Nightwear

Nightwear is clothing designed for sleeping, including pajamas, nightgowns, and nightshirts. Its forms vary with climate, comfort, modesty, and custom.

Pajamas: A two-piece garment set, usually a top and trousers, worn for sleeping or lounging. The familiar two-piece form is one of nightwear’s main designs.
History of pajamas: The development and changing use of pajama garments across cultures and periods. Pajamas became a major modern form of Western nightwear through cross-cultural exchange.
Thermoregulation: The regulation of body temperature through physiological and behavioral processes. Fabric, fit, and coverage can help sleepers stay comfortable across changing temperatures.
Modesty: A social and personal norm governing the display of the body. Nightwear’s coverage reflects changing expectations about which bodies may be seen and when.
Nightgown: A loose garment worn in bed, typically extending from the shoulders to the legs. Its single-piece construction offers an alternative to pajama separates.
Ottoman Empire: A multiethnic empire that lasted from the late thirteenth century until 1922. European adoption of the word and garment pajama followed contact with South Asian and Ottoman clothing traditions.
Sleep hygiene: Habits and environmental conditions that support consistent, restorative sleep. Changing into sleepwear can act as a cue separating bedtime from daytime activity.
Fashion: A system of changing styles in clothing, appearance, and related practices. Nightwear has crossed into public fashion through loungewear and visible styling.
Nightshirt: A loose, usually long shirt worn as sleepwear. This simple garment provides coverage without separate trousers.
Industrial Revolution: The period of rapid mechanization and factory production beginning in Britain in the eighteenth century. Mass textile production made nightwear more widely available and affordable.

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