Dries van Noten and Louis Vuitton echo a look sported by editors and stylists off the catwalk – pyjamas and a robe are here to stay (at least for the night) 
The final day of the menswear shows in Paris cemented a trend that has been percolating over the five-day event. Taking inspiration from what most people are wearing on a Sunday morning, the fashion powers have spoken.
For spring/summer 2016, men may finally be ditching skinny jeans and stepping out in their pyjamas instead.
Pyjama dressing for men has been gaining traction both on and off the catwalk in Paris, and this follows similar designs seen in Milan at Dolce & Gabbana and Versace. Here, Dries van Noten featured robes and short pyjamas, while satin-embroidered sets at Louis Vuitton had the feel of pyjamas straight out of a 1930s starlet’s bedroom.
The Dries Van Noten show featured robes and short pyjamas. Facebook Twitter Pinterest
The Dries Van Noten show featured robes and short pyjamas. Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images
If that sounds unlikely as a look for most men, the take up of pyjamas on the front row is a sure sign the crossover from fashion idea to wardrobe reality will happen. Magazine editors and stylists have been seen wearing the two pieces, including Gary Armstrong, fashion editor of GQ Style.
This is partly due to 30-degrees-plus heatin which the heavier fabric of jeans is uncomfortable but Armstrong, who has around five sets of pyjamas, including a pair of women’s ones from Joseph, says the appeal also comes from the ease of wearing two matching pieces. “It’s easy, the whole outfit is done for you,” he says. “I don’t like printed trousers but when it’s a whole look, it’s OK.”
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