Don't people care about how they look in public?

[greensinestro]

I guess people just don't care about how they look whenever they go out in public. Sure, Denny's had their free Grand Slam yesterday, and people showed up in their bathrobes and PJ's. To some, that's dressing up to go out.

But what really gets me are the people who go out looking like they live with Oscar the Grouch. The other day, while I was at the deli at Publix, this man strolled up next to me, belly hanging out of this tight, tight t-shirt, in ripped up shorts where it looked like he was turning into the Incredible Hulk or something, and flip flops that were falling apart. What was really gross, aside from the horrible BO this guy had, was he had crust and fungus on his feet, and toenails that could have been used to commit a murder with! It was just horrid.

I would think twice before going out like that in public. It's gross. And, one only hopes this guy is not married, nor holds pool parties at his house.

[BethB]

The pajama pants are annoying. Dressing like you couldn't be bothered to shower or brush your hair. Pajamas with Tinkerbell or penguins. Those pants are comfy but no one will see me venture into public with my Spongebob pants. Take the time for jeans or at least clean sweats.

[Buglady]

I can never figure out the pyjama pants + Uggs + bed hair + full make up look. You had an hour to do your makeup, but you couldn't put on jeans and real shoes??

(Meh. I'm old and cranky. Dern college kids!!)

((Today I wore yoga pants though. But no makeup.))

[draftermatt]

I can never figure out the pyjama pants + Uggs + bed hair + full make up look. You had an hour to do your makeup, but you couldn't put on jeans and real shoes??

Could be they never took the makeup off from the night before.

I have a friend I've never seen without makeup (except for a picture her brother took of her). We even went on vacation with her. She would shower, then put makeup on. She would sleep with it on, and then just touch it up in the morning.

[Peppergirl]

Could be they never took the makeup off from the night before.

I have a friend I've never seen without makeup (except for a picture her brother took of her). We even went on vacation with her. She would shower, then put makeup on. She would sleep with it on, and then just touch it up in the morning.

The single worst thing you can do to your skin. Ugh.

[draftermatt]

The single worst thing you can do to your skin. Ugh.

Honestly I think she was only doing it because she didn't want my wife & I to see her without makeup, and it was her first vacation with her boyfriend without his or her parents along too. (At the time we were 21 she was 18)

[PepperElf]

will their eyes break if they see that?
seriously... that's way too vain, like crazy vain

[MystyGlyttyr]

I guess people just don't care about how they look whenever they go out in public.

I don't. I freely admit I will dress however I damn well please in public, so long as it's not breaking any laws, and not particularly care what anyone says or thinks. I dress for me. Granted, this has never really involved pajamas, but if the day comes that I feel like it, I'm pretty sure I will.

But there's a big difference between dressing down and just being gross, like the guy you describe. The worst I've ever done was slap a hat on because I didn't have time to do my hair.

[blas]

The only time I'm out in public in my jammies is to go tanning (because you get sweaty and icky) and to go get McDonalds or Subway....but I use the drive thru. I don't want to be seen like that, especially when I'm smelly from tanning, my hair is probably a mess......no makeup on.....eeek!

I go out in public with no makeup on a lot during the week for my errands...but never mixed with pajama pants and crazy hair.

Oh, and not washing makeup off? HUGE NO NO.

Edit to add: There are a few people I work with who rarely, if ever, shower. On top of that, a few of the men don't even comb their hair. And they wear clothes that they've probably owned longer than I've been alive, with holes so large.....yet if I wear a pair of jeans with holes in them MADE to look that way, I get a verbal warning.

[malmalthekiller]

As someone that lives right off a college campus (just graduated), I see girls like that ALL the time.

They keep their makeup on, wear sweatpants, a sweatshirt, high heels (???) and their hair in a gross sloppy bun on top of their heads.

I don't get it.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I knew a girl in college who turned her apartment sink tan and flesh-colored from all her makeup being washed off.

[Kogarashi]

The only places I go, or would go, in my pyjamas are to the laundry room downstairs (or the laundromat, if we had to go to one), and maybe to class at college if it was an early-morning class. I'm not a morning person, and the less I have to do to get ready to go to class, the easier it is on me to be on time. If it comes to a toss-up between putting on a bra and brushing my hair, or changing into jeans and a not-oversized shirt, I'll go for brushing the hair and putting on the bra. Of course, all my pyjamas look like they could be exercise clothing (warm-up pants, yoga pants, t-shirts I don't wear in public anymore, etc.). I even have a pair of exercise pants that I just wear around the house right now because, being 5 months pregnant, they're more comfortable than the jeans+tummy sleeve combo and I don't want to break out the maternity pants yet.

If I know I'm going someplace other than laundry or class, though, I make sure to take time to get ready. Only goof-up I've ever had was the occasional time forgetting to brush my hair, especially when I have a toddler to wrangle. Luckily, my hair looks pretty neat with just a brief finger-combing, and when I was younger, I had one of those short "shake it out and you're good to go" hairdos.

Every day is a no-makeup day. I can count the number of times I've worn makeup on one hand and have fingers leftover, all of those times being special occasions. I've got a dark enough complexion, really dark eyelashes, and large eyes, so most of the things makeup needs to accentuate is already taken care of. Not saying I'm model-material or anything, but it's enough that I don't look like death warmed over without makeup. I know other people, though, who really do look better with makeup.

[PentUpRage]

The whole refusing to be seen without make up thing confuses me. If I was a guy (and I'm not) I'd look at it as false advertising and get kinda pissy about it after awhile.

But that's just me.

[Trayol]

I freely admit that I've gone out without combing my hair due to my bouts of laziness, but I usually supplement my look with a hat so no one can see my hair do an impression of a deformed brillo pad.

I always see girls (and guys) out on Uni campus wearing pajama pants, but at least those people aren't wearing short-shorts in the midst of an arctic freeze.

[LibraryLady]

I saw one today that was passing strange.

The Lady was modestly and and properly dressed for the cold weather but I had to ask myself, 'What was she thinking?'

She was about 5'2" tall and seemed to weigh about 200 lbs. A Lady of that height and build can look very pretty but she made what I consider a poor fashion choice.

She was wearing a black leather bomber jacket that nipped in at the waist and flared out a bit over the bust. On the back of the jacket was a white circular applique with a black numeral 8 in the center. It was a very nice jacket and must have cost plenty of money but the image was a little off.

Given her physical dimensions and the shape of the garment, she looked exactly like an 8 ball on a pool table. I felt bad for her because other Museum visitors giggled when she walked by.