Women’s dressing gowns Start and end your day well: find the perfect dressing gown

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Shipments of women’s, misses’, juniors’, and girls’ robes and dressing gowns plunged from $230.6 million in 1997 to $151.8 million in 1999. After rebounding slightly in 2000 to $156.3 million, they dropped to $112.6 million in 2001. While exact figures are not available, employment in this industry has been on the decline since the late 1970s.

Why the decline? Is it because we keep the heating turned up all year round? Is it because we do less lounging? I don’t understand. Why would you NOT want a dressing gown?

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Jen at Jen’s blog really loves her dressing gown.

It is so warm! So soft! So cosy! The colour’s not so crash hot (turquoise blue) but you don’t get much choice with women’s dressing gowns - at least it’s not pale pink or powder blue. But the cosiness-factor far outweighs anything else.

I disagree about the lack of choice, athough I guess a lot of women’s nightwear does seem to be pastel coloured, or have winnie the pooh on it. Nothing wrong with either of those, of course, but it is good to have some variety.

I’m intrigued by the fabric - velour and teddy bear fur. Definitely sounds like a cosy option.

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