By: Blonde Two
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that instead of children’s fashion mimicking adult trends, things seem to be happening the other way around. The “onsie” is a classic example – many of us have tucked small kids up into cosy all in one pyjamas with built in feet and and thought how comfy they look. But did we really imagine that one day we would like to dress like that, not only in the comfort of our own lounges but out at parties or strolling the streets (not me but people do!)
I thought that I was immune to this rather odd trend until someone kind pointed me in the direction of the “sleeping bag suit” yesterday http://www.sleepingbagsuits.co.uk/. Now I am a particularly cold sleeper and have rarely been warm in a tent (particularly in February) but this might just be the answer to the problem. It does exactly what it says on the non existent tin – it is a sleeping bag with legs and arms.
There is, of course, the possibility that I fancy one of these because I have always wanted a snow suit – my daughter had a red and white spotty one I particularly envied (she was three at the time). I have never owned one but do have the next best thing, a pair of quilted army trousers that are khaki on one side and a rather odd pink on the other – these are unflattering in the extreme but I wasn’t intending to share my tiny tent with anyone and I think they will fit inside a sleeping bag.
I know – someone is about to tell me that you are supposed to leap naked into your sleeping bag, wriggle around and then hey presto, you will be totally warm for a whole night. It doesn’t work for me, I like as many clothes as will fit and I think I am old enough to decide when I am going to take my clothes off myself.
If you are about walking on Dartmoor in the coming weeks and you come across what looks like 2 giant jelly babies wearing rucksacks crossing the moors you are not having a bizzare hallucination caused by the fog! You will have seen two blondes trying to keep warm!
That would be a very funny sight! It could even be our new ‘Two Blondes’ logo?! The two colours would have to match of course – perhaps pink and purple, or yellow and orange!
I still want polkadots but am happy with purple ones …
How exciting that would be – it will make a great scene in Two Blondes the movie!
Wow they look amazingly snug – almost space like!!! However they look a bit too snug for me. I am similar to you in that I often get cold sleeping in a tent even in the summer, but I also suffer from a strange case of sleeping bag claustophobia where I will wake up at least once in the night panicing because I can’t move or breath which usually results in me unzipping the bottom of my sleeping bag to stick my feet out and flinging my arms about. I’ll then spend the rest of the night alternating having my feet/arms in/out of the sleeping back according to how “ice like” they are!!! So yes they look great but not for me!!! A late birthday prezzie for you though????
When i was at the age that we did our own engine rebuilds we called a “onsie” a “Boiler Suit”. Congratulations to whoever did a “Hunter Wellies” on a drab product (Suddenly wellies were green – colour that is! ) and made it brighter and not an item of clothing thjat improved with a dollop of engine grease.
Funnily enough, I have always fancied owning a boiler suit too.