Sartorial
CHAP ABOUT THE HOUSE Chris Sullivan advocates embracing the noble tradition of wearing pyjamas and dressing gown while ensconced in one’s chambers
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“Noel Coward, Rock Hudson, Ronald Coleman and George Sanders claimed the item as their own, until the image of the louche bedchamber buccaneer, replete in monogrammed silk pyjama, dressing gown and slippers, with a cigarette holder, was ingrained in our consciousness”
f late, chaps the world over have been required by law to stay within the confines of their abodes, many working from home or at least pretending to, so surely the time is nigh for the well-dressed chap about the house to be suited, slippered and as well-dressed indoors as out? Some lesser mortals might consider the very concept of ‘well dressed’ at home a total anathema, as they slouch about in their ‘sweat’ pants and ‘sweat’ shirts, ‘sweating’ for Europe. But for the ready, willing, able and sartorially open-minded, the only possible solution is loungewear. This genre includes bedwear and its older relative, the dressing gown, and the luxuriously louche smoking jacket.
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