Adult Onesies
Fashion has a long history of sudden changes. One day, what is worn as a new style is completely inappropriate, and the next day it is the hottest trend. In the 1920s, women were not allowed to wear pants in public. In the 1980s, punks were laughed at for wearing Doc Martens.
Not long ago, tattoos were only seen on gray-haired old navy men and ex-convicts. Time and again, we see that fashion choices that are strange, uncomfortable, or even scandalous become common.
It turns out that nowadays these one-piece garments are the newest item added to this tradition of fashion choices with that shocking connotation. While some people think wearing a onesie in public is strange, immature, or even disrespectful, it has become one of the most progressive trends in pajamas and loungewear for men and women.
So, kids’ onesies have existed for decades, and by the way, this adult version of the onesie or jumpsuit is not that different. Both the adult and kids’ versions are garments made of a single piece that is worn or put on effortlessly, usually with a long zipper in the front, covering all arms and legs.
Men’s Pajama Versions
Both adult and kids’ versions come in a variety of fun designs, often with a nod to dressing as an animal or other hero figures like astronauts or soldiers. Many versions also have hoods, and the most creative hood designs include animal features.
Besides being so comfortable, both adult and kids’ onesies have, over a few years, become one of the favorite choices for nightwear, daywear, indoor, outdoor, and everything in between.
Sleepwear
Sleepwear has been creeping into the public arena for decades. In the 1960s, it was common for women to run quick errands with curlers and robes. In the 1980s, families started going through convenience stores in pajamas.
Over the last twenty years, more and more people have worn slippers to run errands and shop. Pajama pants with drawstrings were seen at gas stations, then supermarkets, and then big-box stores. And while the United States has reluctantly gotten used to seeing people in pajama sets or pajama pants, wearing adult pajamas in public takes loungewear to another level.
Who Wears These Onesies?
If you haven’t yet seen these pajamas in your part of the world, you might wonder where all these onesie wearers are. Like most fashion trends, the onesie trend started to appear big in major fashion centers like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.
Onesies or one-piece garments also gained traction in large college cities like Austin, Madison, Ann Arbor, Columbus, and Berkeley. Internationally, jumpsuits are appearing city after city, including London, Belfast, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore, and many major cities in India.
While the wave of onesies has hit city after city and country after country, it is still not fully widespread worldwide. How do you know if the trend has really started in your part of the world? If you keep your eyes open, you might start to see signs of the arrival of the onesie.
The early adopters of this pajama revolution tend to be elusive. You might spot them at night pumping gas, hunched over on a bus, or quickly grabbing milk at the local convenience store. But once the trend starts to take hold, onesie advocates gain confidence and become more visible.
Once the trend intensifies in your area, onesie wearers will start appearing in groups. At this stage, you’ll see people in these zip-up garments walking across college campuses, moving through grocery stores, and occupying large spots at restaurant corners. You might start encountering happy groups of onesie fans celebrating in bars and clubs across the city.
Friends of this trend have been seeing shopping in malls. But if you really want to see the phenomenon at its peak, go to a café or restaurant on a Saturday or Sunday morning and you’ll see these one-piece garments en masse as groups of twenty-somethings show off the new favorite uniform of late breakfast diners.
Youth Audience
It’s also important to remember that older people are unlikely to wear a full onesie. After all, older adults have never been quick to adopt new trends. You won’t see your grandfather in a onesie at the hardware store, and you might not convince your aunt to stick with her onesie to pick up her kids from school.
But the reality is that they are tremendously popular among twenty-somethings and teenagers. And that means this trend will stick around for quite some time.
The Most Famous
Still not convinced about whether you should wear an adult onesie? Then take a look at celebrity adoption of this comfortable fashion choice. As early as 2011, young hipsters started appearing on Snap Chat and Instagram in onesies. Paparazzi worldwide began snapping photos of singers, pop stars, dancers, athletes, and actors in all kinds of very extravagant models.
In an early sighting, the hugely popular boy band One Direction caused a media stir by wearing very colorful onesies at a series of events. And the ultra-trendy Justin Bieber has been caught in bright models at many red carpets and events.
In fact, there is a long list of celebrities who have been caught on camera in their best onesie. While some of these celebrities stick to solid colors, many have thrown caution to the wind and embraced the funnier animal-themed designs.
And while celebrities are certainly a sign that a trend is gaining momentum, there’s no place like Instagram to take the pulse of any social phenomenon. After all, Instagram is one of the most popular places to seek social validation (and new outfit ideas). Once you enter Instagram, type #Onesie and start scrolling through the millions (yes, millions) of photos and videos of famous and not-so-famous people sharing their love for these modern pajamas in all kinds of places, across the country, and even worldwide.
So, whether you live in Lexington or London, Baton Rouge or Belfast, Oakland or Osaka, New Jersey or New Delhi, you will see more and more onesies. This is a trend that has gone global.
For all these reasons, we recommend you visit our website El Búho Nocturno where you can find all kinds of modern or classic pajamas that you will surely like.