Bella Hadid’s boxers, Zoë Kravitz’s slip dress – sleepwear as daywear is very much in fashion. How to make pyjamas your holiday wardrobe staple
- The silky, fancy pyjama dressing seen in classic Hollywood films such as Rear Window is seeing a resurgence – not in the bedroom, but out and about, and in bars
- Celebrities from Zoë Kravitz to Hailey Bieber to Bella Hadid are wearing slip dresses, boxers, drawstring trousers and more. Brands have caught on to the trend
As someone who works from home, the blurring of lines between ready-to-wear fashion and pyjamas is a triumph.
Seminal examples of pyjama dressing are not hard to find, least of all in Hollywood: there is Grace Kelly’s (albeit extremely polished and elegant) pearlescent nightgown and negligee in Rear Window; Sophia Loren’s buttery yellow set in A Countess From Hong Kong; and Audrey Hepburn’s oversized men’s shirt and eye mask à la Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
I remember falling in love with the lacy, sheer, and ruffled mid-century sleepwear in Mad Men – especially the confection-like looks worn by Alison Brie’s Trudy.
When it comes to more recent sightings, a personal favourite involves Zoë Kravitz, who was spotted on a coffee date with her then-rumoured beau Channing Tatum in 2021 in an azure washed silk slip from New York label Araks, which promptly sold out.
