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It seems like every time you turn on your television or check your e-mail there's a new infomercial or viral product trying to sell you the next big fad. The gimmicks started in the kitchen with things like the slicer and dicer and ShamWow! But what happens when fad meets fashion? May I introduce – Pajama Jeans.
Jeans were specifically created to be a durable, yet relaxed pair of pants. They are a staple of any wardrobe and are the dominant kind of pants people wear today. The question is now, however, how do we make an already comfortable article of clothing even more comfortable?
In the world of fashion, jeans have also become somewhat the enemy of women. High-waisted to low riders, swinging bells to super skinny, we all have jeans that need belts or cuffs, or my favorite, the stretching squats. But in the back of every closet, there's that one pair of perfect jeans. I'll give pajama jeans some credit for trying to create a solution to what so many women complain about, but I just can't side with a product so ridiculously advertised.
The Pajama Jeans seem to go off a statement from a particular Seinfeld episode – sweatpants are just telling people that you give up. So how do you dress up sweats to make them look like you care enough to show some effort in your appearance? Living on a college campus, you see enough sweatpants and pajama pants in class or in the cafeteria, but personally, I've never found my life so hectic or my regular outfits so uncomfortable that I couldn't slip on a pair of jeans before walking out the door. However, according to the pajama jeans commercial, there just aren't enough reasons not to wear pajama jeans.
So how exactly do you wear your pajama jeans? Well, considering there are no buttons and no zipper, don't expect to wear them in any normal social setting without people laughing at you. The back pocket details give the appearance of jeans, but I'm pretty sure the heavy blue dye color and the fact that your pants look like sweatpants will give it away that you're not wearing the next top European designer fashion.
From the infomercial, I can tell pajama jeans are good for most any normal activities you would do in jeans including walking, talking to your friend, sitting and reading a book. I guess the sweatpants-like comfort they offer really adds to the enjoyment of those activities. According to the advertisement, we all have been missing out!
To quote the video, "wear your pajama jeans shopping, running errands, anywhere!" I would like to think the modern woman has more places to be than just at the local shopping plaza, but then again, we are talking about the modern woman who is buying her jeans-sweatpants hybrid from an infomercial.
The most puzzling of features with the new pajama jeans must be the Dormisoft fabric. A blend of spandex and cotton creates this new pants hybrid, but aren't those the same two fabrics found in most jeans, specifically stretch jeans? Last I checked the combination of tight and stretch plus cotton-like and plushy results in the most unflattering of fashion choices.
If all my Pajama Jeans bashing still hasn't deterred you from the world's most "perfect" fashion product, then let's move on to the price. These Pajama Jeans will cost you $39.95 plus the shipping and handling costs. When it comes down to it, you will have just paid over $40 for a pair of jean-sweatpants. Your average brand name jeans cost about the same price – so it's a choice between standard denim and sweatpants-like Dormisoft.
If Jeggings and the Snuggie had a baby, it would be the fashion abomination that are Pajama Jeans. It makes me think of what fashion fads we'll see next – the sweat suit and tie? Backpack parka? Fleece and flannel evening gowns so you really can party all night, even when you go to bed? I guess every generation needs those fashion disasters to look back on and laugh, saying, "what the heck were we thinking?!"
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