Bedside notes

Six short pieces on how we sort what we make, and on the two or three things that decide whether sleepwear works: the weight of the cloth, the numbers on the chart, and the room it has to survive.

• How the ladder worksReading the room before you read the labelMost sleepwear is sorted by shape. We sort ours by weight first, because the thing that wakes you at three in the morning is not the neckline.Read it
• Method, out loudWhy the ladder is lopsidedOne rung holds 143 pieces and another holds fifteen. We could have evened that out. Evening it out would have made it useless.Read it
• SizingFifteen letter labels, eight actual sizesSmall, S and a lowercase s are the same size written by three different people. The letters are noise. The inches are not.Read it
• Scrubs and shift wearPockets, and why the count is the wrong questionSix pockets sounds better than four until you find out where they are. Placement is the thing that decides whether you use them.Read it
• One piece pyjamasThe hood questionEvery single one piece we stock has a hood, and every single one sits on the top rung. That is not a coincidence and it is not a style decision.Read it
• The awkward caseSleeping hot in a cold houseThe room says one rung and your body says another. This happens constantly and the ladder handles it badly on its own.Read it