# Let's talk about robes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 26, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918 "2012-10-26T11:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/1 "2012-10-26T11:51:12Z")
It’s that time of year again, when I get out my trusty (and tattered) cotton fleece robe on cool mornings. I love getting myself wrapped up in this thing so that I can sit and enjoy coffee. But admittedly it’s probably time to trade it in for something less tattered. The only problem I have ever ever ever had with it is when I get just a little bit too warm in it and need to take it off, which makes me wonder if I should consider a different type of robe, like flannel or something. What kind of robe do you have? Do you love it? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/2 "2012-10-26T12:40:32Z")
I have a terry cloth robe that I use all the time, though I also have a flannel one for warmer weather. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/3 "2012-10-26T12:59:26Z")
I really love the idea of a robe, and I have a nice thick flannel one, but I actually only wear it a couple times a year. If I get out of the shower and realize the pants or shirt I want is still hanging down in the laundry room, I’ll put it on so I’m not parading past the front door buck naked, but I find that to wear it for much longer than that I get too hot. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/4 "2012-10-26T13:15:57Z")
I have a thick polar fleece one that I wear every evening and morning in the winter. Cuz it’s synthetic it doesn’t get tattered… cuz I wear it over cotton pajamas the synthetic fibers don’t bother me. I got it at Target, FWIW. We drop our thermostat down to 63 in the evening/overnight, but all the peripheral rooms get much colder. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/5 "2012-10-26T13:19:30Z")
I have one of [these](http://tenthousandwaves.com/FloatingWorld/waves-wear/bath-house-robe.html). It’s less insulated than terry cloth, but good. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/6 "2012-10-26T14:55:33Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> IMHO twicks, who has a fleece robe from LL Bean (that’s gotta be more than 15 years old at this point but is in fine shape) for winter, and a cotton robe from Target for summer. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/7 "2012-10-26T15:04:01Z")
I need a robe, but I have this Platonic ideal of a plus-size silk kimono-style robe in my mind, and I’ve never found anything to match it. So, I don’t have a robe. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/8 "2012-10-26T16:09:44Z")
I used to have a fleece bathrobe but I found it to be too hot, and it also was scratchy and would catch my skin if my hands or feet were dry. My dad used to have a terry bathrobe forever, like from the 70s. When he retired he turned in to an old freezebaby, and my mom needs the house sort of cool (menopause) so I got him a nice plush bathrobe. He’s been wearing it every day for a few years now. I got a plush bathrobe to replace the fleece one a couple years ago. It’s much more comfortable and while it’s still very warm I feel that it breathes more than the fleece one. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/9 "2012-10-26T21:41:06Z")
I have a thick, soft bathrobe made of unknown material from a big-box store. It’s definitely not fleece, terrycloth, or flannel. The material isn’t particularly absorbent, so it’s unable to function as a post-shower robe. I got it as a Christmas gift, so I’m not sure if it was Walmart or Kmart or Target or Meijer. I only wear it when our heat goes out or when I have the chills, because it’s too warm and thick to wear at any other time. I’d \*like \*to find a calf-length terrycloth robe with three-quarter sleeves, but there doesn’t tend to be that much selection in plus-sizes. Maybe I should just stitch one of my own. I would love to have a robe that’s as absorbent as an actual towel. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/10 "2012-10-26T21:44:44Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > twicks, who has a fleece robe from LL Bean (that’s gotta be more than 15 years old at this point but is in fine shape) for winter, and a cotton robe from Target for summer. Same here: very well-worn, well-loved fleece robe for winter, short-sleeved cotton-poly blend robe for summer. Have learned that, unless it’s really cold outside, I should wear a lighter nightgown under the flannel robe or I’ll roast! ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/11 "2012-10-27T01:52:29Z")
I just ordered a cotton flannel robe from [Vermont Country Store](http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/) (the premier source for old-lady sleepwear) to use as my winter robe. My husband, bless his heart, once bought me a robe of some heavy mutation of terrycloth that I could easily wear for winter walks in the snow—_way_ too hot for a mature woman of Scandinavian descent. Flannel is just heavy enough to wear in our house with the thermostat set at 66F, and since it’s cotton I don’t have to deal with static cling. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/12 "2012-10-27T02:52:09Z")
I’ve got a yukata that I wear from time to time. For all that it’s just thin cotton, I often find it a bit warm during the summer. It’s also excellent to let your girlfriend walk around in. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/13 "2012-10-27T02:52:47Z")
I love Vermont Country Store! They have old time candy and cosmetics and other stuff you can’t find anywhere else. The web site is a treat to browse. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/14 "2012-10-27T03:20:19Z")
A heavy weight white terry cloth closable robe for home, and a light weight black wool non-closable robe for work. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/15 "2012-10-27T03:23:54Z")
I have a robe or two and never wear them. What I do use is a quilted flannel bed jacket from Vermont Country Store because I stay up late and read in bed, and we keep the room pretty cool in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/16 "2012-10-27T03:34:10Z")
I have a knee-length 3/4 sleeve robe that’s a thin terry on the inside (think soft, light towel) and satin on the outside. It was a gift probably 15 years ago, no idea where from. I don’t use it much, as it’s definitely an after-shower type of thing and I tend to run around nekkid until I’m dry and hair blow-dried. But, on the rare occasion I’m post-shower and chilly, or need to answer the door or something else rare, I’m always glad it’s hanging behind the door. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/17 "2012-10-27T03:48:10Z")
The closest I get to a bathrobe is an aba from an SCA outfit. Again, very handy for when the girlfriend needs something to walk around in. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/18 "2012-10-27T13:58:28Z")
I have the most comfy robe- it’s made from fleece/sweatshirt material, floor length, with a hood, zips up the front. I love that robe! Not too heavy,not too light, just perfect! I actually bought one for a friend for Christmas last year and she said it was the best gift she got. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/19 "2012-10-27T14:07:58Z")
Just bought [this robe](http://www.superherostuff.com/venom/robes/venom-robe.html?itemcd=robevenomsym) last night for my older son. It was between that and a star trek one. Got it at [thinkgeek for $29.99](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ec5c/), but my first link has better pictures. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/20 "2012-10-27T16:44:26Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A heavy weight white terry cloth closable robe for home, and _a light weight black wool non-closable robe for work._ Ok. I have to ask. What kind of work do you do that requires a robe? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918.md?page=2)