Negligees & House dresses- An Elegant Tradition  Buy at AllPosters.com Looking beautiful in our home - though we have to adapt this picture to modern day. Negligees & House dresses are an elegant tradition. Read to find out why and how it affects your elegance, even when you think no one is looking! We obviously put more thought into dressing ourselves when we are about to step out the door, to be seen by others. At home, our priorities are to be in comfortable clothing. There are two kinds of clothes that should be worn at home (and only at home). Negligees and House DressesWhat is the House Dress?What is the house dress? Similar with the purpose of the use of a "Housekeeping" uniform, this is a dress/outfit to be worn at home. This is worn all day as we perform our daily chores, attend to the children, tend to the garden, cook, clean, until we change into our night gowns in the evening. It must be comfortable, airy, simple in design, easy to get in and out and have a neat and clean appearance. It needn't be something you think about, like styling an outfit, but rather something you do not give much thought to, just putting it on will evoke a vision of femininity and elegance. Many women neglect what they wear at home, naturally with our over-the-top busy lives. I think it is a very feminine idea and elegant to make an effort to dress properly. Also, if we can make an effort to dress nice for our friends, office colleagues or the shopping mall, we should more than make effort to look good in the home for our most loved ones. Where do I get them?Ideally, I would love to have them made tailored with cotton or linen or any one of those breathable fabrics. Most of us don't have the time so I recommend picking out House dresses yourselves. As people have stopped wearing pajamas, many shops except specialty boutiques have stopped carrying them and you almost never see anymore house dresses. Here are some suggestions and how to pick: Negligees and House DressesWhat are Negligees?A woman's light dressing gown, typically made of a filmsy, soft fabric. It originated in the mid 18th century (denoting a kind of loose gown worn by women in the 18th century): from the French, literally 'given little thought or attention,' feminine past participle of 'negliger' to neglect Traditionally, the negligee is like a night gown, worn in the evenings very much after a dinner or a few hours before heading to bed. Usually they are not seen by other members of the house because everyone has gone up to their rooms. What does it mean for us in modern society?Inspired by this tradition, more attention should be paid to our appearance during the hours of intimacy. Afterall, it is our husbands and children that see us most in the home and we want to create a beautiful vision to be etched in their memory, won't we?  Buy at AllPosters.com What a delightful capture of motherhood. Perhaps in an efforts to maximize the use of our possessions or in this age of clutter, we get all these freebies: free marathon t-shirts, promotional tee shirts that came with our purchases, company t-shirts, school gym clothes. We THEN use them everywhere - the gym, wearing them at home, wearing them to bed.  Buy at AllPosters.com The world will never be short of clutter, neither will we be able to wear out every freebie given to us. Sometimes I think it is better to donate them, and wear a lovely and charming home ensemble even if you only have two sets over and over. I'm sure they are much appreciated by our husbands and children. P.s. Do not neglect them when you travel as well! Go back to Edit Your Wardrobe!
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