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to be perturbed at onesie bashing

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 15:49

I feel like the onesie bashing is out of line for many reasons.

we are encouraged to have freedom of expression over our clothing. If we replace the word onesie with 'shorts' or 'bra-top' then people would say, 'hey, you can't tell women what to wear'

calling anyones choice of clothing 'disgusting' is unacceptable

underwear as outerwear has been going on for yonks.

Are we so bound by the unofficial rules of society that we are afraid to be different? Should we not celebrate differences, even if they are not to our personal taste?

I resent the insinuation that those who wear onesies outside their home are 'lazy' or 'couldn't be bothered' to put 'proper' clothes on.

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a sideways way of snobby sneering at people who are perceived to be common and I'm not okay with that

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 16:29

squoosh Grin

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TheBigJessie · 30/05/2013 16:30

I need a pikachu onesie. I take back everything I've ever said about onesies.

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 16:31

I also like to go out with no shoes on sometimes.

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SoupDragon · 30/05/2013 16:32

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a sideways way of snobby sneering at people who are perceived to be common and I'm not okay with that

You may perceive them as being common, I just think adults in onsies in public look stupid. Nothing snobby sneering on my part.

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 16:33

hollyberry clearly you have never read a heat magazine either, cos they invented the term after loads of slebs wore negligee top thingys to premieres on the red carpet. Then loads of un-slebs wore them to tescos and the pub.

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Dimpled1 · 30/05/2013 16:35

I would like to go out without shoes but am really not a onsie fan for anything other than lounging at home. Out shopping at the Trafford centre I saw a woman in a pink onsie with two onesied DC. Ugh. To me it is one of two things - either laziness or a misguided idea of what is trendy and cool.

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 16:35

Why do you say that soupdragon? it's a non argument!

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Scottishtanguera · 30/05/2013 16:35

Where does MN stand on answering the door in a onesie?

My DH went to his sister's house the other morning and was greeted by his 40 yr old BIL in one.
He said it mentally scarred him. (He doesn't even like pj's on a man)

KatoPotato · 30/05/2013 16:36

Do as you will but just so we're all in the know... There is nothing funny about a onesie. Lazy humour.

2rebecca · 30/05/2013 16:41

If I'm in the house in a onesie I'll answer the door in it otherwise they'll be gone by the time I've got changed and it might be an exciting parcel. We don't do "popping in" though and my relatives live some distance away.

squoosh · 30/05/2013 16:44

I had one that I wore indoors whilst my boiler was on the blink. I was thankful for it in the way that a traveller in the desert might be grateful for a camel carcass to climb into to keep warm at night.

Once the boiler was fixed I no longer had the desire to sleep inside a dead camel.

Dimpled1 · 30/05/2013 16:47

My phone changed onesie to onsie!?

MrsHoarder · 30/05/2013 16:48

Surely going out in pyjamas is an indication of the decline in standards in society?

Time was people took pride in their appearance and dressed smartly. Nowadays with middle aged men in Jeans and t shirts and adults wandering about in PJs us a sign of how low the UK has sunk.

Spent a weekend with grandparents who read dm

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trashcanjunkie · 30/05/2013 16:54

exactly mrshoarder weren't the same things claimed about hippie clothes in the 60's and 70's?

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mrsdrew · 30/05/2013 17:06

It's not snobbery at all. People have their own standards of dress and behavior. Personally I wouldn't wear one out because it takes literally seconds to throw on some jeans and a top. I don't care if people wear them to walk the dog, pop to the shops etc. I wouldn't do it but if they want to...meh. What the original thread was about however, was someone going to a GP appt wearing one and I think that if you have an appt with ANYONE, it is disrespectful to rock up in what you wear to bed!.

LayMizzRarb · 30/05/2013 17:18

I would much rather see someone expressing a bit of individuality than looking at half a dozen people wearing the same Superdry coat / Marks and Sparks cardi on the bus in the morning. Walking anywhere in London all you see are the same brands being worn, it's like seeing adults in work uniform.

IncrediblePhatTheInnkeepersCat · 30/05/2013 17:22

Sjuperyoni "I've never wore one and don't have friends who do but when I see folk out in them I tend to just smile - it's not doing me any harm. "

^^ Yes to the above.

Seeing people in animal onesies brightens my day. I don't have one, but if they'd been around when I was at uni, I'd probably have gone to lectures in one. I think they're fun! Though, if I could get away with fancy dress every day I would.

happyreindeer · 30/05/2013 17:33

How is wearing a onesie expressing individuality. Do the wearers make them themselves ?

mamaabc · 30/05/2013 17:43

Each to their own...

That said, personally I would be a bit worried about wearing out something that I'd slept in - As may be a bit sweaty and thus smelly!!!

after a morning shower I don't want to put back on sweaty pj's... Much rather clean clothes!!!
or do all day onesie people shower and put on a clean one???

As i said, each to their own, but I'm happy with the day / night distinction of clothes and pj's!!!

Ilikethebreeze · 30/05/2013 17:58

Going out with no shoes on.
I have seen this. I suspect the person was actually attention seeking.

ifyouletmefinish · 30/05/2013 18:15

If I can't bash a onesie then life is devoid of joy for me. They look pretty funny! But people can mock me wearing my wedge trainers in retaliation if they want. I like them and wear them even when DH calls me "Mcfly" from back to the future.

AutumnMadness · 30/05/2013 18:23

Oh for frig's sake. A onsie is just dungarees with sleeves. Big deal. And anyway, onsies are made for this country. Freezing outside, freezing inside . . . The only reason I don't own one is I would want a nice one and they cost like a hundred quid.

Onsies are the the future of clothing. Just watch any science fiction film, they are all prancing around in onsies around their spaceships there. Their onsies may not have moose on them, but the concept is the same. Onsies and flying cars. The future.

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AutumnMadness · 30/05/2013 18:28

soverylucky, that's the problem with them. Not everyone would look great in a skin-tight one or even in a lose one. The tailoring options for non-standard figures are a bit limited.