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Pajamas, nightgowns, and the history of sleepwear
When did we start wearing pajamas, and why?
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Pajamas are garments specifically designed as sleepwear for men and women. Also spelled as pyjamas, and sometimes colloquially shortened to PJs, jammies, or jim-jams, pajamas have a long and fascinating history. But did you know that they were originally invented as daywear? So, how exactly did the pajama go from being worn under the sun to something made for the moon?
Click through and wake up to the facts surrounding the history of pajamas.
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