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Post by epeanymous on Feb 8, 2024 23:19:32 GMT
I got rid of all of mine because I never wear them. My inlaws kept buying them for me, but I wasn’t raised owning one and I just didn’t care for using them.
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Post by littlemama on Feb 8, 2024 23:22:33 GMT
I have a pull on housecoat that I put on weekday mornings after the shower until Ive dried my hair. It's ugly and I dont love it, but I havent found what I like. I havent owned or worn a traditional robe in years and dh and ds never have. When I've been in the hospital, I've just asked for a second gown to wear like a robe to keep from flashing my ass at people What do you consider the difference between the 2, out of interest From a quick google a housecoat seems to fasten down the front (zip or whatever) and a robe is wrap over. A housecoat has a zipper or button closure or can be a pullover. A robe has a tie at the waist and a collar. (That is how I define them at least!)
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Post by monklady123 on Feb 8, 2024 23:23:57 GMT
I had to google to find out what the exact difference is between a bathrobe and a dressing down. It seems that I own a bathrobe only. lol. Mine is thick terry and comes down to about mid-calf. I wear it to and from the shower. My "dressing gown" is actually a Comfy -- I'll add a photo in a minute from my phone. It's the thing that's like a thick blanket with arms and a hood. It is THE warmest thing ever. I wear that all winter whenever I'm home, over my PJs and over clothes. I'm sure it saves a lot of money because I don't have to turn on the heat at all. I can keep it set at 62 or so and be perfectly comfortable. eta: Here's what a Comfy looks like. Best invention ever.
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Post by littlemama on Feb 8, 2024 23:24:08 GMT
None. I have bathrobes but I never wear them. I take a lightweight robe on trips in case someone comes to our door and I have to answer it. I stand in the bathroom with just my undies on to put on make-up/do my hair. Is that weird? It seems normal to me. If ds didnt live at home, Id probably do the same, but since he does, a housecoat it is!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 8, 2024 23:24:30 GMT
This is super personal - I never wear them so it's an easy answer for me.
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Post by kitbop on Feb 8, 2024 23:33:23 GMT
When I've been in the hospital, I've just asked for a second gown to wear like a robe to keep from flashing my ass at people Our hospitals have gowns that wrap around and tie in the front - no bum showing unless they are a very large person (and then we have a gown that will cover them too). Before we got these, we struggled with IVs and housecoats, or patients would overheat... Me - I have never enjoyed a housecoat/robe. I like sweats and a hoodie! We got rid of all of ours.
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Post by gillyp on Feb 8, 2024 23:53:42 GMT
DH has never owned one, not even for hospital stays. I have a thick one that is too warm for a hospital stay and as I never wear it round the house I’ll probably ditch it now you’ve mentioned it! I possibly have a thin one lurking in a closet but I never wear that either. What is this closet of which you speak? ROFL!!
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Post by milocat on Feb 8, 2024 23:54:33 GMT
A housecoat has a zipper or button closure or can be a pullover. A robe has a tie at the waist and a collar. (That is how I define them at least!)[/quote] That's what I think too. I think of thick or thin robes and a dressing gown of more of a Hugh Hefner silk fancy thing. I have a thick winter robe and a thin summer one. I use them both often enough to keep them. A few times a week sometimes to just a few times a month. If I didn't use them I'd get rid of them.
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Post by amom23 on Feb 9, 2024 0:32:08 GMT
I have a bathrobe I wear after getting out of the shower, but that's it.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 9, 2024 0:40:00 GMT
I have a terrycloth bathrobe that I put on when I get out of the shower instead of using a towel for my body. I also have a light short robe for around the house I rarely use, I’m more likely to throw on a long t-shirt. (Going to my donate pile tonight, thanks!) And a light calf length one I keep in our suitcase because I like to run around nekkid, but not in hotels!
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Post by peabay on Feb 9, 2024 0:44:34 GMT
I have a thick chenille bathrobe I wear every morning.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 9, 2024 0:45:23 GMT
None. I have bathrobes but I never wear them. I take a lightweight robe on trips in case someone comes to our door and I have to answer it. I stand in the bathroom with just my undies on to put on make-up/do my hair. Is that weird? It seems normal to me. It’s more rare that I have clothes on than I don’t, so not weird to me I have always run super hot so the only time I wear real clothes is right before I walk out the door. I do have casual shirts and pants I’ll sometimes throw on during the day, but not all that often.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 9, 2024 0:47:01 GMT
I've never owned a dressing gown. I use my bathrobe when I've gotten undressed and then have to come out of ny room for some reason or for a pool
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Post by teddyw on Feb 9, 2024 0:50:09 GMT
I have a thin robe but I wear an Athleta cozy karma open front jacket every night and morning over my pjs.
I just wear my undies when I get out of the shower to get ready. I hate being cold so I get dressed quickly.
Both my grandmas wore housecoats and they make me so sentimental.
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Post by pjaye on Feb 9, 2024 1:14:49 GMT
At our age - you need to keep that "just in case I go to hospital" one.
Hospital admissions can be unexpected and longer than you think (after my mother broke both her legs she didn't come home for 3 months) You don't need a thick one because most of the time the rooms are quite warm, but a thin one with wide sleeves...easy access for nurses taking blood pressure or for IV or your bandage etc if something happened to your arm. A wrap around one with no metal such as zips or buttons then you can wear it over a hospital gown so your bum doesn't hang out and if you to go to x-ray, or an MRI then you can keep it on while they do the tests.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 9, 2024 1:19:26 GMT
I have a thick chenille bathrobe I wear every morning. same - mine is cozy chenille. I don’t think I’d ever wear a thin or silky one - but maybe that is because my house is very cold.
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Post by Nanner on Feb 9, 2024 1:44:47 GMT
Yes, I use mine, mainly in the winter. I'm another with a cozy chenille one.
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Post by auntiepeas on Feb 9, 2024 1:47:21 GMT
You don't need a thick one because most of the time the rooms are quite warm, but a thin one with wide sleeves... Here's a guilty confession... When DH's father went into hospice care shortly before he died he asked us to get him a "light" dressing gown. He confided he'd asked another family member first but they'd bought him a long one that was too heavy and he didn't want to let them know in case it hurt their feelings. I was imagining the too-heavy one was a full-length wool one so DH and I bought him a knee-length toweling bathrobe, thinking it would be much lighter but still keep him warm (since he was so thin and frail). I did consider something thin like a silk robe but just couldn't wrap my head around him being warm enough in it. Of course he thanked us politely. But the next time we visited him he was wearing a really thin knee-length dressing gown that DH's brother had bought him. 😳 I know the important thing is he ultimately got what he needed but I really wish DH and I had properly understood what was needed. Thank you for the practical advice. Truly.👍👍
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 9, 2024 2:30:45 GMT
None. I have bathrobes but I never wear them. I take a lightweight robe on trips in case someone comes to our door and I have to answer it. I stand in the bathroom with just my undies on to put on make-up/do my hair. Is that weird? It seems normal to me. If ds didnt live at home, Id probably do the same, but since he does, a housecoat it is! Even when DS lived at home, I never worried that he would walk in my bathroom while I was getting ready.
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Post by waffles on Feb 9, 2024 2:44:59 GMT
I have a thick cozy bathrobe for the winter. I have a pink silky one for spring and fall. And I have a Velcro towel robe for summer.
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Post by peano on Feb 9, 2024 2:50:43 GMT
No. I shower at night and sleep naked, so I go directly to bed from the bathroom. If I have to get up for any reason, I just throw on one of the elegant, stained, 3 sizes too big tees I wear along with schlubby pj pants. When I get up in the morning, this is my outfit, but I add a 3 sizes too big sweatshirt over it in the winter. In the summer I wear baggy ass shorts that barely stay up and a tank top.
If I'm in the hospital, I just wear two johnny coats, the first back-closing and the second front-closing like a robe. I find hospitals to be way overheated so I would get too hot in anything else.
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Post by lisae on Feb 9, 2024 2:53:15 GMT
Yes, every day. I put on a robe/dressing gown after my shower. I have about 4 of these I rotate through. I also have 2 velour robes from Land's End that I wear in the evening over pajamas when it is cold. They are the most soft, comfortable things ever. DH also uses his robe daily. He needs a new summer weight one but I can never seem to find one.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Feb 9, 2024 2:53:49 GMT
I have them but honestly haven’t worn one in years.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 9, 2024 3:02:00 GMT
Same! Off to Google "dressing gown" Dressing gowns can be made of different material but just to give you an idea, here's a silk one worn over a matching chemise (night gown) And here's a toweling bathrobe. I think these days though people just use whatever they like and are comfortable with interchangeably. 😊 Honestly if I lived somewhere really warm I’d wear sexy,silky dressing gowns all the time!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 9, 2024 3:04:27 GMT
I keep a thin robe in the bathroom to wear when I don't feel like getting dressed right after showering. It took me forever to find the right kind--thin comfortable fabric and not too short. I have a couple of long thick robes that I never wear because I get too hot in them. I've never had a housecoat or dressing gown.
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 9, 2024 3:31:05 GMT
I live in my nightgown and robe, especially now that I’m sick! 😂
I was just in the hospital and they have you wear their gowns so they can access all of your parts.
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Post by Zee on Feb 9, 2024 3:51:23 GMT
I have 2 robes but I rarely wear them since I moved to GA and it's not nearly as cold or drafty. I mostly might wear it eating breakfast in the morning, in the winter.
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Post by malibou on Feb 9, 2024 4:13:52 GMT
I guess mine is technically a dressing gown as it zips up the front. Mine is shin length, super sleepy fuzzy fur,with a hood and two pockets with bunny faces sewn on and floppy bunny ears. Its called Bunny Woobers and I love her. I wear it in the mornings when I'm cold.
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Post by atomicdog on Feb 9, 2024 10:39:28 GMT
Well, apparently I have a dressing gown. I always thought I had a robe!! I really don't want a dressing gown - sounds so old!!! but I do have my "gown" - it's thick and snuggly and sometimes I want to just relax in it while watching tv at night. (I was happier with that when I thought I was in a robe...!!) LOL!
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Post by lainey on Feb 9, 2024 10:48:26 GMT
I wear my dressing gown everyday, I might even be wearing it right now!
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