Janet Hartman models pajama-inspired clothing at K Boutique on North Market Street.LAWMAKER MOVES TO BAN PJS IN PUBLICPajama-inspired fashions aren’t for everyone.Michael Williams, Caddo Parish District 3 commissioner in Louisiana, is pushing for an ordinance that would prohibit residents from appearing in public places in garments sold in the sleepwear section of department stores, reported usnews.msnbc.msn.com.Williams told the Shreveport Times that pajamas are designed to be worn in the bedroom at night.”If you can’t [wear pajamas] at the [Louisiana Boardwalk] or courthouse, why are you going to do it in a restaurant or in public,” he told the newspaper. “Today it’s pajamas; tomorrow it’s underwear. Where does it stop?”The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana responded, saying clothing is a form of expression protected by the Constitution.Executive Director Marjorie Esman sent Williams a letter saying banning the wearing of pajamas would violate a liberty interest guaranteed under the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”The government must demonstrate a rational basis for its ban,” Eastman wrote. “… Caddo Parish’s has no legitimate rational basis for regulating the attire of its residents.”
Pajamas may not be ready for the boardroom, but they’re not just for the bedroom anymore.
Style watchers say clothes that ooze relaxation have morphed from nighttime wear into round-the-clock styles. But don’t get too comfortable, they say. Your flannel footsie PJs are still not appropriate outside the house.
“You want it to look like an actual wearable outfit that all works together and looks on trend, not a sloppy pajama outfit,” said Suzanne Bishop, owner of Frankie & Julian’s clothing boutique on Frazier Avenue. “Most of these designers such as The Row and Gucci are doing these pajama looks in silk, so buy a size up from your normal size so that it does not cling and flows nicely on the body.”
According to a Wall Street Journal report, teenagers have jumped on the fashion craze full force.