Dressing Gowns that make you look all right

[pointydogg]

I could do with a new dressing gown as I got my current one for going into hospital to have dd1 (over 13 years ago).

I only wear it after baths and showers and I hardly ever wear it downstairs except on Christmas morning sometimes.

Where would you look for a lightweight, almost attractive dressing gown?

not possible

in a dressing gown, you can only look like a flump

sorry

the only attractive ones are too flimsy to be any use as a dressing gown. i have a pretty one i wear in teh summer. it was from tk max

I want a dressing gown that buttons, not ties. It has to be long and not a granny quilted type. Ignore pointy and find one for me instead. Thanks

One that looks like a cardigan - the Boden one is lovely (I'm wearing it now) and Celtic Sheepskin have a divine one called their cable cardigan but it's sold out.

otherwise the White Company have a cashmere one that my friend is getting for Christmas - its £249 but is divine obviously.

I've got a nice Boden one. Dan druff reccied it in the Summer Sale.

That is very negative of you, mp, and I am sure you will stand corrected. You wait and see.

Yes, you want to get away from the dressing gown 'look' - no terry towelling or giant velvet hoods ( at memory of Next one).

Can anyone link to a pic?

I don't want a warm one because I hardly ever wear it. Just a nice cover up.

celtic sheepskin as in Voles?

i wear a horrific fluffy thing mil bought for me. i look enormous and the cat suckles me when i wear it but hell i am warm.

exactly, laurie. I want a stunna

My cat would shred a fluffy one. She bum shags everything fluffy

boden one

Not a stunna but nice enough here

Laurie you have faster fingers.

celtic sheepskin

I don't think woollen would suit.It would look sloppy on me and would be too warm in summer.

expensive

well I like my Toast one, but it is definitely a dressing gown and not a cardigan thing. they have a lovely one with a print on it this winter. Not towelling - I have one flannel and one velvet and they're both lovely

cashmere

a nice velvet one

nice

http://www.idlewildlondon.com/dressing_gowns/obi_silk_kimono.html there's a fly on the ceiling

I quite like the blue beautiful kimono. And not half as expensive as celtic sheep's finest.

I wouldn't want to spend more than £45.

you don't wear the same dressing gown winter and summer.

You put the winter away with some lavender pouches and get out a think cotton kimono type for summer

This is for pointy, won't suit Coco as it ties and doesn't button: A Japanese kimono-type thing.(Technically may be a Happi coat I think). My DH brought me back some from Japan, lovely embroidery, one is quite long and lined so reasonably warm but not bulky, the others are shorter.

Avoid pure silk if you want to do anything other than lounge in it though, I've got one that can't even tolerate cold water so no good when you're damp.