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The Essentials With Selma Blair: Bed Jackets, Beaches and Sant Ambroeus

The actress and multiple sclerosis advocate shares her bedtime routine and packing philosophy as she debuts a sleepwear collection with travel-inspired brand, Mersea.

In the early days following Selma Blair’s diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2018, the actress’s battle with symptoms like fatigue, muscle weakness and speech impairment left her largely bedridden. While working with doctors and undergoing treatments, it was the smaller, unexpected acts of kindness that kept Blair’s spirits up, including a gift from the co-founders of Mersea, Lina Dickinson and Melanie Bolin. “At the time, I was on a different track; I was sick with MS, and I wasn’t leaving my house much, and these travel-inspired pajamas and candles just made me feel nurtured and gave me hope that I would get out again and have these luxurious moments,” Blair tells Observer. Even with her MS in remission, that gesture stayed with Blair. Now, she’s teaming up with Mersea to create her own sleepwear collection so she can help bring that same sense of care to others, whether they’re navigating a chronic illness or simply looking for some relaxation after a long day.

“I’m a bed person a lot of the time when I get back home because I have to have my catch-up sleep,” says Blair. “I don’t know how to cook, but I do know how to sleep.” To blend her love for red carpet glamour with her newfound emphasis on self-care, Blair turned to a sleepwear staple of her mother’s for inspiration: a bed jacket. “When I first moved to New York, I didn’t have any clothes to go to a nice dinner at Gramercy Tavern. But my mom had packed her bed jacket........

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