Posted on 01/18/2012 9:27:27 PM PST by Steelfish
JANUARY 19, 2012 Why Not Wear Pajamas All Day? Teens Perfect the Rumpled Look, But Others See 'Loungewear' as Just Plain Sloppy
By ELIZABETH HOLMES
Juliana Dokas spends 45 minutes getting ready for school in the morning, straightening her hair, applying mascara and, some days, putting on her pajamas.
Teens are dressing like they just got out of bed. Teen retailers are pushing sweatpants, pajama pants, slipper-like shoes and camisoles, having finally found something to replace the overworked hoodie. Elizabeth Holmes has details on Lunch Break.
The 13-year-old wears a pair of red-plaid flannel pants to Murray Junior High in St. Paul, Minn., along with a rotation of baggy sweatpants and flared yoga pants. She pairs them with a "cami" (camisole tank top), a "hoodie" (hooded sweatshirt) and fuzzy slippers. "It's both comfortable and cool," the eighth-grader says of her lounge-around style.
Trend-conscious teens look as if they just rolled out of bed, wearing layers of loungewear to class at schools across the country. The trend goes way beyond "Pajama Day," the once- or twice-a-year special event that many schools hold to raise funds or promote spirit. Sales of "activewear" to girls ages 13 to 17, including sweatpants and sweatshirts but not pajama pants, rose 21% last year over the prior year—much faster than the 7.8% rise of apparel sales overall to that shopper segment, according market-research firm NPD Group.
Retailers are jumping on the pajamas-every-day trend, with stores like Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale and Pink, a sub-brand of Victoria's Secret, giving loungewear prominent display. American Eagle Outfitters' Aerie brand merchandises sweatpants, leggings and other relaxed styles with a variety of shirts, including those with asymmetrical hems or dolman sleeves. A wide neck is key, says Jennifer Foyle, chief merchandising officer, because "girls are wanting to show their bra straps."
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Slobs.
Ah yes, good ole Chinese attire. Everybody same.
I saw a woman in Wal-Mart(where else?) yesterday wearing her pajama pants and boots that weren’t laced up.
Must smell great too!
There is nothing more comfortable then a T-shirt and sweat pants. My standard laying around the house garb.
Girls are wanting to show their bra straps? Really???
Didn’t we go through enough of the sagging pants, in both sexes, showing off the underwear down under??? Now we’re going topside with that in a big way????
Unbelievable.....................
I guess the inmates now run the asylum. There used to be dress codes. Guess you can not have dress codes when you allow cross dressing and gender shared restrooms in schools........
My husband had to show up for jury duty yesterday....he couldn’t believe the slobbiness of all 130 other people....must be the parents of the next generation who want to wear jammies 24 hours a day....why not....helps cull the motivated from the masses.
I thought they have been wearing pj’s to school for at least 5 years now. I know I have seen kids wearing them to school back in 2007 or earlier.
Laziness imo
They're gonna get a surprise at work tomorrow.
As they say, “It’s The Culture Stupid” that is at the center of the new American malaise. The question is who is going to lead the charge on changing this?
I have seen this already at the local university for the past couple of years. So strange!
Almost all (because there’s always exceptions) of women dressing this way look 50 pounds heavier than normal and come across as a lazy ass. Get dressed before you leave the friggin’ house.
Well the forty below wind chill today might put a damper on that sort of ‘fashion’ around these parts...
I am not surprised. It’s the opposite of the well dressed sex pot the elitists are advertising.
They are hiding out; trying not to be sexually attractive. Also if they are fat, stretch waists and baggy pants are more comfortable and easier to hide in. At least they are not wearing teddy nighties.
I have this great idea in fashion for young men..a shirt with a tie and pants. It could be called a school uniform.
This has been going on since the ‘80’s.
Where these folks been?
I prefer the pajamas and a hoodie to the hooker look any day.
They really are just comfy flannel pants.
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