To think housecoats were a great idea?

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Had a massive amount of hoovering and floor washing to do this morning as guests were booked for the weekend. Also beds to make up and final polishing.

Knowing how hot & sweaty I was going to get, I did it in my dressing gown as there was no point showering & getting dressed as I would need another shower.

I was hoovering the balcony (as you do) and hoping no-one accidentally got an eyeful..... then it occurred to me - housecoats!!

That way, you would look decent if you needed to open the front door or pop out to the bins etc

I'm imagining something not too fussy, with big pockets for 'bits' .

Have I liost the bloody plot?

I'll ask him. He is self-employed and doesn't wear shirts or suits to work. There is a picture of him at a wedding (not his ) looking really uncomfortable - maybe that's why!
He has no fly-button jeans though, is very sporty so always in a T-shirt or fleece. That's probably why the penny didn't drop with me I s'pose.

It sounds as though his entire life may have been shaped by the avoidance of buttons

🤣 very probably!

I'm just still shocked that a housecoat and dressing gown are different!

I'm going to channel SirVix and Planet's grannies - I reckon a cotton wrapover pinny has to be the way to go.

My mum wore a housecoat in the 1970's, and us kids(me, brother and sister) would put worms in her pockets as she didn't like them .

Like this

GrandTheftWalrus "I call my dressing gown a housecoat. But I'm Scottish."

I don't call my dressing gown a housecoat. But I'm Scottish.

I just wear an apron. I have a small selection.

My man always wore them, that brings back memories

In my first Saturday job (way back when) I was on the housecoat department. A glorious array of polyester and nylon brightly coloured fire hazards which sold incredibly well.

I suppose it could have been worse. There was a vacancy on the corset department too...

"My man always wore them"

I bet he looked gawjus.

I am another one who hates buttons. They make me cringe! I have been like it my whole life and thought it was just me until i saw several others mention it on mn.
So i am not as weird as i thought i was apparently !

How about a onesie?

Does the house coat have magic properties or something, like it encourages you to do housework? Like, you buy new gym stuff then start working out?

Dish and Walrus do you call them "goonys"? (My Scottish OH does)

A goony is a nightgown. Usually a lovely flannel number!

Aww a goony made me all nostalgic I think im the right age for a goony they look airy

Ah yes the lightweight ones for the summer are nice and flowery!

There's a shop in Glasgow that sells them. Primark etc sell night shirts which are different.

I can't do anything in my dressing gown except drink tea or be ill. I could never do proper housework!

My gran had a few housecoats that she made herself. She would sometimes answer the door wearing one. Controversial for a proper woman!

There’s a stall selling tabards and housecoats in the inside market near us. I was looking at them the other day and wondering if their days are numbered. Apparently not, though

There is a shop in Stamford Hill, Hackney called Finx Housecoats.

So you know where to go for a wide choice.
Guess they are still popular with the ultra orthodox

I used to buy late Mils goonys in BHS

I wonder if it is a modesty thing with Orthadox jews they are full length so you can see why they might be popular,