Dress rehearsal

It’s getting scary out there.
When people aren’t so jacked up on coffee and reality TV, they are going the opposite direction and wearing pajamas and slippers. This is not just trotted out to grab the morning paper on the stoop, but to go grocery shopping, run errands, drop off the kids and get gas.
Yes, we’ve given up on Casual Fridays and are going with Comatose Everyday. If I can wear it to sleep, I can wear it to push around a shopping cart, right?
I knew we were on a downward slide years ago when I paid close to $80 a ticket to see “The Lion King” when it premiered at The Academy of Music. The person next to me wore flip-flops. To the theater. And then slipped them off and crossed their legs so, instead of magical puppetry to look at, I had a stranger’s disgusting feet in my face.
Not good.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I hit the opening night of “Light in the Piazza” Nov. 18 (catch it if you can. It’s amazing with two strong females leads with pipes to match). Everyone filing out after the show at the Suzanne Roberts Theater was dressed to the nines. It was so refreshing and it made the night out feel special.
I myself am a jeans and sneakers girl, so I love casual. But I also think how you dress shows how you feel about the event. It goes beyond presenting yourself in the way you dress; it’s telling how you feel.
PJs say you could care less — and not in a cool way. You just look like a lazy person who escaped from a hospital. Would you want to meet an old boyfriend or girlfriend like that (yep, I’ve seen guys now sporting this trend)?
I’ll dress down any chance I can get, but I know when to draw the line. Many don’t.
So put on some khakis, toss the flip-flops and buy a cashmere sweater (just one will last a lifetime) or a really good polo shirt. You’d be amazed how far casual cool – rather than comatose – can get you.

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