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Elevate your sleepwear with our menswear expert’s pick of the best PJs, from sustainably sourced sets and independent brands to classic flannel and checks
Most men treat sleepwear as an afterthought – a beaten-up T-shirt and some old boxer shorts come to mind. It might be because wearing a full set of pyjamas seems a little twee, but choose well and a proper two-piece will not only look stylish but feel like a treat, too. If you’re not clued up on PJ brands, though,how do you know where to find your next pair?
That’s where I come in – I’m a menswear writer and stylist, and I’m also a big pyjama stan who has tried a lot of sets over the years – so I know a thing or two about the best men’s sleepwear.
Given we spend a third of our lives sleeping, or trying to, having a decent selection of nightwear just makes sense. As an inveterate introvert and someone who mostly works from home, I spend an inordinate amount of time in pyjamas – to the extent that I recently opened the door to my postman in jeans, only for him to remark, as though witnessing the second coming: “You’re dressed.”
So, if I’m an expert in anything, it’s pyjamas. In a bid to navigate the dark, cold winter months, I’ve rounded up 24 of the best, from cosy to silky, utilitarian to fancy. Forget all the talk of party season: these are the PJs worth cancelling plans for.
There are apparently breakthroughs on the way for those with sleep disorders – which sent me down a rabbit hole of research...
I met a guy in pharmaceuticals who told me about a bunch of cool breakthroughs in sleep meds: mainly, we may be on the brink of a new Wegovy, but in this case it’s a drug to cure narcolepsy. I suggested the two things are not quite the same, given that obesity is a global epidemic and narcolepsy is fairly rare. He countered that the way the drug works might also have applications for insomnia; similar to the Post-it note having been invented by someone trying to create the world’s strongest glue.
Anyway, in the course of this, I discovered the test for type 1 narcolepsy, which is that you’re put in a room with zero stimulation – nothing to read, no one to chat to, perfect silence, perfect temperature – and timed on how long it takes you to fall asleep. If it’s under eight minutes, you’re narcoleptic. But the average, for a person with no complaints in that area at all, is 22 minutes. I was completely incredulous. This is a grip on consciousness more or less the same as a house cat. Bored? Go to sleep. Even a dog will have a quick look for something to eat first.
As the residents of Marlborough are woken at 5:30am by a peacock, people in Ynyslas by a mini-tornado, those of Litton are woken by an earthquake, and people in Cheam are kept awake by a bottom-pinching ghost, the optional question for this week is ... what wakes you? Or just chat about what's going on in your life (no politics, as there's a billion other threads on this site for that).
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