Just in time for Christmas: new vintage Routemaster bus moquette design pyjamas now on sale

Impress your friends and family this Christmas with these stylish new pyjamas inspired by the classic Routemaster moquette fabric first used on the seats of double-decker buses in the late 1950s. This cosy set makes a perfect Christmas gift for shoppers looking for something unusual for their loved-ones and is now on sale at London Transport Museum’s shop in Covent Garden and online.

“Moquette” meaning carpet in French, started to be used in the 1920s because of its hard-wearing qualities and the fact that it could be mass-produced for the transport system. This robust material has been seen and sat upon by millions of commuters on buses, trains, trams and trolleybuses for over 100 years, and is still used by Transport for London today.

In the 1950s, industrial designer Douglas Scott was commissioned to oversee the vehicle stylings of the Routemaster bus, including the interior. The new double- decker bus became a design classic as well as a symbol of London. Scott devised the colour scheme for the interior of the Routemaster carefully, with the maroon, yellow and green of the interior mirrored in the moquette design.

This new unisex pyjama set (top and bottom) is exclusive to London Transport Museum and is available in five sizes: extra small, small, medium, large and extra large, is 100 per cent cotton and costs £60. 

The Museum’s ever popular moquette socks, one of its biggest selling items, could be teamed up with the Routemaster moquette pyjamas to create a fun and toastie outfit for those cold winter nights. Christmas shoppers can choose from a selection of different moquette styles which can be bought in box-sets and include the Modern Moquette Box, the Vintage Moquette Box and the Ultimate Socks in a Box.

All London Transport Museum’s Christmas gifts are available from the Museum’s shop in Covent Garden and online. Customers should note that the moquette socks are selling fast.

Online shoppers can enjoy 10% off their first order and every sale goes towards supporting the London Transport Museum’s charitable work as an education and heritage charity.