked. I walk around the house naked until I get dressed. So, there is usually panic whenever someone knocks at the door. I have to scramble to put clothes on.
And when I get home from being out, the first thing I do is take off my shoes and socks and my pants. It’s become a running joke with one of my friends. She’ll call me when she’s five minutes away from my house and say, “Put your pants on. I’m almost there.”
witchywoo // May 8, 2009 at 10:17 pm |
haha BB! That made me laugh out loud
We did get weird looks from some people Maggie – but that was part of the fun. We really, really didn’t care about what other people thought about how we looked – or how we “should” look. There was a sense of freedom about the whole evening.
My best pj’s have tobogganing penguins on them. They’re the warmest. The one’s I wore on our night out were fairly plain by comparison but one of my friends was wearing her pj’s that have a strawberry pattern on (is that Asda?) with the big ugg-type boots that she uses as slippers.
I’ve actually reviewed my pj’s since that night and I’ve realised I have some to suit almost every occasion. I plan to test them all out over the summer. Seems like a fair few women are doing it – kinda subversive…