{"id":12000,"date":"2009-04-30T20:33:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T00:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.wordpress.com\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2017-08-24T22:17:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T02:17:10","slug":"what-to-wear-to-lounge-around-sleep-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/what-to-wear-to-lounge-around-sleep-in\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Wear: Loungewear"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my latest Why Don’t You?<\/em><\/span><\/a> post, I had mentioned the idea of “…throwing those flannel pajamas and oversized tees away and parade about your home in thigh high socks, a little teddy, and a lovely kimono. Feel fabulous, feel sexy – be a temptress for the day!” A few days later I received an email from this lovely reader:<\/p>\n

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h<\/span>ello!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I just adore your blog – “fabulous” is truly the correct word for it. Came over here after seeing a post on Nubby’s blog and her comment saying that yours was great – she’s totally right. Loving it.
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I have a “what to wear” style question for you – one that has been bugging me for a long time. What to wear to bed? Not for “playtime” – that’s up to the individual ! but to sleep. If you just pull on a ratty old tee short and tracksuit bottoms to sleep in, your chosen bed partner will probably be a little disappointed … and if you’re sleeping on your own there’s something subtle about wearing fabulous, beautiful things to bed, and something rather sad and sexless about wearing something too utilitarian, which I do right now (Gap basic long-sleeved or short-sleeved t-shrts, depending on the season, and soft pajama bottoms. \u00a0Help!!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

But the problem is, so many items marketed as women’s bedtime clothes are either tacky or not very practical, or a bit juvenile (Snoopy and Garfield prints – don’t get me wrong, I love them, just not to wear to bed!)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Obviously this question is not for those of your readers who, like Marilyn Monroe, just wear Chanel No. 5 to bed. \u00a0I’ve tried it but I either get too cold in winter, or too sticky in summer. And if the postman wakes me up … well, there’s a dilemma for answering the door.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I have at least 7 or 8 lovely slips, a couple silk and the rest synthetic – satin, microfiber etc. They look great (I have a small bust and not much of a waist, so it’s more flattering than a wrap-around effect) but I don’t feel comfortable sleeping in them – not very warm, or a bit sticky depending on weather. \u00a0So they languish in my closet, feeling lonely, staring reproachfully at me when I open the door. I wonder if I should just liberate them to the friendly local thrift store.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Your fashion solutions are really good. What would you suggest as a sophisticated, comfortable, yet flattering and even quite sexy (in a classy way) option to wear to bed – I guess while you are at it, for both summer and winter hemispheres? This also solves the “lounging at home late at night or over breakfast” question. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

thank you my dear,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

didi xx<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what to wear?<\/p>\n

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Vintage Victoria’s Secret loungewear.<\/p><\/div>\n

The above photos are my personal preferences for \u00a0l o u n g i n g<\/strong> about the house (but not to sleep in). It was quite amusing to discover the two pieces in my mother’s closet, completely unworn because a small\/medium never fit her ridiculously tiny (yet\u00a0curvaceous) body, only to find that the little slip<\/em> and kimono-inspired robe<\/em> were from Victoria’s Secret<\/strong>. In the eighties. Ah, vintage Victoria’s Secret. Who knew?<\/p>\n

I adore everything about it. the little bows on the spaghetti straps, the navy lace, the silk-satin blend floral print, the colors, and of course, the silhouette. It completely hugs my curves, even emphasizing my hourglass shape. And the length, though appearing questionably short in the photo, is actually quite conservative the hemline at the tip of my fingertips. The robe is perhaps my favourite part of the the two pieces; the sleeves are unbelievably beautiful! A majority of blogging is done in that dear robe; the navy sash undone, legs curled beneath me, sitting on my bed. I must admit that I feel like quite the luxurious lady. All I need is a darling little pup named Chanel and a few diamond bracelets hanging off my wrists. Perhaps a butler, too.<\/p>\n

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I still cannot get over the vintage VS tag.<\/p><\/div>\n