# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**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, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/21 "2012-10-27T18:39:22Z")
[Barrister.](http://harcourts.marcuskamps.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mk046243.jpg) ---
**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, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/22 "2012-10-27T18:47:14Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > [Barrister.](http://harcourts.marcuskamps.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mk046243.jpg) Hehe. Just remember to wear clothes under that black robe. ---
**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, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/23 "2012-10-27T19:00:48Z")
A couple of us had that discussion when we were packed into a small courtroom that faced the sun but did not have air conditioning. What it came down to was that the robes help a lot with court decorum (we had been noticing that the public behaves better in the courts in which robes are worn as compared to courts in which suits rather than robes are worn), so it seemed that wearing only the robe would be a good way to maintain decorum and also stay cool, however, our robes do not close the way American judicial robes close, so if we were to just wear the robe, we’d be exposing ourselves, which would probably harm courtroom decorum due to overheated clients then demanding to strip as well. ---
**Author:** ![zhoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@zhoen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zhoen)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/24 "2012-10-27T23:17:09Z")
I rarely wear a robe when it’s warm, no one to be bothered if I’m not dressed in our house. But when it’s cold and we are snuggled down for the evening, keeping the thermostat down, I have a polar fleece, cream colored, robe from the Sundance outlet store, on sale very cheap. Long, hooded, tied, pockets, comfy & cozy. We have cotton Japanese yukata, from second hand shops in SF, for decency if we have guests, blue&white cotton, with ties and wide sleeves. Spouse has a ridiculously heavy, long, terry cloth, dark blue robe from Land’s End, it’s like a huge beach towel with sleeves. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/25 "2012-10-27T23:26:01Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > 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. [Ta-da!](http://www.aliexpress.com/item/blue-wholesale-retail-Chinese-style-Women-s-Men-s-robe-gown-kimono-sleepwear-with-dragon-M/423121915.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/26 "2012-10-27T23:32:06Z")
I have a fleece robe (my go to robe for Minnesota winters), a lighterweight terry robe (fall and spring), cotton fleece (summer) and a silk kimono (those lounging around in a silk kimono occasions - what, doesn’t everyone have those on their calendar). I may have a few more I don’t use. Yes, I love them. If you use them a lot, it is worth it having them in multiple weights for multiple situations. And while we are on the topic, I love these too… [No results for Haflinger alicia natural | Zappos.com](http://www.zappos.com/haflinger-alicia-natural) ---
**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 28, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/27 "2012-10-28T00:21:59Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > And while we are on the topic, I love these too… [No results for Haflinger alicia natural | Zappos](http://www.zappos.com/haflinger-alicia-natural) Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/28 "2012-10-28T06:07:32Z")
My robe has a hole in the left armpit, but I find buying garments more trouble than it’s usually worth, so I have no immediate plans to replace it. ---
**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 28, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/29 "2012-10-28T06:29:31Z")
> [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](#): > > My robe has a hole in the left armpit, but I find buying garments more trouble than it’s usually worth, so I have no immediate plans to replace it. I feel the same way about buying new shoes. If the soles wear out, I’d wear just the shoe tops (thus giving the _appearance_ of wearing shoes) to avoid having to shop for new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/30 "2012-10-29T02:37:30Z")
I’m thinking about buying a few robes. I just installed a hot tub in my back yard, and it might be nice to throw a robe on after using it instead of huddling in a towel. Is there anything I should look for when buying a robe to wear when still somewhat wet? -D/a ---
**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 29, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/31 "2012-10-29T03:26:36Z")
Thick, cotton, terrycloth is good at absorbing water. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/32 "2012-10-29T09:22:07Z")
The wife’s favorite robe is a batik robe I picked up for her in the Kuala Lumpur airport 16-1/2 years ago. It’s still in amazingly good shape but is getting rather old. She shuns any notion of ditching it. Not sure exactly what it’s made of, but it feels slicker than just cotton. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/33 "2012-10-29T09:55:02Z")
I have a light weight summer cotton robe and a longer and heavier winter robe. Just switched to the winter robe last week. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918/34 "2012-10-29T10:24:37Z")
Now that I’ve read all of these I realize that my robe is actually thick cotton terrycloth (like a thick towel) and not fleece as I originally described. I think I might put a thinner flannel robe (a nice plaid) on my Christmas list. The Vermont Country store robes are nice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-robes/638918.md?page=1)