Nightwear as a Gift – Christmas and Birthdays

Short answer: Nightwear is one of the safest presents for both Christmas and birthdays: everyone sleeps, and few people treat themselves to new nightwear. Choose soft nightwear in bamboo viscose in the recipient's usual size, keep the receipt, and the present is almost impossible to get wrong.

Why nightwear is a safe present

Nightwear is worn every single day and is at the same time something few people buy new before the old set is worn out. A present used eight hours a day is worth more per pound than most other things under the tree.

The size is easy to get right

Nightwear should fit loosely, so a size either way matters far less than in daywear. If in doubt, go one size up rather than down. A pyjama that is slightly too big gets worn, while one that pulls at the waistband gets put away.

Choose by how the person sleeps

If they sleep warm, choose a short nightdress or a set with shorts. If the bedroom is cold, choose long legs and long sleeves. It is the only question that really decides whether the present gets used or ends up at the back of a drawer.

Colour rather than pattern

A patterned set is fun to unwrap and hard to wear all year. A plain set in a dark tone gets worn far more often. See the range under bamboo nightwear for women and bamboo nightwear for men in the classic colours.

The dressing gown as a present

A dressing gown is the present most people say they did not know they were missing. See the range under bamboo dressing gowns for women and choose a thin model rather than a thick one, so it can be worn all year.

For Christmas

Nightwear has become a fixed Christmas present, because it suits an evening when everyone is at home and comfortable. See Christmas presents for him and Christmas presents for her if the present is to be ordered together with something else.

For a birthday

A birthday present may be slightly more personal than a Christmas one, and here the colour makes the difference. Choose the colour the recipient already wears rather than the one you like best yourself. That is the surest route to a present that gets used.

Buy in good time

Nightwear for Christmas sells out in November in the most common sizes. If it has to be a particular set, the end of October is the safe time. For a birthday there is no season, but the classic colours are also the ones most often out of stock. See also finding the right size in bamboo clothing.