Welcome to another edition of 3 Articles on Dress. Today we are analyzing Emmy's fashion, including best and worst dressed, discussing a modest clothing line endorsed by actress, Mayim Bialik, and underscoring the importance of presentable sleepwear.
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Let's get into the articles on dress.
✏️In the first article I discuss some of Cheat Sheet's best and worst dressed selections for the Emmy's.
My best dressed was Emily Hampshire, who looked gorgeous in this crimson J.Mendel dress.
I would love to know who your best and worst dressed picks are.
✏️In the second article, I discuss actress, Mayim Bialik's, endorsement of the modest clothing line, Kosher Casual. Mayim was both praised and criticized for aligning with this brand as some people take offense to her use of the word 'modest'. I applaud Mayim speaking up about her dressing preferences, even if is not a popular perspective in Hollywood. What do you think?
✏️In the final article, we see a real life scenario that exemplifies how important presentable sleepwear is: Jason Donovan tackles neighbour's fire in underpants
Actor, Jason Donovan, noticed a fire across the street from his Notting Hill home and ran with his fire extinguisher to help. Only trouble was... he was in his underwear! He jokingly tweeted that this "was a good reason to always wear pjs to bed".
One of The Chic Assignments for October is to wear presentable sleepwear. I am planning a presentable sleepwear video, that will hopefully be ready for you soon.
My dress in today's video is Draper James and my charm bracelet in this video is by Jeulia and I love it. I'll talk about it more in a ten-item wardrobe video. Code JENNIFERAV15 gives 15% off. These are the three components of the bracelet: bracelet, star and moon chain, blue stone charm.
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donmetz11 writes, "Jennifer, I'll tell you how we had the time to be more civilized and dress nicely in the past!!! 😊. VERY LIMITED TV TIME in the evening, 1 (one!!!!!) telephone in the house (with a short cord). ROUTINES. Certain days for laundry, shopping, cleaning the house, food routines, getting up and getting dressed decently every day etc. There weren't endless activities for children at schools. Life was more centered on the home, instead of endless busy, busy activities for children. More women worked in the smaller and simpler home than now. Priorities were different. That's how. 😊❤️👍💕💐. You are doing an unbelievable and fantastic job!!! I only wish that I could have done a fraction of the job that you do when my children were little. Thank you for helping and changing many people's lives!! 😍"
Donmetzll, thank you for your comment. It was voted up many times on YouTube! I agree that life was simpler in the past and there were not as many distractions. Everything works hand in hand. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
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Two good sources of modest, stylish clothing are Inherit Clothing Co. and The Main Street Exchange Apparel. They are small businesses with brick and mortar stores but also available online.
Hi Jennifer, I really enjoy when you talk about proper sleepwear. My grandmother is the person who showed me the importance of robes, nightgowns, pajamas and slippers. When I stayed with her she would always draw the curtains closed, pull down one corner of the bed and then drape my robe over the foot of it. Also, she placed my slippers on the floor beside the bed. Have you noticed in vintage films that the ladies always put their robes and slippers on before exiting the bedroom in the middle of the night? Well, my grandmother was of that ilk and generation. Lately though, I am finding it more and more difficult to find nice sleepwear. It seems as though there is a plethora of cheap pajamas and nightgowns and then a small amount of extremely expensive nightwear ($250 for a nightgown, etc.). There seems to be no middle ground of pretty, well-made, attractive gowns and pajamas. I've sourced from everywhere and have found just a few places that are worth it. And I have indulged in a few pieces of the ultra-expensive because it is so beautiful. I think there needs to be a revolution in this country of women demanding nice night clothes in good fabrics that are affordable and transcend the sweatpants and old t-shirt look. I'm thrilled you are helping in that effort with your consciousness-raising about proper sleepwear, your videos and discussions. Afterall in this harsh, hard-edged dark world, where does a woman get to wear something fanciful and lovely with lace and silks, but in the bedroom?
Hi Jennifer, I really enjoy when you talk about proper sleepwear. My grandmother is the person who showed me the importance of robes, nightgowns, pajamas and slippers. When I stayed with her she would always draw the curtains closed, pull down one corner of the bed and then drape my robe over the foot of it. Also, she placed my slippers on the floor beside the bed. Have you noticed in vintage films that the ladies always put their robes and slippers on before exiting the bedroom in the middle of the night? Well, my grandmother was of that ilk and generation. Lately though, I am finding it more and more difficult to find nice sleepwear. It seems as though there is a plethora of cheap pajamas and nightgowns and then a small amount of extremely expensive nightwear ($250 for a nightgown, etc.). There seems to be no middle ground of pretty, well-made, attractive gowns and pajamas. I've sourced from everywhere and have found just a few places that are worth it. And I have indulged in a few pieces of the ultra-expensive because it is so beautiful. I think there needs to be a revolution in this country of women demanding nice night clothes in good fabrics that are affordable and transcend the sweatpants and old t-shirt look. I'm thrilled you are helping in that effort with your consciousness-raising about proper sleepwear, your videos and discussions. Afterall in this harsh, hard-edged dark world, where does a woman get to wear something fanciful and lovely with lace and silks, but in the bedroom?
I agree with the previous poster: there is no middle ground in sleepwear. When I go to the stores, what I usually find are the super-sexy nighties that leave nothing to the imagination (I'm 63. NOBODY wants to see that!) or else I find the leggings and t-shirt combos that pass for sleepwear these days. They just look so slovenly to me. There seems to be a dearth of warm nightwear (either pajamas or nightgowns) that look classy. Most pajamas I find are ridiculously oversized for me, as I am short and thin. I like things to be fitted rather than voluminous, but without being too "body conscious." Most warm nightgowns seem to be of the Lanz of Salzburg variety, which is just too twee for me. I would love to hear your suggestions for sleepwear companies that have classic, classy items that one wouldn't mind being seen in.
I agree with the last two posters that it's difficult to find appropriate sleepwear that's not extremely expensive. I'm not interested in "body conscious" nightwear either, I'd prefer something classy. Often the fabric is of poor quality or there is some type of silly slogan across the top like "not tonight"! Who wants to be seen wearing something like that? I actually saw that sleepwear yesterday in a store! I'm in my early 60's and not looking for clingy/see through tops or super-tight leggins. Just give us something that doesn't scream "cheap nightie"!!!
Here in Australia we are blessed with a store called Sussan, that offers attractive nightwear at reasonable prices. As for durability, I'm still wearing the summer dressing gown I bought there over 30 years ago and it's still as good as new. I thought I had lost the belt to it last year and I was so relieved to find it because none of the ones in the shops really took my fancy.
Thanks for watching and commenting, ladies! I will be doing The Chic Assignment check-in on Monday and hopefully next week I will also be doing the video on presentable sleepwear. I hear all of your concerns. Thank you for your ideas and recommendations!
With love,
Jennifer
I think the commenters expecting to find Good quality sleepwear for affordable prices are a bit naive. Back in the day when the quality was higher, an outfit used to cost a significant fraction of av average household's monthly income. It's simply not possible to find good quality anything at the prices the fast fashion industry has made our 'new normal'.
Think about what goes into a good quality pajamas. First, you need good material. A nice soft cotton, cool linen, thick, soft flannel, reasonably high weight silk. Anyone who has done a bit of sewing knows that just the material costs will be at $50 or so. A factory would buy wholesale so they can get it a little cheaper, but good quality still costs them. Add to that the design work and the craftmanship that goes into constructing a piece of clothing that lasts. That means things like beautifully finished French seams, adding piping to the edges, possibly lining the garment. This takes time and skill to do well. So you're paying for at least a couple of hours of someone's time.
And piece of clothing you find for less than $100 or so has cut down on either material costs (using thin and/or plasticky fabrics) or the construction. That means the design has been simplified to be quicker to put together but less durable and the workers sewing the garment are not paid living wages. Most often they cut down on both fabric quality and the construction.
You cannot expect to find clothing that is as well constructed as clothing was in the 50s unless you're willing to pay the same amount of money (adjusted for inflation) for it. A dress would cost nearly a full month's salary for the working class. $250 for a pajamas is not in any way unreasonable, if it's well constructed by people making a living wage and made of good materials. Fast fashion has skewed our idea of what clothing 'should' cost by an order of magnitude. You cannot expect quality for nothing.
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