We Made Good Housekeeping’s Best Gifts for 70-Year-Olds

We didn’t set out to build a brand for grandparents. We set out to build something beautiful for families - pieces that feel elevated without being fussy, comfortable without being forgettable.

So when Good Housekeeping included Motette on their list of best gifts for 70-year-olds, it stopped us in our tracks. Not because we were surprised to be recognized, but because of what the recognition reflected back to us: that the people we’d been quietly watching shop our site - grandmothers buying our women’s pajamas for themselves, then adding a baby set for the new grandbaby - had become a real, meaningful part of our community.

And honestly? They’ve been some of our most loyal customers. Shop coordinating looks here.

What we’re seeing

Grandparents aren’t impulse buyers. They’re intentional. They’re searching for things that will last, that will be remembered, that won’t end up in a donation pile six months later.

They’re choosing Motette as a first baby gift. As a holiday tradition. As the pajamas they pack when they head to their daughter’s house for a long weekend. As something they wear themselves - because at 65 or 72, comfort at night isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.
Our bamboo fabric naturally regulates temperature and wicks moisture, which matters enormously for women navigating changing bodies, sensitive skin, or just decades of bad sleep in the wrong fabrics. And the fit is designed to feel flattering across body types and ages - not shaped for a 21-year-old, not matronly either. Just genuinely good.

The grandma-and-grandchild thing

We hear this one a lot: I want something we can wear together, but not something that looks like a costume.

That’s Motette. Our prints are refined and seasonless. A grandmother can feel beautiful in hers. A toddler can nap comfortably in theirs. The result is coordinated without being cute in a way that wears off after one photo. It’s become one of our most-gifted combinations - a women’s set paired with a baby or children’s set - and it never gets old to hear why people choose it. First sleepovers. Christmas mornings. Reading the same book for the forty-seventh time in matching pajamas at 7am.

Those are the moments Motette is made for.

What this recognition means

Being named to a Good Housekeeping gift list is meaningful. But what it really does is give grandparents confidence that the thing they already sensed - this feels like quality - is backed by editors who agree.

We’ve also been recognized by Glamour, Forbes, The Bump, and Parents. Not because we chased press, but because the product earns it. If you’re a grandparent shopping for yourself or for the little ones in your life, we’d love to be your brand. Explore the Family Set's Collection, the Baby Collection, The Girls Collection and The Boys Collection.

You deserve something that feels as good as it looks. So do they.