Prices range from about $35 for shorts to $90 for an embroidered pj set. Where to buy them: www.hotcoolwear.
com. Click on the "Hot Mama" collection. Wildbleu's "curved waist gown," made with wicking technology that pulls moisture from the skin, is $45.
Click photo for larger image. What else the company sells: A line of athletic wicking wear and a line for men. About the company: Founded by David Chandler, former pro racquetball player, who first developed wicking athletic wear for several companies.
It's based in Denver. The line: Includes pajama separates, nightgowns, sleep shirts, and loungewear pajamas. Prices range from $29 to $80.
Where to buy them: www.coolsets.com.
What else the company sells: A wicking robe for about $80. Wildbleu pajamas are sold as separates: rose dot capri, $26; rose tank, $25, and rose dot button-front sleepshirt, $50. Click photo for larger image.
About the company: Founded by Helen Rockey, who was once president of Brooks running-shoe company, which began making a T-shirt for marathon runners. Women started contacting the company to say that they were using the T as a nightshirt because it was helping them sleep through hot flashes. Inspiration struck, and Rockey set out to find a yarn that would not only wick away moisture but eliminate odors.
The line: Includes three styles of sleepwear, according to fabric color and print: lavender; peony; and classics. Each line has separates, including gowns, tanks and Ts. Prices range from $20 for a tank top to $55 for a gown.
Touch test: The rib-knit fabric is uber-soft and snuggly. Where to buy them: www.wildbleu.
com. Fastest-growing new product: Wicking sheet sets called SleepKeepers, in full ($125), queen ($140) and king ($160) sizes. Prices range from about $35 for shorts to $90 for an embroidered pj set.