The pattern I used was this one:
Again there is no copyright date on this pattern, not even on the instructions, but I'm thinking it's the 50's again. I adore the styling on the pattern, that last cigarette whilst setting your alarm clock, fabulous!
So this is the finished product, I had to promise my DH that I would cut his head off in the photograph before I posted it!
The fabric is a thick cheeseclothy feel fabric that I got from my local fabric shop very cheaply. I've had it sitting about with the pattern since the end of last summer so it was about time I made them really! The buttons feel like shell and are from my Great Aunt's button collection, DH did ask for green buttons but as I didn't have any that went very well with the fabric and a trip to the fabric shop would cost a lot more money than just 4 buttons I decided to use what was to hand!
Things I love about this pattern are the facings around the bottom of the shorts legs, they're not hemmed but faced and that amuses me no end for some reason! I also like the facing on the back (forgot to take a picture of it) which is sewn around and makes it look pretty professional. It all went together really easily, the only changes I made were to ignore the top button and buttonhole (we're not adverse to necks being shown in this house!) and to do a casing for the elastic rather than just sewing it right onto the fabric as the pattern called for. I did this for 2 reasons, the first being that the thought of elastic rubbing against your skin all night made me a bit itchy and didn't seem comfortable and the second being that my sewing machine does not enjoy sewing elastic like that, I've had to have the timing fixed before after attempting it and as it's not under guarantee anymore I won't risk it!
DH wore the pyjamas last night and said they were really comfortable, they are a bit too big for him, he probably needs the medium rather than the large size and if I ever find a medium pj pattern from this era I will buy it for him, until then he will have to make do with these!