words across the ass. Even the cutest derriere does not benefit from narrative, seriously.
Right now, our responsibility is to stay home, stay well, stay away from each other if we can. The current shelter in place/work from home/homeschool situation is clearly blurring the lines between Work Time and Personal Time and Day Drinking Time. Still, I think avoiding the slippery slope of sloppy casual can help us all avoid a Groundhog Day in Hell mindset.
Washington Post staff writer and fashion critic Robin Givhan agrees. In a recent piece titled, “Our clothes tell our story. What happens when the narrative is just pajamas and sweats?” she writes: “[W]ork clothes remind us we are part of something. That uniform, that badge dangling from a lanyard, that congressional pin: They are all reminders of connectivity.”
Further, she reminds us that “[G]oing through an entire day in loungewear, it is easy to lose yourself and your sense of purpose and focus.”
Humans are unique in that we clothe ourselves for individuality and personal expression, if not to simply shield ourselves from the elements. I can only hope that once our necessary, if challenging, quarantine is over, we will have gotten the PJs-all-day mindset out of our systems. If not for good, perhaps for a while.
After all, the job we all want is to live life together, not to lounge in isolation. Stay safe, my friends.