Dressing gowns/housecoats

Hmm - dressing gowns.
I have a white towelling one (hotel type) that is now very old so I put it on when I'm colouring my hair.
I have a very lightweight green wrap-around one for summer.
I once admired a friend's very glamorous red velour dressing gown with a contrasting collar and she bought me one the same as a gift. She is a tall raven haired beauty and it looked wonderful on her! Maybe not the ideal look for me, but I occasionally give it an airing.
And then there is this M&S one that I wear most often - a perfect gift from my daughter a few years ago and still looks like new.

Fleecy Tony the Tiger onesie for me. Yes, I look a twit, and it is a faff to go to the loo but it's only DH who sees me in it and I am so cosy! When I had a dressing gown I always had cold legs. The onesie was bought for a comedy item in a concert but I have grown to love it and wouldn't be without it now.

I ve never worn one seems I m missing something ?

I don't think I'd like to feel all closed in by a onesie. I prefer to be somewhat 'free' in my night wear.

I have a plaid dressing gown so ancient that it has a St Michael label on it. I prefer to throw on a pair of red fleece pyjamas over my nightie when I get up in the morning. These are known to the family as my Santa outfit.

I have a lovely soft warm and fleecy wrap around M&S dressing gown for these winter nights . I find it hard to get out of it.
Mine is a deep pinky red which is one of "my colours".

Annodomini now that is an old dressing gown!
St Michael indeed.

How often do you buy a dressing gown? I have a couple hanging on the bathroom door and I wear one usually until after breakfast, but I haven't bought a new one for yonks. In fact, at least one of the ones I do have was a freebie from somewhere.

I've never even thought about the pros and cons of wraparounds but now you mention it, they do tend to fall open at inconvenient moments.

It is time, I think, to get out my very warm and cosy purple wrap around dressing gown. It is a sort of shaggy fleece material and makes me look enormous but I feel so warm and comfortable and like Nelliemoser I find it hard to get out of it!

Try House of Bath

Petra, when I was a lot younger I had a black brushed fabric dressing gown with a hood and a zip and a white twisted cord belt. I fancied that I looked a bit like a monk, wish I could get another one!
Thank you for all the leads, I'm going to follow them up, glad to see that I'm not odd after all - I was beginning to think that huge, fluffy, tied in the middle dressing gowns was the norm.

jackyB
how often do you buy a dressing gown
I've bought 2 in the past 3 years. If/when they start to look faded/worn, out they go, just like all my other clothes.

I couldn't find a long enough dressing gown so my Sis sent me a onesie from London. I love it. It's not too tight and not too loose. It has a hood and keeps me pins lovely and warm.

As I write I am wrapped in a huge wrap around faux fur dressing gown. The only thing for feeling so grotty, and couldn’t care less what I look like.

David Nieper does lovely full length dressing gowns, but they are expensive.

My Hub can't look at me in my onesie . Says I look like an oversized toddler. He's just jealous if you ask me .