# Layette

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{{Short description|Set of clothing and equipment for infants}}
A '''layette''' is a collection of [clothing](/source/clothing) and accessories for a [newborn child](/source/Infant).  The term "layette set" is commonly used in the [United States](/source/United_States) to refer to sets of [baby clothes](/source/Infant_clothing). In the 1920s, expectant mothers or their friends and relatives frequently knitted a matching layette set, consisting of a blanket, hat, sweater and booties.<ref>{{cite book | last =Rengren| first =Kristen | title =Vintage Baby Knits: More Than 40 Heirloom Patterns from the 1920s to the 1950s| publisher =Open Road Media|date =2012|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=dCzFzQQ5QrYC&dq=layette+set&pg=PT121|isbn=9781453268452}}</ref> Expectant parents today are more likely to purchase pre-curated layette sets from brands. <ref>{{cite web |title=Your Complete Guide to Creating a Baby Layette |url=https://www.thebump.com/a/whats-in-a-layette |publisher=The Bump}}</ref> 

Traditionally, women would often hand-[sew](/source/sew) or [knit](/source/Knitting) their baby's clothes during their [pregnancy](/source/pregnancy). Today "layette" is often used to identify a baby clothing section of a store.<ref>[https://www.beeboon.co.uk/about-us/ kids clothes]</ref> The term can also be used for [bedding](/source/bedding), accessories, and baby care items.

== Etymology ==
In English, the word is borrowed from {{langx|fr|{{linktext|layette}}}}, meaning a small box or coffer.

== Basic layette ==
[[Image:Baby in an infant bodysuit.jpg|thumb|Infant wearing a [onesie](/source/Infant_bodysuit)]]
Although there is no strict definition of the items included in a layette,<ref>{{cite book|last=Iovine|first =Vicki|author-link=Vicki Iovine|title=The Girlfriends' Guide to Baby Gear: What to Buy, What to Borrow, and What to Blow Off!|publisher=[Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books)|date=2002|pages=49–50|isbn =9780399528453|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TP9c4je5iikC&dq=Layette&pg=PA49}}</ref> basic layette items often include:
*a going-home-from-the-hospital (or [birth center](/source/birth_center)) outfit
*legless sleepwear (sleeping gowns / [kimono](/source/kimono) / [sleeping bags](/source/Sleeping_bag_(infant)) / newborn sacques / [blanket sleeper](/source/blanket_sleeper)s) or footed sleepers
*[onesies](/source/Infant_bodysuit) (short-sleeved, legless bodysuits) / all-in-ones / [rompers](/source/romper_suit) / coveralls
*[undershirts](/source/undershirts) / [T-shirts](/source/T-shirts)
*[receiving blanket](/source/receiving_blanket)s
*[swaddling](/source/swaddling) blankets
*hooded towels
*baby washcloths
*[cloth diaper](/source/cloth_diaper)s (nappies)
*socks / [bootee](/source/bootee)s
*hats / beanies / sweaters / bunting (depending on the climate)
*burp cloths (cloth diapers are often recommended)
*[Scratch mitt](/source/Scratch_mitt)s 
*Vests
*[baby rattle](/source/baby_rattle)s
* [teether](/source/teether)s  
*[pacifier](/source/pacifier)s (dummies)
*[baby bottle](/source/baby_bottle)s

==See also==
* [Maternity package](/source/Maternity_package)

==Further reading==
* ''[http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/gw_44_3/chameleon?search=KEYWORD&function=CARDSCR&SourceScreen=MARCSCR&sessionid=2008070200064607115&skin=nlm&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&lng=en&itemu1=2000&scant1=Butler,%20J.M.%20Artist.&scanu1=1003&u1=2000&t1=@169134&elementcount=3&pos=2&prevpos=2& Baby care for health and comfort]{{dead link|date=July 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}'' (c1944). Bureau of Educational Services, Byron G. Moon Company.  Poster 65 x 51&nbsp;cm. [National Library of Medicine](/source/National_Library_of_Medicine) accession number: 04-08.

==References==
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Category:Infants' clothing

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