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IT'S FAR WORSE THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.Sure I do. It seems adult onesies (we used to call them Dr. Dentons) are the next big thing in the UK and aren't just for wearing to bed or lounging around one's drafty flat anymore. Click for pics.
Re: 'Irony'. Do you believe this infantile silliness?
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When I was in my late twenties (making it almost 40 years ago) you could buy those for adults. My mom got me a pair with built in footies. I loved those jams!
ReplyDeleteOne day an insurance salesman came by and he was astounded at the sight of a grown up wearing kiddie jams.
:) I remember when they were popular. But only for *inside* the house.
ReplyDeleteOkay, in THIS case, it's indefensible 'irony'(and would be even if they wore 'em while singing cowboy songs with ukeleles.) A nation of babies dressing accordingly is already a bad enough GENUINE irony (as opposed to attitude-irony,) but this suggests it's chillingly (if somewhat metaphorically)prescient, too. Japan, a country where adult diapers now outsell children's, and we know why....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-23/japanese-stocks-yes-they-really-think-so