# Which dressing gown do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162 "2021-02-17T20:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/41 "2021-05-05T14:55:37Z")
To follow up, I decided to go with Turquoise Peacock Unlined Silk Dressing Gown. I’ll give an update when I receive it and try to post some pictures. > **[Turquoise & Orange Peacock Unlined Silk Dressing Gown](https://us.newandlingwood.com/mens-dressing-gowns/all-dressing-gowns/turquoise-peacock-unlinded-silk-dressing-gown)** > > The peacock has long been our signature motif, embodying the rich colours of our clothes and the bold confidence of our customers. This unlined dressing gown is made entirely by hand in England from the weaving of the silk to the construction and... ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/42 "2021-05-05T15:01:12Z")
Thanks! I admire your sense of style. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/43 "2021-05-05T15:04:02Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/44 "2021-05-05T15:49:13Z")
Congratulations on your choice. I hope it turns out to be everything you expect. For me, they are too formal for my home lounging experience. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/45 "2021-05-05T18:30:18Z")
Thanks, but there’s not much to expect. I already have some cheap gowns, and I figure this will be like owning an expensive mechanical watch: it’ll do they same thing as the cheap ones, but be more of a hassle to maintain. Hell, functionally it’s not as good as a terrycloth robe. It’s just a cool thing to have. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/46 "2021-05-05T18:46:41Z")
Good choice! Dunno if you already have a lot of silk stuff, but if not, here’s my standard fiber-nerd advice tips: Silk is a protein fiber and thus potentially more vulnerable than some other types of fiber to clothes moths, sunlight and heat. Take the manufacturer’s care instructions seriously. A lot of silk items can be spot cleaned or carefully hand washed rather than drycleaned, but most silk is abrasion-sensitive and won’t like the washing machine or dryer. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/47 "2021-05-05T19:16:24Z")
Thanks, I appreciate the advice on care. I have a number of silk scarves. I’ve never had a problem with moths, and since I plan to wear it year round, it won’t be stored. I like to avoid dry cleaning at all costs, and since it’s an over garment, it shouldn’t have much body contact other than the collar area. It probably won’t get much sun. I’m not going to be too precious about it. A dressing gown’s wear is part of it’s charm. Edit: It’s never going near the washing machine, and it’s staying even farther away from the dryer. Second edit: For any extensive cleaning, it is going to the dry cleaner. This is a structured garment. And the colors will mix (I assume) if truly hand washed. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/48 "2021-05-05T19:30:03Z")
I aspire to have Prince Charles’s level of comfort with damaged clothes. > **[For thrift, no life form is a patch on the Prince of Wales](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10159056/For-thrift-no-life-form-is-a-patch-on-the-Prince-of-Wales.html)** > > The heir to the throne, with an annual income of £19m, sported a stitched–up tear on his jacket as he and the Duchess toured the set of BBC's Doctor Who. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/49 "2021-05-05T20:31:53Z")
If not his budget. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/50 "2021-05-06T01:58:13Z")
> [@HughGoply](#): > > I aspire to have Prince Charles’s level of comfort with damaged clothes That’s not a bad patch job on that pocket, but for someone with his access to tailoring expertise, I would have expected to see French reweaving rather than an applique patch. Oh well, you’d never really notice it if you weren’t looking for it, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/51 "2021-05-06T14:00:35Z")
I’d love one of those gowns, but the price prohibits. (I really like the burgundy one at the bottom of the page in the skull and crossbones print.) I have a satin dressing gown as an everyday robe. It’s lined and cheap. A bit heavy duty in warm weather. It is nice, however, in the winter over pajamas while lounging around. it actually has an inside pocket like a suit jacket on the left, and on the right it has an inside pocket sewn in for cigars! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/52 "2021-05-06T17:46:58Z")
\< Hugh Hefner rolls out of his grave and joins the chat. \> ---
**Author:** ![Ranch\_Dip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranch_dip/32/5238_2.png) [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/53 "2021-05-06T19:27:45Z")
The original question was not clear to me that it was being asked from a UK point of view. I was wondering why the weight of the item would matter. Ahem. So I like the peacock one. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/54 "2021-05-06T19:49:22Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > According to this [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard-Skin_Pill-Box_Hat) writer: > “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” is a song by Bob Dylan, from his 1966 album _Blonde on Blonde_ . Like many other Dylan songs of the 1965–1966 period, the song features a surreal, playful lyric set to an electric blues accompaniment. The pillbox hat was a fashionable ladies’ hat in the United States in the early to mid-1960s, most famously worn by Jacqueline Kennedy. Dylan satirically crosses this accessory’s high-fashion image with leopard-skin material, perceived as more downmarket and vulgar. I heard he wrote that song about Edie Sedgwick. She wore a leopard skin pill box hat. Glad you went with the Peacock! That would’ve been my choice. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/55 "2021-05-07T19:57:40Z")
> [@tHEhERETIC](#): > > If you’re going to drop that kind of money, go bespoke. One thing I found out as I looked at these some more, New & Ligwood will take any pattern you want to their weavers and make you a custom weave. I didn’t get the price for the custom pattern. And with a dressing gown, there isn’t a reason to go bespoke expect for the weave. It is not a fitted garment, so as long as you close to a size, it’s going to work. I guess if one shoulder was massively sloped, it might help. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/56 "2021-05-07T20:15:33Z")
So how much are you getting paid to promote this retailer? ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/57 "2021-05-07T21:08:17Z")
Nothing. I just like ridiculous stuff. And if you want a traditional dressing gown, Turnbull & Asser’s are probably better. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/58 "2021-05-08T23:07:32Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So how much are you getting paid to promote this retailer? If you think someone is using the board inappropriately to advertise a product, please report it. Otherwise, please don’t make accusations. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/59 "2021-05-11T16:11:28Z")
Deleted to fix images. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162/60 "2021-05-11T16:20:15Z")
I got it. It’s awesome. [https://ibb.co/njvn3wG](https://ibb.co/njvn3wG) [https://ibb.co/Z1sJFX6](https://ibb.co/Z1sJFX6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162.md?page=4)