At 83, Agnès b. has still not changed your mind on this garment … a classic that we wear however daily.
In the very stylish world of Agnès b., There are on the one hand, the pieces it has created and which are all the rage; On the other, the pieces she “undergoes” and hate her. The cardigan with copied and copied press buttons, the “Fifre” jacket Officer style, the artist’s T-shirt in limited edition: all these iconic clothes were thus born from the creativity of Agnes Andrée Marguerite Troubled. But if the French designer has a democratic approach to fashion which differs from elitism that is usually lending to fashion sphere; This does not mean that it systematically says “yes” to all stylistic proposals. Thus, in his dressing room, there are parts that are definitely banished. Among them, a basic garment that everyone is wearing … and that is out when the night comes. You will understand, it is pajamas.
In the columns of She Francethe stylist does not hide her contempt for this classic outfit. To the question, “What is your pajamas?” ; She answers: “I hate pajamas!” An aversion of pajamas that she feels towards herself, but also towards others – in particular men who share her life: “I always slept naked and I always slept with men who slept naked, if not Eurk.”
The idealist which dormant in it should however be seduced by the simplicity and accessibility of pajamas, which perfectly stick to its ideals of “Fashion with democratic accents.”* Indeed, pajamas is an outfit that we often put for ourselves, and not for people to see us; There are therefore logically no challenges of representation or affirmation of social status. You have to believe that the octogenarian found more egalitarian than that: being naked and not having pajamas at all. Our “simplest device” is a bit like a universal uniform that immediately erases social inequalities.
In addition to not being able to see it in painting, she also believes that it is “The garment kills love”. This is undoubtedly the reason why the claw has not still sold since its creation in 1975. An extraordinary fashion conviction which is well with its “out-mud” DNA ultimately.
Sources:
*Reed, Paula, Abolivier, Caroline, “iconic style of the 70s”, Editions Larousse, March 2025
