Patio dress vs Muumuus

1.If a person says the word "muumuu" to you what is the first image you see?

2.If a person says the word "duster" to you what is the first image you see?

3.If a person says the word "caftan" to you what is the first image you see?

4.If a person says the word "patio dress" to you what is the first image you see?

I see
1. Grandma when visiting other people, goes into her room after dinner and changes into her muumuu. When she does that you know you are in trouble because she is now comfortable and prepared to talk (more, sometimes for hours)!

2. My mother putting her duster when she gets up in the morning. Then she prepares breakfast, starts laundry, and does her daily chores before her bath.

3. Me. Home from work, take a shower and don't want to dirty any more clothing when I'll be putting my pj's on in a couple hours.

4. My daughter. Wait, nope, that image goes fuzzy.

Why am I writing about this? Well let me tell you. Last year my lovely daughter, J, bought me a "caftan" to wear after my shower so that when I am on my patio I look dressed. When Our neighbor looks over the fence (as he often does when he hears us talking), I appear dressed. And if the doorbell rings, I can answer it and appear dressed. I love my caftan and can be seen floating about my backyard in blue.

Problem is with the Widows Club. They wear Muu-Muus that look suspiciously like my caftan. Now a muu-muu is fine in the over-70 women's wear section. I don't want to look like the Widows Club. I may be over 50, ok ok over 55, but I am a youngster compared to them. For the 10 days they were here, my caftan was in my closet - I didn't want CD to do any comparisons between my caftan and their muumuu's.

Today in the newspaper is an advertisement for Patio Dresses. Same general idea as the muu-muu but the marketeers have discovered that muu-muu has a negative trailer park grandma meaning. So they changed the name to appeal to the younger generation, that's you.

Problem is I see that the younger generation change into a t-shirt and boxers or comfortable knit bottoms. This is their pajamas. They are comfortable and ready to bed or pop out to the local convenience store for ice cream. They don't do dresses of any type. Of course, my experience is limited, mind you.

Now I'm curious, would you buy a Patio dress?

Reminder:
For those of you who wait until the last day to buy your Mother's Day card, the time to shop is now. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14th.