One of the things they don't tell you about overnight flights in business class (or above) on top-notch international carriers is that the amenity kits frequently come your personal set of pajamas. Virgin Atlantic has its "sleep suits," while Singapore Airlines recently reconceived its Givency-provided loungewear as a Juicy-esque tracksuit that obviates the need to change back into your street clothes until you reach your hotel. Since this works so well in business class, I wondered, why not coach as well? Especially coach on Continental, the best of a frequently bad lot as far as U.S. carriers go.

To test my premise, I packed a pair of airline-provided pajamas for my flight to Amsterdam last night. The oxford cloth PJs pictured above are from ANA's international business class, and although I felt a little awkward emerging from the bathroom in them only 45 minutes into the flight (at approximately 8 PM) that feeling wore off as soon as I settled back into my seat. Wrapped in crisp cotton, wearing my Bose headphones and a sleeping mask (and having downed three Tylenol PM and two gin and tonics), I slept like a baby for close to five hours. I'll never wear my clothes on an overnight flight again.

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