After Tesco pyjama row, Sun girl heads out onto London’s streets to find out if it’s ever acceptable to wear cozy clobber in public
Is it ever acceptable to wear your jammies in public... or is this a trend that needs to be put to bed?
IS it bananas to wear pyjamas in public?
We told yesterday how Tesco customer Chris Cooke turned fashion police when he spotted two women in their jammies in his local Salford store.
He later posted on Tesco’s Facebook page, branding their cosy get-up “outrageous”.
While some backed Chris’s sentiment, others said he was being “pathetic”.
So is it ever acceptable to wear your PJs in public? Or is this a trend that needs to be put to bed?
Here, The Sun’s AMY JONES finds out.
Tesco
THE scene of the fashion crime – and as I step into the store I can’t help but wonder if internet shame awaits. Evidently there’s no PJ policy in my local store as the security lets me waltz past in my fluffy pink slippers.
I get a few passing glances from some of the older customers, but most walk straight by me as I cruise the aisles. I feel like I could shop til I drop – straight into bed.
PJ: OK
McDonald’s
AS I head into the fast food restaurant a gaggle of schools boys giggle at my get up. One joker calls: “Nice look, Grandma.” When I order my Big Mac meal at the counter I swear the server smirks at me.
Despite my snuggly slippers and elasticated waistband I suddenly feel decidedly uncomfortable. With an atmosphere tas frosty as a McFlurry, I’m NOT lovin’ it.
PJ: NO WAY
The pub
NOW I love a nice glass of wine in my jammies – but it turns out PJ drinking isn’t as fun away from the comfort of your own home. Walking into the Grand Union in Camberwell, South London I feel incredibly self-conscious.
I might look like I’ve stepped straight off of the set of Shameless but no-one bats an eyelid. When I ask the barwoman if she minds, she replies: “As long as you’re comfortable, who cares?” In the end it’s a snuggle – sorry, I mean struggle – to tear myself away.
PJ: OK
Wagamama
WALKING into a ‘proper’ restaurant I was convinced I would be soon shown the door, but to my surprise I am shown to a table. The waiting staff are incredibly polite (maybe they feel sorry for me?) and none of the other customers gawp.
Politics student Lily Hewitt, 23, says: “I’d probably be too embarrassed to wear my pjs outside but I’ve seen it before in the supermarket – it’s no big deal.” After my noodles I feel like I need a nap – and luckily I’m ready for bed.
PJ: OK
Southbank
WHILE hardened Londoners don’t seem to care about PJs as outerwear, tourists on the Southbank are far more judgemental about my slipper-ing standards.
A couple of young Frenchman give me a look of serious disapproval as I stroll by and a German family mutter angrily about me. Clearly, Europe isn’t ready for my daring day-to-night look.