![J.C. Penney Mid-Summer 1981 Catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/J.C.-Penney-Mid-Summer-1981-pg.-20.jpg)
J.C. Penney Mid-Summer 1981 Catalog
We’re not talking about slinky lingerie today; we’re looking at sleepwear: nightgowns, polyester chemises, and long t-shirts with cartoon animals on them. That’s not to say they can’t be sexy, but most are your standard run-of-the-mill nighttime apparel.
But it’s still rather interesting to take a look at what the ladies were wearing to bed a few decades back. So, let’s have a look at the sleepwear pages from J.C. Penney and other catalogs from the 1980s and early 90s. Enjoy.
Looking at these pages does make me a bit nostalgic for when sleepwear was actually a “thing”. Yes, there’s still a market for nightgowns today, but the whole idea of having a nice, separate wardrobe for bed has been in decline for a while.
The koala tees are cute, but I’m partial to what the girl on the far left is wearing.
![Klingel catalog 1994](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Klingel-catalog-1994.jpg)
Klingel catalog 1994
![Empire Stores Spring Summer catalog 1985](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Empire-Stores-Spring-Summer-catalog-1985.jpg)
Empire Stores Spring Summer catalog 1985
The J.C. Penney Fall and Winter 1989 catalog features “Nights in Bright Satin”
![J.C. Penney Fall Winter 1982 catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1982-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall Winter 1982 catalog
![JC Penney Fall Winter 1982 catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1982-catalog-2.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall Winter 1982 catalog
J.C. Penney maternity sleepwear from 1983
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1983
![JC Penney Fall Winter 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1984-D.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1984-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1984-F.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1984.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1984
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1986](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1986-24.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1986
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1986](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Fall-Winter-1986-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1986
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1981](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1981-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1981
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1983](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1983.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1983
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1984-F.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1984-R.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1984-T.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984
![J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1984-catalog-pages.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring -Summer 1984
![J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1988](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-and-Summer-1988-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1988
![J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1982](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-Summer-1982-B.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1982
![J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1982](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JC-Penney-Spring-Summer-1982.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1982
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1980](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JCP-FW-1980-1.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1980
![J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1980](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JCP-FW-1980-2.jpg)
J.C. Penney Fall-Winter 1980
![J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1985](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JCP-Spring-Summer-1985-catalog.jpg)
J.C. Penney Spring-Summer 1985
![Kays Littlewoods catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kays-Littlewoods-circa-81-84.jpg)
Kays Littlewoods catalog
![La Redoute 1982 Catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/La-Redoute-1982-L-024.jpg)
La Redoute 1982 Catalog
![La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/La-Redoute-1987-88-L-017.jpg)
La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog
![La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/La-Redoute-1987-88-L-021.jpg)
La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog
![La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/La-Redoute-1987-88-L-027.jpg)
La Redoute 1987-1988 catalog
![Suisses' Catalog](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Suissess-catalog-spring-summer-1978-G.jpg)
Suisses’ Catalog
![Day N Nite catalog 1989](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Day-n-Night-catalog-1989.jpg)
Day N Nite catalog 1989
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