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There's festive and then there's festooned -- I've...

2007-09-01T17:37:00.000-05:00

There's festive and then there's festooned -- I've got to use that when Christmas rolls around again.

Looks like a bathrobe to me too. But a dammed exp...

2007-08-30T16:03:00.000-05:00

Looks like a bathrobe to me too. But a dammed expensive one!

I really like this dress; perhaps I am just into b...

2007-08-30T12:10:00.000-05:00

I really like this dress; perhaps I am just into bathrobe style.

It's even more attractive now that it's $42.

I do have a bathrobe just like this too. Beutiful ...

2007-08-30T05:56:00.000-05:00

I do have a bathrobe just like this too. Beutiful Thai silk. I wouldn't wear it anywhere else but the bedroom I guess.

I think the sash and the little flare at the hem does make it more dressy though. Maybe with some heels, my hair up, the right jewellery, I could risk it.

Sigh.. I love your blog, but it looks like a flowe...

2007-08-29T17:28:00.000-05:00

Sigh.. I love your blog, but it looks like a flowered bathrobe I have.

Personally, I think it looks like a bathrobe. I w...

2007-08-29T12:47:00.000-05:00

Personally, I think it looks like a bathrobe. I wouldn't wear it.

I'm too busty to bother with wrap-front anything. ...

2007-08-29T08:54:00.000-05:00

I'm too busty to bother with wrap-front anything. I've been working on year on beading a silk cardigan to wear this holiday season! I never go the strappy/strapless route as a service to mankind, because I just have doughy shoulders.

My kingdom for visible collarbones!

I can, however, see that dress done up like a smoking jacket look in the black with silk pants, and velvet slippers.

bathrobe.

2007-08-29T08:31:00.000-05:00

bathrobe.

I made a dress very similar for a work Christmas p...

2007-08-29T07:37:00.000-05:00

I made a dress very similar for a work Christmas party in 1981, and yes, I got a lot of smart-alec comments about bathrobes from my co-workers. It was perfect for an office party, though. Dressy yet modest, with not too much skin showing.

I saw the photo and thought "Oh, goodie, we are go...

2007-08-29T04:33:00.000-05:00

I saw the photo and thought "Oh, goodie, we are going to get some of Erin's sarcastic wit about this 'bathrobe' dress."

Oh, how I could see myself wearing this dressing gown (hair and cosmetics done, no matter that it was midnight), opening the door for Cary Grant. In a B&W movie the implication that the wearer had just risen from their boudoir would be lovely. At a holiday cocktail party in the real word, I think I would look down at the wearers feet to check for fuzzy slippers.

Bathrobe. Sorry -- I don't care how much you try t...

2007-08-28T22:53:00.000-05:00

Bathrobe. Sorry -- I don't care how much you try to "dress" it up, it's still a robe. People will think you have forgotten to finish getting ready for the party!

This calls for petite rhinestones. A tennis brace...

2007-08-28T20:19:00.000-05:00

This calls for petite rhinestones. A tennis bracelet and lovely feminine light rhinestone necklace. That red to be "elegantized"! So lovely.

i have to admit, i like the dress. and i like you...

2007-08-28T19:46:00.000-05:00

i have to admit, i like the dress. and i like your site...have started visiting it a bit...i happen to have started one with shoes and purses :) maybe we can swap links!

le smoking

2007-08-28T18:57:00.000-05:00

le smoking

Yep; definitely a bathrobe. I wish I looked that g...

2007-08-28T18:44:00.000-05:00

Yep; definitely a bathrobe.

I wish I looked that good in one, though... as it is, I would look like the punch bowl exploded...

Oh gee. I read the entry this morning and didn't w...

2007-08-28T17:44:00.000-05:00

Oh gee. I read the entry this morning and didn't want to say exactly what I thought for fear anyone would think I was nutters. (And, I wondered if it would be rude to make such a comment, but...um...I guess there's safety in numbers.)

It looks just like a robe to me, too. The shawl collar and the satin finish on it and the wrap really seem to accentuate the dressing gown look.

C'mon, Erin, no blinky holiday pins on your cockta...

2007-08-28T17:29:00.000-05:00

C'mon, Erin, no blinky holiday pins on your cocktail dress? Have you lost your sense of humor? :)

You're right, of course. An adult party with cocktails and cigarettes requires elegant dress with slender stilettos.

I didn't immediately see it as a bathrobe but the kimono sleeves do give it that air. Somebody must like it because the only sizes left are 4,8, and 10.

One more vote for the bathrobe look, but I like it...

2007-08-28T16:49:00.000-05:00

One more vote for the bathrobe look, but I like it. I think it is the sleeves that really throw it in the robe category.

I have to disagree about Christmas pins . . . . I love the vintage tree pins and I have a huge fall pin with leaves and berries that I wear with sweaters.

I have a long, red bathrobe like this, fleece line...

2007-08-28T13:54:00.000-05:00

I have a long, red bathrobe like this, fleece lined on the inside but satin-y on the outside that I got at Lane Bryant years ago.

This is what makes fashion so much fun: you never know where it's going to turn up!

It just looks like a dressing gown to me.

2007-08-28T13:04:00.000-05:00

It just looks like a dressing gown to me.

My thought is that this is a nice take on the clas...

2007-08-28T13:00:00.000-05:00

My thought is that this is a nice take on the classic wrap dress. I would slim down the sleeves, and make it up in a nice shot weave dupponi silk. The shawl collar and sleeve hem cut on the cross grain to show off the second color in the weave. Not red, nor black for me. Silk Baron has some beautiful choices for this dress.

I agree: this dress would not look good with candy...

2007-08-28T12:54:00.000-05:00

I agree: this dress would not look good with candy cane, holly, or blinking lights pins or brooches.

However, my jacket made out of snowflake foil on mesh was perfect for that kind of nonsense!

I actually like short-sleeved/off the shoulder dresses and shawls or wraps for holiday parties. I get so warm when dancing that long sleeves would be too uncomfortable for me. However, if it was an elegant party where everyone stood around sipping cocktails, long sleeves would probably be more practical than a wrap.

I wore a dress very much like this one, but in a b...

2007-08-28T12:46:00.000-05:00

I wore a dress very much like this one, but in a black-and-white print, to a friend's wedding a few weeks back. The v-neck didn't continue on to the bow, which tied in the back on my dress, which made it less bathrobe-y.

And I did wear it with round-toe patent heels and burgundy-red lipstick!

I love the dress, but I can't help wondering...you...

2007-08-28T12:38:00.000-05:00

I love the dress, but I can't help wondering...you'd wear a Darth Vader dress but no Rudolph nose? LOl!

I thought it was a lovely dress and doesn't look a...

2007-08-28T11:58:00.000-05:00

I thought it was a lovely dress and doesn't look anything at all like my bathrobe (which is a Teddy Bear print, present from my MIL). I love this dress and I thought the model looked liked she enjoyed wearing it. Some models looks so sad/angry/bored/etc. you wonder what they are getting paid for.