In a time when everyday fashion is dominated by athleisure and pajamas worn as streetwear, it’s refreshing to revisit sleepwear for the home that’s a little more luxurious.
Just look at the women of Old Hollywood, for example. When it came time for lounging at home (or sometimes at the beach), they wore matching pajama sets, silk dressing gowns and plush robes that made tasks as mundane as ironing or talking on the phone look glamorous. But that doesn’t mean their garments were any less comfortable than your average sweats.
If you can’t tell, we’re seriously coveting some vintage-inspired sleepwear and loungewear. After seeing the photos below, you will be too. And just in case you’re inspired to do a little shopping, we’d recommend checking out Reformation, OddBird, Sleepy Jones, Figleaves, Coyuchi, Journelle and Parachute.
Carole Lombard
Lombard wears a long silk robe, circa 1932.
Barbara Stanwyck
Stanwyck wears a white belted robe in a publicity still for "The Gay Sisters," 1942.
Martine Carol
French actress Martine Carol at home in pajamas, undated.
Ava Gardner
Gardner takes a break from the glitter to iron her pajamas in this 1950 photo.
Veronica Lake
Lake wears a negligee and dressing gown, circa 1942.
Lauren Bacall
The actress wears a silk robe while sitting on the bed, sometime in the 1950s.
Ginger Rogers
Rogers on the phone wearing a bathrobe in a scene from the film "Twist of Fate," 1954.
Loretta Young
Young wears a striped robe in this image from 1940.
Marilyn Monroe
"The Seven Year Itch," filming on location on 61st Street in Manhattan, New York City.
Audrey Hepburn
Hepburn photographed in 1955 wearing a patterned robe.
Dorothy Malone
Malone wears a pink dressing gown while on the phone, circa 1955.
Esther Williams
Williams wears a robe in this photo from 1956.
Claudette Colbert
Colbert wears a striped pajama set in "The Palm Beach Story," 1942.
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