Stylish Quilted Housecoat

[Feebeela]

Hello,
I've gone and fallen in love with the Piglet in Bed quilted housecoat but it's £200! Does anyone have any alternative recommendations for a good quality, plain (no pattern), quilted but stylish housecoat? I remember laughing with my cousins at my lovely nanna's quilted housecoat but now I see why she wore one!

Thanks All!

Dressing gowns are called housecoats in Scotland.

That's like my seasalt Pottering Gown which I love .

I made a mistake of googling that one. It is so beautiful and so tempting 😍 why did I open this thread 😩

@Feebeela price appears to have dropped to £149!

These two are what I would think of as a “housecoat”. The orange one is fab. I had a child’s version of the pink one as a 1970s kid.

It's currently on sale at £149 if that helps OP!

These are all good suggestions, and they are very helpful to me. Thank you.

Your preferred option is now down to £149 if that helps. Still expensive but if you wear it every day….

Down to £149.
Your thread must have been picked up by the company.
You're trending!

If they indeed picked it up, they should have offered to sent one for free to the OP, since she definitely boosted their sales witn this thread.
I've never heard of them before and I ended up checking out all their products...

I think that one looks great! I think we’re missing a trick by just saying they’re ‘naff’ - warm, protects your clothes from stains, looks smart enough to not feel embarrassed if answering the door - bring back the housecoat I say!

Not to boast but I cut up a Forever England quilt and made my own. I used a quite expensive but very simple pattern and am now on my 4th one as people keep giving me quilts to make more.

No, a housecoat is more of an apron and was used by housewives decades ago to put over their ordinary clothes when they were doing the cleaning.

Maybe not at all what you're looking for but I have this and love it:

Indian Handmade Kantha Jacket, 100% Cotton Kimono, Cotton Bath Robe, Gift for Her, Dressing Gown, Beach Wear Kimono - Etsy UK

You have to get the 'long' version for the contrast collar.

@MissMarplesNiece That’s a good point about the tie belts. Button through ones sound like a better alternative.

In the context of OP and the website she is linking to, they are the same thing.

Plenty of people use these terms interchangeably, whatever the original meaning was. Language changes.

Oh you beauties! I am convinced that Piglet in Bed heard on the grapevine that Mumsnetters were debating the semantics of the word housecoat and decided to discount my dream housecoat/dressing gown/jedi robe! I've just bought it so I can waft around pretending to be a 'Swedish Architect' over Christmas. 😁

I will NOT be doing 'household' jobs in it, though!

These are my personal definitions:

Towelling/bathrobe - usually belted, made from absorbent fabric like cotton or linen, worn straight after a bath or shower to help dry off.

Dressing gown - may be belted, zipped or buttoned, of cotton, fleece, chenille or similar "fluffy" fabric. Worn over pyjamas or nightdress etc. for warmth.

Housecoat - usually buttoned or zipped, in quilted nylon fabric, worn over day clothes, to protect them when cleaning.

IMO none of the above can be considered "stylish". I speak as someone who has cotton terry towelling bathrobes for bathroom use, and chenille dressing gowns (belted) for cosying up in the evening. They are purely practical items.

I feel like a housecoat is meant to be worn over clothes. A dressing gown is something you wear out of the shower. Not polyester though towelling for absorbency.

I used to have a magnificent housecoat, it was vintage thing, bloke sized but I’m tall, made of wool and lined with silk. Possibly a posh smoking jacket for someone who felt the cold? Loved it I was gutted when it got chewed by moths.

Show me the buttoned dressing/coat/house/gowns please @MissMarplesNiece !

I would love one of those.

@AnnieMac89 Apparently the next door cats have bought me something from Happy Cabbage for Christmas... I might have been wanting it without realising!

I rather like those. Mind, I didn't live in a 70s commune - though student accommodation could be similar!

This one's reduced op - is that the one you mean?

https://www.pigletinbed.com/products/fig-linen-housecoat?gl=11njz2knknupMQ...gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQiA06BhCBARIsADYqyL-DSDYb4sZL3PNcxDnaJw8LbDk4pzETNVVb8XfmPKKTPnN8TLfXkaAqG1EALww_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAADPrN90oneBcAe2b5TPhBES8f7S9U

Quilted kimonos on etsy are beautiful

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1788795675/free-delivery-green-100-cotton-quilted?gpla=1&gao=1&&utmsource=google&utmmmedium=cpc&utmcampaign=shoppinggukenngba-clothing&utmmcustom1=kkCj0KCQiA06BhCBARIsADYqyL-Vh57tbRYEERWeqMAO1w5MEOvnCEufA5NxW7Z4od96IVE4CvUyAEaAue6EALwwwcBkk&utmcontent=goo216262586391674563821788710839154827pla-3609122012777m1788795675engbb102858184&utmcustom2=21626258639&gaddsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAADutTMckVt9DOvxDkV9vyM96dcBKn&gclid=Cj0KCQiA06BhCBARIsADYqyL-Vh57tbRYEERWeqMAO1w5MEOvnCEufA5NxW7Z4od96IVE4CvUyAEaAue6EALwwwcB

www.wolfandbadger.com/uk/designers/nologo-chic/