Dear Answer Angel Ellen: On a recent lovely day, I was waiting at a stoplight and saw a guy (he looked like a high school or college kid) crossing the street in front of my car at lunchtime, and his outfit was a little surprising. He was wearing pajamas pants and those Adidas slides that soccer players wear that look like bedroom slippers. Is wearing pajamas and bedroom slippers out in public an OK (or even fashionable?) look? For men? For women? For anybody?

— Rusty R.

Dear Rusty: When it comes to questions like this, my usual response is, “If you have to ask, the answer is do NOT go there.” Like you, I see men and women walking around in those PJ pants (aka “loungewear”). Unlike you, there is no question in my mind that this is not an OK look and shouldn’t be considered fashionable, even if everybody is doing it. I understand that wearing pajamas to class is a favorite look among college students, but how much more trouble is it to throw on a pair of jeans? Answer: not much. I’ll grant you a pair of cotton drawstring pajama pants isn’t that much different, in theory, than loose-fitting drawstring denim or linen pants clearly appropriate for wear outside the home. But the fabric does make the difference between pajamas and street clothes. Some designers have been selling silky “pajama” looks for evening wear and those too, in my opinion, are silly and should also be confined to home.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: As mother of the groom, I am trying to coordinate my attire with the mother of the bride, attendants and the bride’s wishes. The 6 p.m. wedding time would seem to dictate formal, however the bride is not a formal type. The attendants are wearing whatever they wish — no specific style or color palette. I had seen a long gown that I liked in a navy-royal bluish tone, but just found out the bride’s mother is wearing a calf-length dress in tones of light blue. Just after the engagement 15 months ago, I found a beaded two-piece top that I thought would go well with soft black palazzo pants, given the time of the wedding. I can’t find any online guidance that even mentions some iteration of this. The bride just told me to feel comfortable and beautiful.

— Margaret R.

Dear Margaret: Listen to the bride. Judging from the fact that the bridesmaids are wearing whatever they want with no rules on style, length or color, you are free to make whatever choices you want. I think the beaded top with flowy pants sounds great. Go for it. Or, if the long royal blue dress will make you feel more “comfortable and beautiful” (as the bride recommends) then let that be your choice. Trying to coordinate with the mother of the bride is not required these days.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Do you have any idea where I might be able to find white corduroys? No, not “off-white” or the misnamed “winter white” — I’m looking for pure white, stark white, sparkling white like the bleach commercials promise to make your laundry. I bought my first pair about 20 years ago from Ann Taylor, and I wore them until they practically fell off me. My second pair (I can’t remember where I got them) has started to self-destruct. I have been unsuccessful finding white cords in an online search.

— Mary W.

Dear Mary: Sometimes all you require is the right search question, and you’ll locate what you’re yearning for.

Macy’s site (www.macys.com) had three corduroy pants/leggings options in bright white. Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors (leggings).