Comments on A Suitable Wardrobe: The Rebirth of the Dressing Gown?

The best robe I've seen recently is the gray one w...

2010-03-04T14:01:17.769-08:00

The best robe I've seen recently is the gray one worn by the central character in the final scene of the Tom Ford movie "A Single Man"

For myself I wear a cheap one I picked up on Chinese New Year. It's red and kind of vulgar version of an Asian boxer's robe, but it will do.

The Pendleton will last forever. Brooks Brothers u...

2010-03-03T12:10:54.682-08:00

The Pendleton will last forever. Brooks Brothers used to do a nice one, too. Navy with piping or grey chalk if I remember.

Go with the lighter weight. If I'm that cold, I throw on my full-length camel hair polo coat. Just a comfortable as any robe.

"Mikael said... I saw a couple of paisley silk ro...

2010-03-03T10:12:21.378-08:00

"Mikael said...
I saw a couple of paisley silk robes when I was visiting Bergdorf Goodman in New York this fall."

.....I saw one on a stand in there yesterday....very 221B Baker Street....but I think Sherlock would have sticker shock

" Ludovico said...
At least for the colder weather, a Pendleton wool robe (made in USA, washable, available in black or black watch plaid, $198. plus shipping)"

.....I'll look it up

I saw a couple of paisley silk robes when I was vi...

2010-03-03T08:41:42.589-08:00

I saw a couple of paisley silk robes when I was visiting Bergdorf Goodman in New York this fall.

About the cigar smoke, I find that if you put out a bowl with a few drops of spirit vinegar in it, the smell of smoke disappears. Then I just open the window for a few minutes and the smell of spirit vinegar is gone as well.

Looking forward to your next post!

/M

At least for the colder weather, a Pendleton wool ...

2010-03-03T06:35:56.335-08:00

At least for the colder weather, a Pendleton wool robe (made in USA, washable, available in black or black watch plaid, $198. plus shipping) will last for generations and fulfill most of the needs expressed. While I'd love to consider myself a Fred Astaire or Will Boehlke type, it is especially hard to maintain that illusion on a Saturday morning. So, the robe rather than the dressing gown for me.

The dressing gown is most definitely not dead........

2010-03-03T06:15:08.779-08:00

The dressing gown is most definitely not dead.....I wear one most days (wool in winter, cotton in summer) for my early morning tea. The problem is finding heavy wool versions for the winter rather like those tartan numbers Sherlock Holmes used to wear....they seem to have disappeared. I bought an expensive (about $750)wool dressing gown from Paul Stuart about two years ago and the back gave out this winter developing a 6" rent.....I'm sure Dr Watson didn't have this happen to him.

Thanks for highlighting the the use of worsted cas...

2010-03-02T22:12:47.278-08:00

Thanks for highlighting the the use of worsted cashmere for dressing gowns. Maybe I'll get to making one (considering I can get the fabrics for £20/m-ish) once the storm of academic demands pass in the next few weeks.

I currently use is a friend's hand-me-down knitted sportsweight long cashmere jacket/cardigan as a dressing gown-cum-bed jacket. The knitted structure sheds any wrinkles. Luckily the yarn is high quality as it has not pilled for the past two years despite the daily trashing. So, maybe consider knit dressing gowns as well?

The dressing gown dead? Such an indolent thought....

2010-03-02T21:53:40.538-08:00

The dressing gown dead? Such an indolent thought.

Hmm. I have a terrycloth cotton robe that goes on ...

2010-03-02T16:49:04.050-08:00

Hmm. I have a terrycloth cotton robe that goes on top of pajamas, and a vintage unlined silk (and rayon?) smoking jacket that functions as a dressing gown (or lightweight sweater, depending on one's point of view).

I'm a Fred Astaire fan, and he wears dressing gowns in some of his movies. Whenever he takes one off, he's fully dressed, except perhaps for a tie. Dashing, dapper, and debonair all come to mind when I see him in those gowns.

I, for one, would love a proper dressing gown, and am looking forward to seeing what you get.

Make sure they do the intricate braiding and tasse...

2010-03-02T12:09:05.813-08:00

Make sure they do the intricate braiding and tasselling on the ends of the belt and that they like the robe the way that Charvet and Sulka did.

I have a terry-cloth robe -- frankly, it is more t...

2010-03-02T11:00:40.601-08:00

I have a terry-cloth robe -- frankly, it is more than my in-laws deserve ... ;-)

I have a dressing gown, similar to the one picture...

2010-03-02T08:31:27.413-08:00

I have a dressing gown, similar to the one pictured, that I purchased from Bullock and Jones years ago.
Oddly, its mainly worn on the weekends as well.

But my question is- being a cigar smoker myself, how did you a) ever convince Mrs. B to let you smoke in the house? and b)how do deal with the never ending comments about smell?

Frustrated in Alabama (but smoking),
ML

This is a cool robe but it's very royal. I would b...

2010-03-02T07:11:12.515-08:00

This is a cool robe but it's very royal. I would be truly honored if you gave your poetic advice on my blogs of poetry and follow them.
Grant Guda
The Wannabe Poet

http://thehumanicana.blogspot.com/

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