page_title: Layette
section_title: Basic layette
hierarchical_section_title: Layette / Basic layette
caption_attribution_description: English: Infant wearing a onesie
context_page_description: A layette is a collection of clothing and accessories for a newborn child. The term "layette set" is commonly used in the United States to refer to sets of baby clothes. In the 1920s, expectant mothers or their friends and relatives frequently knitted a matching layette set, consisting of a blanket, hat, sweater and booties. That tradition has continued to the present day.
  Traditionally, women would often hand-sew or knit their baby's clothes during their pregnancy. Today "layette" is often used to identify a baby clothing section of a store. The term can also be used for bedding, accessories, and baby care items.
context_section_description: Although there is no strict definition of the items included in a layette, basic layette items often include:
  a going-home-from-the-hospital (or birth center) outfit
  legless sleepwear (sleeping gowns / kimonos / sleeping bags / newborn sacques / blanket sleepers) or footed sleepers
  onesies (short-sleeved, legless bodysuits) / all-in-ones / rompers / coveralls
  undershirts / T-shirts
  receiving blankets
  swaddling blankets
  hooded towels
  baby washcloths
  cloth diapers (nappies)
  socks / bootees
  hats / beanies / sweaters / bunting (depending on the climate)
  burp cloths (cloth diapers are often recommended)
  Scratch mitts
  Vests
  baby rattles
  teethers
  pacifiers (dummies)
  baby bottles
caption: Infant wearing a onesie
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