Pyjama party

In every other country I've been to there's a simple fact of life: you just don't go out in your pyjamas. Depending on the country, doing so would be sloppy, unpresentable, unthinkable, or a loss of face. In Japan, for example, women apply makeup and dress up to take out the garbage, in case they might run into a neighbour while at it.

At the opposite end of the spectrum there's China, where pyjamas are not only acceptable as streetwear but actually a status symbol! Wear them to the market, when you go for a walk after dinner, when you sit out in the lane chatting with your neighbours, and your attire says: "I'm so cool (or so powerful or so rich) that I don't even need to get out of my pyjamas to go out."

Pyjama King of Bling