Comments on A Suitable Wardrobe: The Death of the Dressing Gown

To their credit, Brooks Brothers offers a very nic...

2008-06-18T05:05:00.000-07:00

To their credit, Brooks Brothers offers a very nice silk Jacquard dressing gown with quilted lapels, along with one in Cashmere for colder climes.

To my view the dressing gown is not dead at all. I...

2008-06-18T00:19:00.000-07:00

To my view the dressing gown is not dead at all.
I love spending my mornings wearing a proper pyjama, my gown and my slippers.
My advice is to take advantage of your trips to countries like Vietnam and go for the silk ones. You can tell them how you like it and you will have your pyjamas in just a couple of days at your hotel for a bargain price. The good thing about silk is that you

Hello, I own a few vintage robes, and wear them al...

2008-06-18T00:19:00.001-07:00

Hello, I own a few vintage robes, and wear them all the time in winter, both evening and morning. Not like they used to though, as soon as I get through the door over my shirt and tie. I wear them religously with my pyjamas though in winter. I love them, and my most loved one, which is starting to wear a little, I am considering where I could possibly get it copied! Any suggestions would be

I am embarrassed to say that I too am uncertain ab...

2008-06-17T17:15:00.000-07:00

I am embarrassed to say that I too am uncertain about the difference between a dressing gown and a bathrobe. I thought the terms were interchangeable, but I suspect a dressing gown is worn over shirt and slacks prior to “dressing”, while a bathrobe is worn with PJ’s or after a bath?

Perhaps six or seven years ago, Paul Stuart featured a page of gorgeous and extravagant robes. I think a

Ah, Tom Ford. I always wonder why he even bothers...

2008-06-17T15:48:00.000-07:00

Ah, Tom Ford. I always wonder why he even bothers to have the top few buttons sewn on his shirts, since he never uses them.

Anyway, my sister works for him, and I met the tailors there and they were really nice. But their prices are ridiculous (i.e., you could get bespoke for less than their OTR stuff).

Here in Vienna you can buy silk dressing gowns at ...

2008-06-17T15:16:00.000-07:00

Here in Vienna you can buy silk dressing gowns at Knize and at Zum Jockey Club, however I have been unable to find a heavy, quilted gown like this one:

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Adam

here is an interesting article from The Chap

2008-06-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

here is an interesting article from The Chap

I use my (Dad's made for him in Honk Kong) silk go...

2008-06-17T13:35:00.000-07:00

I use my (Dad's made for him in Honk Kong) silk gown in winter when dressing for an evening out. Especially if it to be a black tie event. But only if I have time for a dressing drink as well. Other than that, it's Christmas Eve and New Year's... .

The dressing gowns in the pictures are made by Sea...

2008-06-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

The dressing gowns in the pictures are made by Sean O'Flynn. A shirtmaker who shares premises with F&H. Sean told me that he could make them in silk if someone would commission it. The cost would be about two times that of a cotton version.

I'd say while Holmes does frequently wear a dressi...

2008-06-17T11:03:00.000-07:00

I'd say while Holmes does frequently wear a dressing gown, many many of the movies in the 1930's and 40's featured men in silk dressing gowns. Gable and Powell come to my mind first. I have bid on some classice dressing gowns on Ebay but I often wonder how frequently would I wear one....

Before Hugh Hefner entered the scene, probably one...

2008-06-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

Before Hugh Hefner entered the scene, probably one of the best-known gown loungers was none other than Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Over the course of the 60 stories, Watson mentioned three colors of dressing gowns that Holmes wore: blue, purple and mouse.

The Baker Street Irregulars later chose these colors as the basis for the official