Dryrobe W****r

I live on a council estate. Everyone wearing them for school run here. So not a middle class thing (unless our council estate is particularly middle class?! Not sure where i fit into the class system 😅)

Ooh Who rattled your cage ? It's my opinion if you don't like it just jog on. I knew them and they've never been hear any outdoor pursuits, they thought they looked good .They didn't they looked like idiots he's around 6 foot 6 and it nearly touched the bloody floor. Keep your fuckwit comments to yourself unless you know the facts

I’ve just bought a much cheaper one for watching DD play football don’t give a monkeys what I look like as long as I’m warm!

The mockery is because DryRobes are associated with open water swimming which is deemed to be a bit of a female middle-class cliche. As such, seeing someone wearing one on the school run or in the supermarket suggests a deliberate declaration of the kind of person they think they are. There's a lot of misogyny tied up in that view.

Having said that, there's also a much more established concept of the Full Kit Wanker who is a grown man wearing full football kit (shirt, shorts, socks) when they're not playing football.

Or look at the Mumsnet threads poking fun at MAMILs (middle aged man in lycra) going cycling. Same thing. A bit inappropriate, over-engineered and "look at me."

I do agree that you've got to be a dick to take a stranger's photo and post it online, though.

Well if I'm going to be a wanker, no point doing it by halves 😂

Ah, thanks for this. Sounded like they were only targeting women and children from OP's post.

Other brands are available! Even M&S does one… but DR really are the GOAT when it comes to actual functionality.

All this thread has done is make me want to be a dryrobe wanker 😳 Quite annoying as I don't actually need a new coat... but hate feeling restricted, so these sound perfect to me... therefore I'm going to have to get one 😫

I am a dryrobe wanker and I'm proud of it! I've even bought a matching one for the dog! We wear them when we walk at the beach, when I go paddleboarding, and I may have worn it to the supermarket once or twice!

mostly men…

It was supposed to be jokey - because that is quite literally what mostly meant on FB are doing! And if she was looking grumpy I would imagine it would be accompanied with a ‘ give ‘s a smile love’ or perhaps a ‘cheer up love, it might never happen’

i gave her a knowing look
strange question though @Loveumagenta - was it you? grumpy in tesco yesterday afternoon?

I used to think unkind but relatively harmless until I saw a pic of a little old lady inside the entrance of a large supermarket. She was also wearing traditional dress for her culture. She looked confused, maybe looking for a partner or a bit overwhelmed by the massive store.
I just felt really sorry for her that a stranger took a photo to put on social media for other strangers to laugh at her.
I’ve also seen pics of people sitting outside a pub prior to watching a rugby game. Yes it was sunny but not hot and after a couple of hours sat in a rugby ground it gets pretty cold.

For ten years my daily work garb was a swim specific wetsuit.
As there was nowhere really to store lunch, I would dry the suit off a bit sling on a baggy fleece and a pair of boots and nip to the store.
I would have loved a DR back then.

You also have to be reasonably comfortable in your own body to sashay into the local corner shop in your Orca and uggs; or you know how long in takes to get back into a wetsuit if you take it off and it is still wet and you are towel dry.

I have a DR now. I don’t wear it to cover my body up because I am ashamed of it, I wear it for water sports and warmth. It gets worn every day.

I used to own a Canada Goose coat and the thing is much much warmer than that. It isn’t simply a cuddly snuggly big dressing gown.

I get the distinct feeling there are a lot of posters here who have never worn or had a use for a DR but simply have preconceived opinions about people who wear them and the robes themselves…along similar lines to the posters on the Facebook page, but in a far less cruel vein.

With regards to the Facebook posters, we have two sea pools up here. Lots of other places around our coast where there are sea swimming groups as well. This is DryRobe central, and if the cold doesn’t get you, standing straight in the wind will build up core strength.
Come here with your cameras boys! I give you 5 minutes before you are online ordering one for yourselves, express delivery!
You couldn’t claw mine off my back. It’s the most useful and practical coat I own. I didn’t get it to look fashionable or good. It does what it says on the tin and it does it well.

Did you photograph her, put her on social media, accuse her of being a ‘tool’ or put a ‘cheer up, love’ in there? Or perhaps comment in her size and suggest that she doesn’t do any exercise so doesn’t need a DR???
I hope not…

grumpy dry robe wearer in tesco yesterday
i noted her and her robe
she was not cheerful, perhaps she was on the look out for paparazzi

Says who? Who died and made you the fucking fashion queen???? Why can’t someone wear a big coat to pick up the kids?
you have no idea what that couple
are doing before or after being in the shop - gardening? Walking the dog?
are we supposed to bring 2 coats out so sad little wankers don’t judge a DR being worn somewhere other than the edge of a lake???

Same! So pleased to see its not just me. I have never heard of them nor noticed anyone wearing one. Maybe they are popular only in certain parts of the country

I agree it's a weird thing to do but there is a time and place for wearing them. Picking the kids up or shopping in the supermarket aren't the right places. I saw a couple in B& M the other day in matching dry robes they looked an absolute pair of tools.

And if they are being worn as a fashion thing - what a relief to have something that's comfortable, practical and wearable for everyone no matter what size you are.

A bit like uggs... not particularly flattering but bloody cosy, whether you've ever owned a surfboard or not 🙄😂

Think it's a bit of a reach to assume everybody that wears them is trying to hide their body 🙄

Most people are wearing them out of practicality, some for "trend" reasons but nobody is thinking they look particularly flattering.

Oh is there?! Think I will, thank you 🥰

There’s also a DR ( and other brands) appreciation grp - join that! It’s light hearted

This particular FB page came up on my feed last year, and it did make me laugh initially. However, the more I looked at the page the more shocked and offended I became!!

I am a “DRW”, who lives nowhere near the sea and has zero interest in wild swimming. I do, however, have to walk the school run up to 6 times a day some days, whatever the weather! So I absolutely love mine as it is completely waterproof, unlike many ‘waterproof’ coats I’ve had in the past! And keeps my legs dry too.

I unfortunately offend pretty easily (snowflake, even before the snowflake phenomenon ☺️) so removed myself from the group (I joined as I thought it was lighthearted fun, but actually, a lot of them take it VERY seriously!). The extreme some of the members take it to is completely uncalled for; it’s nasty and unjustified! At the end of the day, it’s a very practical coat, so I don’t know why anyone has an issue with people wearing them, wherever they want to! 😤

I’m not trying to persuade anyone that anything looks good, I’m trying to keep warm and dry. About to walk to the sea now for a swim, presumably someone will think DRW! As I walk though the streets / might even pop in a shop for some snacks too - DRW in shop alert 😅😅😅