The 33 Best Summer Pajamas for Women in 2024

Look cool, stay cool.

model lounging in summer pajamas in bed with a plate
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Rising temperatures mean it's just about time to retire your flannels and fleece-lined leggings. Thanks to a massive surge in pajama-wearing, it's now a breeze to find dependable pajama brands with stylish, warm-weather sleep options. Whether your idea of the best-ever pajamas is something cutesy, like silk pajamas or a matching pajama set, or you favor something ultra-low maintenance, like a sleep shirt, we've got light and airy summer pajama picks that will keep you looking and feeling cooler than an A.C. on blast.

Short Sets

These matching sets are perfectly suited for lazy weekend mornings, but work as separates, too.

Sleep Shirts

If you're guilty of stealing your S.O.'s oversized button-down, it's probably time to invest in one for yourself. 

1930s 1940s sleepy yawning woman

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Slip Dresses

Invest in a minimalist slip dress and you won't be embarrassed to check the mail whilst wearing your PJs.

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Nightgowns

These grown-up nightgowns are socially acceptable for adults and will allow you to toss and turn as you please.

audrey hepburn in my fair lady

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Lightweight Robes

Embrace robe life with these lightweight versions crafted from linen and organic cotton fabrics. 

house coat

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Slippers

These luxe slippers can keep up with your cozy footwear needs.

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Sara Holzman
Style Director

Sara Holzman is the Style Director for Marie Claire, where she's worked alongside the publication for eight years in various roles, ensuring the brand's fashion content continues to inform, inspire, and shape the conversation about fashion's ever-evolving landscape. With a degree from the Missouri School of Journalism, Sara is responsible for overseeing a diverse fashion content mix, from emerging and legacy designer profiles to reported features on the influence of social media on style and seasonal and micro trends across the world's fashion epicenters in New York, Milan, and Paris. Before joining Marie Claire, Sara held fashion roles at Conde Nast's Lucky Magazine and Self Magazine and was a style and travel contributor to Equinox's Furthermore website. Over her decade of experience in the fashion industry, Sara has helped guide each brand's style point of view, working alongside veteran photographers and stylists to bring editorial and celebrity photo shoots to fruition from start to finish. Sara currently lives in New York City. When she's not penning about fashion or travel, she’s at the farmer’s market, on a run, working to perfect her roasted chicken recipe, or spending time with her husband, dog, and cat. Follow her along at @sarajonewyork