EMILY GREY CHECK SHORT PJ SET

The Emily Grey Check Short PJ Set is a 100% cotton pyjama set in a yarn dyed large check, meaning the colour is woven in rather than printed on. The top has a curved collar and buttons through, and the shorts have an elastic waist with a tie. It comes in a Gingerlilly gift box.

Yarn dyeing is the detail worth knowing here. Because the threads are coloured before weaving, the check runs right through the fabric instead of sitting on the surface, which is how good men's shirting is made and why it softens rather than fading with washing.

The cut is relaxed rather than fitted, with a curved collar and a button-through front, so it reads more like a shirt than conventional sleepwear. That makes it the sort of set you would answer the door in. The shorts sit on an elastic waist with a tie, so the fit adjusts rather than being fixed. Grey check is about as easy as sleepwear gets, and the gift box means it needs no wrapping if you are buying it for someone else.