Is it OK for adults to wear pajamas in public?

A personal essay explores the social implications of adults wearing pajamas in public settings. The author details his own experiences walking in sleepwear and references Vincent Gigante, a crime boss who famously wore pajamas to feign insanity. The piece questions whether the habit is a cause for concern or a social taboo.
Lately I've been walking down the street in my pajamas.Not regularly. A couple of times.OK, four. Maybe five.Which might be a cause for concern, right? Older guy, strolling the neighborhood in his pj's. One immediately thinks of Vincent Gigante, the Genovese crime family boss who wandered Greenwich Village for 30 years in a robe, pajamas and slippers. Pretending to be crazy, trying to build an insanity defense and keep himself out of jail.Not the best company to be in. (Plus it didn't work; he…
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