The 64 Greatest Pajamas of All Time

What you wear to bed can often feel like an afterthought…
But not today.
Because today we’re giving sleepwear, in all of its glorious forms (including Marilyn Monroe’s lack thereof), its proper due. And after a painstakingly thorough search—no movie set, red carpet or private boudoir went unturned—we managed to assemble a definitive list of the 64 greatest moments in pajama-dom. That’s right, we found every last one of them.
So, without further ado: let us count down the 64 greatest pajamas, ever.
1. Ron Burgundy and Baxter’s pajamas in Anchorman.
2. Mrs. Robinson’s in The Graduate.
3. Your classic cotton poplin pajamas.
4. Hef’s silk pajamas.
5. “The cat’s pajamas.”
6. The Fantastic Mr. Fox’s pajamas.
7. Ryan Gosling’s legendary pajama shirt at Cannes.
8. And the one you might be able to pull off. We repeat: might.
9. These pajamas on Sophia Loren.
10. Macaulay Culkin’s pajamas from Home Alone.
11. Barney Stinson’s suit pajamas.
12. Your shorts suit pajamas.
13. Pajama jeans.
14. Eric Stoltz’s robe in Pulp Fiction.
15. Harold’s onesie in Harold and the Purple Crayon.
16. Max’s onesie in Where the Wild Things Are.
17. Bananas in Pajamas.
18. Superman pajamas.

19. Ronald Reagan’s pajamas as he discussed Grenada.
20. Maggie Simpson’s nightgown.
21. Zooey Deschanel’s ridiculous/impressive pajama collection on New Girl.



22. Everyone’s “pajamas” in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
23. Bruce Wayne’s robe in The Dark Knight Rises.
24. The new matching pajamas you get on Christmas Eve.
25. The set you wish you’d received.
26. Doris Day’s The Pajama Game.
27. The Pink Ladies’ pajamas in Grease.
28. Pajamagram (as advertised on NPR).
29. Stanley Kowalski’s red silk pajamas in A Streetcar Named Desire.
30. Michael Jackson’s pajamas-on-trial.
31. The pink bunny onesie from A Christmas Story.
32. Rihanna’s pajamas at the Battleship premiere and around town.
33. The Obama Pajama Party, post-2009 inauguration.
34. Hannah and Adam’s matching PJs on Girls.
35. Cousin Eddie’s robe from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
36. Chevy Chase’s pajamas in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
37. Marilyn Monroe’s “few drops of Chanel No. 5.”
38. Jean Dujardin’s robe in The Artist.
39. Wendy, John and Michael’s nightgowns in Peter Pan.
40. Julian Schnabel’s all-day PJs.
41. Kevin Durant’s pajamas in that Sprint commercial.
42. Lucille Ball’s I Love Lucy pajamas.
43. Grandpa Joe’s pajamas from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
44. Old-timey long johns.
45. Pajamas for pets.
46. Pete Campbell’s pajamas on Mad Men.
47. Gerald Ford’s presidential PJs.
48. Ebenezer Scrooge’s robe and literal nightcap.
49. Jimmy Stewart’s pajamas in Rear Window.
50. Cary Grant’s nightshirt in The Awful Truth.
51. Your new nightshirt, should you be interested…
52. James Franco’s pajamas on 30 Rock.
53. Bridget Jones’s pajamas.
54. TLC’s pajamas in their video for “Creep.”
55-57. Victoria’s Secret PJs through the ages.


58. The Dude’s grocery store pajamas from The Big Lebowski.
59. Gordon Gekko’s power-robe from Wall Street.
60. The Cashmere Robe to Rule Them All.
61. Pajamas for horse riding.
62. Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmy pajamas.
63. Annette Funicello’s nightie in Pajama Party.
64. Katharine Hepburn’s fur-lined pajamas in Bringing Up Baby, as pictured on Cary Grant.
CONTRIBUTORS
- — Kempt Staff

