One morning in Paris as I ventured to the
salle de bain in my pajamas, Madame Chic stopped me. The look on her face was one of concern.
“Jennifer,” she said (in French,
bien sûr), “Did I do that in the laundry?”
She was referring to the hole in the knee of my sweat pants- my favorite white sweat pants that I wore religiously.
“Oh no!” I exclaimed, eager to ease her mind. “These have had a hole in the knee for ages!”
The look of concern on Madame Chic’s face grew to one of confusion. “Why would you keep them if they have a hole in the knee?” she asked.
I remember looking at her, in her chic kimono style dressing gown- her hair pulled gently back from her face. “That is a very good question,” I said with embarrassment. “I don’t know.”
And the truth was, I didn’t know. Why did I haul my ratty old holey sweatpants all the way from California to Paris (
Paris!) to wear as sleepwear? Yes, they were comfortable, but they weren’t
that comfortable. I was instantly horrified/ enlightened.
That afternoon I headed straight to
Etam and bought some suitable pajamas. (I’ll never forget them. I bought two pairs- a cream colored structured button down pajama set and a pretty orange lace chemise) The white holey sweatpants were thrown in the bin.
From that moment on, I developed a taste for lovely sleepwear...
My favorite brands are
Calvin Klein Intimates (they put out beautiful pieces each season) and
Intimissimi (I purchase something from their Kings Road shop whenever I am in London).
I used a recent gift certificate to
Bloomingdales on this beautiful set of sleepwear by Calvin Klein (pictured above and below). I really enjoy sets because you can mix and match the options. I purchased a chemise, camisole, pant and dressing gown- all black with a plum lace trim. Perfectly understated and the sort of item that I wouldn’t mind anyone seeing me in…
Madame Chic would be so proud…
