Good answer, Joy! Never thought about it quite like that - but a husband is indeed an old boyfriend. Lol.

Jules, that's an interesting point about armour and tribal identifiers. I'm not sure I'm ever without either of those... but I'm rarely coiffed. Hmm. Must think more on this.

It surely depends, but yes, mostly:-).

This is remarkably thought-provoking. Most of the time I do dress to be seen. (Except when sewing mockups or something and I spend the afternoon in stays!) But I am totally alone in my home, and pretty much no one ever comes to the door.

Yesterday after church, I spent a long afternoon and evening of sewing on the family room floor. It was borderline warm with a strong cool wind. I opened the windows, but wore leggings and (matching) t-shirt and socks, with a (matching) cardigan when I got extra chilly. It was definitely not an outfit to step outside in, except in the backyard. And perfect for sitting cross-legged on the floor for hours.

But it's rare that I have a whole day without going anywhere, so to some degree, I dress to be seen. Even in summer, when it's a t-shirt and athletic skort, I coordinate small jewelry and footwear and wear makeup.

I may be unconventional on what constitutes "casual" and "smart" clothing. Saturday I had shopping and errands, so I wore a navy Buzz Lightyear t-shirt, chambray skirt, black belt, and black/blue sneakers. After errands, I ended up at my brother's house, helping him lay out a flagstone patio and build a retaining wall. It was all perfectly functional and comfortable. Buzz got a bit dusty, but nothing that a wash won't fix. I don't make a habit of wearing nice clothes for heavy labor, but skirts don't equal dressed up to me.

RL as always, you and your an interesting observations. I found your comment a few posts ago about your grandparents house being multi generational and how you couldn't come out of your room unless you were capital D dressed very interesting. Here in Mexico many homes are multi generational. I haven't lived in one myself but I could see how this would be the norm. Also not sure where your grandparents house is, but climate could weigh in too. At least here sometimes you have to walk outside to get to other areas of the house so shoes and "real" clothes are more necessary. It actually makes me think about a house we saw this weekend, hacienda style, where the kids would need to leave their rooms and walk onto a covered walkway in order to get to our bedroom in the morning (they're our alarm clocks, haha, toddlers..). Anyway...I digress...

I have really loosened up in a bad way on this. I schlep around in my PJs sometimes until noon, cleaning the house, working, doing laundry - poor DH. I need to put more effort on getting dressed in the morning.

Interesting question. I change into lounge wear when I get home from work and I know I'm not going to see anyone but family. On the weekends, even when I have no plans to see anyone but my family, I don't wear loungewear. I'll wear something comfy but presentable, like leggings and sweater, or shorts and tank. I still wear jewelry, but I keep it short and easy (no long pendants that can get in the way when cooking or cleaning).

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