{"id":2345,"date":"2014-07-08T10:04:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T14:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2022-10-13T07:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:53:52","slug":"vintage-pajamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/vintage-pajamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Pajamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Becky Boyd,\u00a0<em>The Pajama Company Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever wondered how pajamas came about?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pajamas\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>, pajamas were first introduced back in the 17th century and were around for a brief time, and then went out of style.\u00a0Around 1870 they were brought back into fashion by British colonials, and men began wearing them as sleeping attire.<\/p>\n<p>From then on, pajamas stuck around and became the classic attire that they are today. Pajamas were worn for bed, lounging, daywear, and even at the beach. Pajamas come in a huge variety of styles today, and many vintage pajama styles were seen in old Hollywood movies from beautiful satin robes to classic two-piece pajama sets to silk nightgowns.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some at the vintage old-Hollywood pajama style&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/35efaa93c1f26a5d156289a07e1a907d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2346\" title=\"35efaa93c1f26a5d156289a07e1a907d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/35efaa93c1f26a5d156289a07e1a907d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/35efaa93c1f26a5d156289a07e1a907d.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/35efaa93c1f26a5d156289a07e1a907d-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sophia Loren in striped pajamas in the 1958 movie &#8220;The Key&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/61cdbc6ff608ae44e30e12dfe3679927.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2359\" title=\"61cdbc6ff608ae44e30e12dfe3679927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/61cdbc6ff608ae44e30e12dfe3679927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/61cdbc6ff608ae44e30e12dfe3679927.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/61cdbc6ff608ae44e30e12dfe3679927-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doris Day on the set of &#8220;The Pajama Game&#8221;. Image via<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/f2c554d8b08719c7709d639434d107ed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2361\" title=\"f2c554d8b08719c7709d639434d107ed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/f2c554d8b08719c7709d639434d107ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/f2c554d8b08719c7709d639434d107ed.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/f2c554d8b08719c7709d639434d107ed-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ginger Rogers circa 1935 in a tailored pajama ensemble. Image <a href=\"https:\/\/clarabows.tumblr.com\/post\/70480010552\/marthaivers-ginger-rogers-1935\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0c86dea60bf28abbada03025a6351f98.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2365\" title=\"0c86dea60bf28abbada03025a6351f98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0c86dea60bf28abbada03025a6351f98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0c86dea60bf28abbada03025a6351f98.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0c86dea60bf28abbada03025a6351f98-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joan Crawford from 1929 in beautiful embroidered pajamas. Image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/afagim\/\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2350\" title=\"tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_mk53vrafQc1qi533ro1_1280-815x1024.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pretty flapper style pajamas. Image <a href=\"https:\/\/sydneyflapper.tumblr.com\/image\/46118590959\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pajamacompany\/vintage-jammies\/\" target=\"_blank\">our full collection of vintage pajamas<\/a> through the ages on our Pinterest page!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Becky Boyd,\u00a0The Pajama Company Editor Have you ever wondered how pajamas came about? According to Wikipedia, pajamas were first introduced back in the 17th century and were around for a brief time, and then went out of style.\u00a0Around 1870 they were brought back into fashion by British colonials, and men began wearing them as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[392,8,463],"tags":[364],"class_list":["post-2345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lounging-in-pajamas","category-pajama-styles","category-vintage-pajamas-2","tag-vintage-pajamas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8916,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345\/revisions\/8916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}