It’s Wear your Pyjamas To Work Day! Here are 10 things you might not know about pyjamas:
Wear your pyjamas to work day was created in 2004 by PajamaGram to reward those working late on taxes. It’s purely and simply a bit of fun. However, before you head off to the office in your jammies it’s worth checking with HR that it’s allowed. If you work for local government in the United Arab Emirates it definitely isn’t. There has been a strict dress code in effect since 1976 and pyjamas in the office are forbidden.
Okay, so you checked with your boss and have been told it’s fine to celebrate Wear Your Pyjamas to Work Day. But what about getting there? Is driving in pyjamas against the law? In the UK, there’s no specific law against driving in pyjamas. That said, rule 97 of the Highway Code states that drivers must wear appropriate clothing and footwear that doesn't prevent them from using the controls correctly. If your pyjamas and slippers do that, you could end up with a fine.
Oh, and is it “pyjamas” or “pajamas”? Depends where you come from. It’s “pajamas” in America and “pyjamas” in the UK and Australia.
However you spell it, the word derives from and Indian word for “leg garment”. The original pyjamas were loose, lightweight trousers fitted with drawstring waistbands worn by people in India. The style was later adopted by Europeans during the British East India Company's rule in India.
Pyjamas with feet in are mainly for kids these days, but they started out as adult night attire. People started sewing Socks to their pyjama legs, not only to keep their feet warm, but to keep the bed bugs from biting. A tailor in Jermyn Street, when asked about the reason, replied. "I believe, Sir, it is because of the White Ants."
Another feature of kids’ pyjamas, and even adult ones, sometimes, is drop seat (also known as a trap door or butt flap), designed to make it easier to use the Toilet during the night.
In the Middle Ages, only the rich wore them. Ordinary people wore shapeless smocks to bed. It was the Victorians who popularised pyjamas for men around the 1870s. Pyjamas for women became popular in the 1920s thanks to Coco Chanel’s designs for lounging wear.
In the 17th century, pyjamas were known as “mogul's breeches”. Today they might be referred to as PJs jammies or jim-jams, although in Africa and South Asia people call their PJs “night suits”.
In the early 1900s, a fashion designer named Paul Poiret created silk pyjamas which could be worn out and about during the day. In the 1920s it was considered highly fashionable to wear pyjamas to the beach. In Japan, wearing them to go out during the day is perfectly acceptable, especially a Kigurumi, which is a word for pyjamas made to look like a giant stuffed animal.
The World’s Largest Footed Pyjama Party was held in Austin, Texas on March 11, 2012. 309 adults dressed in footed pyjamas to set a Guinness World Record.
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