FASHION AND PYJAMASD

NZ Truth, Issue 1301, 20 November 1930, Page 20

FASHION AND PYJAMASD

FORMAL TYPE FOR EVENING WEAR

BRIDGE OR TEA

FASHION is a contradictory jade! ,' 7, Th'e very latest ia amusing — the formal version of those most' informal garments -r— pyjamas! This. variety makes it possible for the pyjama mode to claim right of entry to the smart world at all hours. , At first feminine pyjamas, like masculine ' ones, were simply sleeping garments. They were retired when a lady's day began. # Then, prettied up a bit, they were made part of thc negligee wardrobe, . and w.orn for the hours of ease m the boudoir. Next they came ' out m a beach edition, and lounged smartly beside the sea all' day long.. Now, with the advent of formal pyjamas, their time is extended to include the hours of evening .entertainment. . ( This formal type -is differentiated from the bed-and-breakfast, . chaise-lounging, and beachcomber varieties chiefly by the skirtishness of its trousers, by the fact that: it is . always three-piece, ;■ and by its general' important look. It is as skilfully cut, as beautifully made, as fine m fabric, as the informal evening gown which it is to some extent displacing. Grahd though the new pyjamas are, their proper, place is m the home. (They are for the hostess, at a tea, a bridge party; an informal' dinner party m her own home or apartment or on -her. own terrace. They are not as yet the things for guests^ There is another definite limitation, to the /wearing of this costume. Jt is not meant for all hostesses. The prerequisite to : this new course in' chic is a good figure, with model's hips and a slim waist.