Last week the Leader ran an online poll asking www.limerickleader.ie users if Celia was right to criticise the Limerick women who wear pyjamas in public. And 65 per cent of respondents agreed with the fashion guru.

Speaking on the matter Celia said that her 40 years experience in the fashion industry meant that she had a right to voice her opinion on the growing trend amongst women of all ages.

"Pyjamas are for bed, maybe lounging around the house, but not for walking up and down the street. It is a horrible trend and one I hope I never see translate into fashion. I would never wear them," she said.

But this week, two readers contacted the Leader to voice their opposition to Celia's stance.

Yvonne Taylor felt so strongly about the issue she wrote a letter to the editor claiming that the unavailability of well-fitting clothes on the high street is forcing people to wear pyjamas in public.

"While agreeing that pyjamas are not the most flattering thing to be wearing in public, I would like to know what is so flattering about the clothes that women are forced to buy in shops at the moment," wrote Ms Taylor, who lives on the Roxboro Road.

"As I see it, I would much prefer to see pyjamas in public than to see the mounds of flesh that women have been forced to display simply because you can't buy clothes, especially for larger women, that fit properly. Unless you are prepared to shop in designer boutiques and spend much more money, then you are stuck with the big fashion chains on the high street," she claimed, adding that top designers could soon cotton on to the trend.

Maybe Celia will come to realise that if this trend, which is coming from the street, continues - no doubt the big fashion houses will take it and turn it into a designer commodity and eventually everyday wear."

Another reader and public pyjama wearer M Adams from Dooradoyle said that she wears nightwear during the day because as a mother of two children with ADH syndrome, she simply does not have time.

"It's not an excuse; it's just the reality of being tired, drawn and mentally and physically exhausted sometimes. Celia, would you swap places for a week? You might change your opinion," she wrote.

What is your view on the pyjama drama? Tell us!