wearing a bathrobe over clothes

what is the point?

to keep superextra warm

People do this?

Over jarmies I guess is ok maybe?

It's too warm to wear a sweatshirt but not warm enough for just a T-shirt.

why cant you wear a hooded or something

xpost!

i am not down

It's not like I'm going out. I can wear whatever I want in the comfort of my own apartment. Don't judge me!

jeff im not accusing you of trying to make this a trend, lol

Well, now the only way to save face is to turn it into a trend.

hahaha

Robes are the garment of kings. If you wear a bathrobe over clothes you've also got to be wearing a crown, preferably a paper one that comes with a Burger King kids meal.

and what on your feet?

Maybe depends on robe. Terry towelling robe over jeans and shirt = wtf are you on, those are meant to soak up water after shower.

Silky Hefner gown over a summer dress = come in spinner.

Or um something, not that I have any idea.

But the terry cloth robes are so warm!

warmer...than a hooded????

Well, no, but that's the point. It isn't cold enough for that.

i was just trying to CATCH you

A hooded? Whats a hooded? /tuomas

(u mean like a hoodie?)

sure

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/3069180521_f2b8bc27c8.jpg?v=0

^^^^^ trendsetter

my wife loves to wear robes. i do not approve.

what about those weird superlong sweaters with belts? those are like people trying to get away with wearing a bathrobe in public

My good friend/old roommate bought Harry Nilsson's bathrobe, so he wore that shit around the house for a few weeks.

jeff, it looks great!

xpost...that is awesome.

i would make an exception for nilsson's robe

I know! It's the one on the cover of Schmilsson, which he then used for the cover of his cd.

is it the same as the blue robe pictured beneath??

"It's not like I'm going out. I can wear whatever I want in the comfort of my own apartment. Don't judge me!"

― Among the Living Daylights (J3ff T.), Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:36 AM (2 hours ago)

HA HA HA. I so agree with you Jeff. I do this all the time, and no it's not a particularly attractive or sexy look it is warmy toasty. Plus, at my house, it's certainly not going to be seen by anyone but the cat who doesn't give a crap what I wear.

condolences. the bums lost. my advice is to do what your parents did: get a job, sir.

this is good behaviour.

As long as you're indoors and remain indoors while wearing said arrangement, I have no problem with this.

classic or dud: dude roommates who walk around in bathrobes over NOTHING

classic if prompting your shit hipster threads via their dress

Rox: it is indeed

the slanket
http://www.theslanket.com/images/rotating_home_image/1.jpg

im starting to think robe over clothes is cute, no thanks to that jpeg of slankets though

man i always thought nilsson's robe was some washed out brown or grey thing, i never knew it would be such a beautiful royal blue

notice they never sell a black one. "note: too satanic"

i bought a black one with a hood, actually

NOT A SLANKET

currently doing this

pics

the way jeff did it, its kinda cute

I do this. I probably need to work on heating my flat better...

Wearing a bathrobe over clothes = wrong
wearing a smoking jacket over clothes and possibly a hat with a tassle = right

http://www.agelesspatterns.com/images/1433.gif

wearing a hat with a tassle is always a "do"

There isn't really much point in wearing a bathrobe over clothes unless the clothes are the shittiest sort of ancient 'I have no intention whatsoever of leaving the house' garments ever. Then it's quite satisfying. It's all about nailing that 'I am going to spend the entire day bumming around' vibe.

kaykay, he actually had a whole bunch of bathrobes. This was just his fave.

And Nick, thanks for the inadvertent plug. Bathrobes will always be cool indoors, and if you're the kind who can swing that shit outdoors, at the car wash, etc., it's probably because you don't care in the first place. So it's a thing like rhombuses and rectangles.

i was wearing scrubs and a t-shirt last night, so "clothes" is sorta stretching it i guess

ahahah I did this last night cause I was so fucking cold but too lazy to go downstairs (from the attic) for some jacket or whatever.

I am honestly surprised that this is even a question! Maybe it's because my family always called them "housecoats" rather than "bathrobes," but I always though the whole purpose of a robe was to wear it over your clothes (be they street-worthy or pajamas or the shittiest sort of ancient 'I have no intention whatsoever of leaving the house' garments ever) when you are inside your home and cold. I would admit to having a greater than average tendency to change into the shittiest sort of ancient 'I have no intention whatsoever of leaving the house' garments ever at every available opportunity (and then, sometimes, leaving the house in them anyway), though, so maybe my perception is skewed.

i had the idea that housecoats were somehow subtly different than bathrobes

Doing this now, hoping to stop shaking. Colds suck. I wonder if I can play XBox with gloves on...

*disrobes*

i actually have a housecoat AND a bathrobe

housecoat is flannel, bathrobe is some fluffy, synthetic fleecey stuff that is unbelievably comfortable.

I would totally buy a slanket, but $44? If there's a $20 I am so there.

actually scratch that, I found a pattern for it online!

you put on a robe when you get up and don't want to shower/put on real clothes yet, but need more warmth. same reason you sleep under sheets/comforters, only less so. the robe is for the in-between lounge zone. a sweatshirt, often heavier and more constricting, is a little further out on the -wear scale.

obv

ive been doing this recently and its about the greatest thing I'm half minded to show back at work like this just so they remember not to f/w me the first month I'm back or w/e

I don't wear my robe enough

this is my present state

tick

I think mine too in five mins or so tho it'll be over pyjamas which is different

yeah i mean the clothes is the question here not the robe as such?

as mdc suggests above this is the sublime bit of sprezzatura to ennoble your house clothing

it must be said that people's understanding of house clothes has been known to vary greatly however

oh truth, truth

bathrobe over clothes is the perfect expression of aggressive casualness with a touch of warmth. In the winter I wear one to work on pajamas Friday. I am the only one that calls it that.

my old housemate (male unemployed post-grad dual-class stoner/gamer) used to do this -- just one of many things about him I found grating

http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/ralphslebowski.jpg

well with sandals it just looks stupid.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Nhk41nxJ6ZA/SdY3OEJ7lLI/AAAAAAAAAQw/W1vzud10lpY/s1600-h/Picture+1.png

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1wn-wxL3TuU/TN3rdVwoNvI/AAAAAAAABhA/Z-58Yp-laSY/s1600/in+robe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/O0dUz.jpg

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/fp/John+Mayer+John+Mayer+Arrives+JFK+N0s8oDL_zGsl.jpg

Mine has giant pockets so I use it to carry stuff around the house at the same time as carrying the baby. If only I could fit the baby in the pockets too I'd be set

wearing a cape and boxer briefs irl, do as you will, my people

http://i.imgur.com/CdXmvOX.jpg

http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/blogs/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dent_bbc_416.jpg

http://www.leedsfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Shining_web05.jpg

the heat is currently out of commission in my apt. building and it's single digits outside so i am totally adopting the titular idea of this thread

http://goodbadmovies.com/wp-content/themes/grayzed/images/gando3.jpg

Does this count?
http://www.1000recordings.com/images/artist-n/nilsson-harry-618-l.jpg

this is freelancer working-from-home uniform

bathrobe over emperor's new clothes mebbes

Appalled nobody has recognized this trendsetter.
http://i.imgur.com/BYivXKh.jpg