Who makes the best mens dressing gowns for winter?

[rsum]

... In the UK or US? Price range 500 - 2000... Or higher?

 

[Phileas Fogg]

A dressing gown?

 

[dieworkwear]

If you have a bespoke shirtmaker, you can get a bespoke dressing gown made for less than what you'd pay for high-end ready-to-wear. For winter, I have a dressing gown made from grey windowpane Fox flannel fabric. You can buy the fabric from The Merchant Fox's website. About five years ago, Budd still had a small box of hand-knotted tassels. According to them, the last woman to produce hand-knotted tassels retired, and they had the only box left (this was at least somewhat confirmed to me when I called other British bespoke shirtmakers).

If you want something ready-to-wear, you can buy dressing gowns from Daniel Hanson, The Merchant Fox (made by Budd), Budd, Turnbull & Asser, Emma Willis, Derek Rose, Anglo Italian, and Charvet.

My winter gown looks like this

If you can find hand-knotted tassels, they look like this

 

[rsum]

Great idea! Thank you!

 

[RSS]

I used to have a rtw by Huntsman. I have one by Budd.

I want to like Emma .... but some years back I had an appointment regarding a bespoke order I wanted to make with her. I went in with a friend in tow from an appointment with our tailor. Maybe because it was two of us she was confused. She was talking to a man who entered before us so we started looking at some rtw shirts. Almost at once she scolded "I can't be bothered with browsers, I have a client." I think she confused the browser with me. We left. I hope she made a sale.

 

[FlyingHorker]

I'm lumping robes and gowns together here.

I made the mistake of buying a wool robe. It's highly likely you'll end up wearing it with just a t-shirt, and it ends up being pretty itchy.

Looking back, I would've been more satisfied with cotton in a nice fabric and design.

 

[Mirage-]

I'm lumping robes and gowns together here.

I made the mistake of buying a wool robe. It's highly likely you'll end up wearing it with just a t-shirt, and it ends up being pretty itchy.

Looking back, I would've been more satisfied with cotton in a nice fabric and design.

I also have a wool, basically unlined (only back of shoulders, NOT sleeves mysteriously) dressing gown - I don't understand why they don't line them (or barely, which is maybe even worse as it just make it more expensive to "unline" and reline).
Although, it still wouldn't help versus the highest offender, which is the collar (the neck being more susceptible to itchy wool, which is also why I don't like wool turtlenecks).

That said, I am not sure what you mean by difference between dressing robe and dressing gown. Unless you mean a bathrobe?
Or you mean a smoking jacket, i.e. basically a jacket-length version of the gown?

 

[FlyingHorker]

I also have a wool, basically unlined (only back of shoulders, NOT sleeves mysteriously) dressing gown - I don't understand why they don't line them (or barely, which is maybe even worse as it just make it more expensive to "unline" and reline).
Although, it still wouldn't help versus the highest offender, which is the collar (the neck being more susceptible to itchy wool, which is also why I don't like wool turtlenecks).

That said, I am not sure what you mean by difference between dressing robe and dressing gown. Unless you mean a bathrobe?
Or you mean a smoking jacket, i.e. basically a jacket-length version of the gown?

I didn't even think of the lining, great point. I may have this done by my tailor now, thanks for the idea.

Yes, absolutely the neck is the worst part.

I recently ventured into turtlenecks and have been very satisfied by some basic Lands End Super T Turtlenecks in cotton. Spandex at the neck and cuffs, t-shirt weight, very comfortable. I may try merino wool turtlenecks though.

I'm not sure of the differences either, in my head a robe is anything cotton, wool, or something synthetic.

A gown of something silk.

However, I went back to the Derek Rose website where I bought my robe, and they call it a gown, so I have no idea and likely made up the differences.

 

[dieworkwear]

Lining a dressing gown is a double edge sword.

On the one hand, it protects you from the itchiness of wool, assuming you're sensitive to wool. On the other hand, a Bemberg lining will be slightly slithery, and cotton or silk linings will require regular cleaning. Those materials don't self-regulate odor like wool.

(edit: for some reason, Styleforum won't let me type s l i t h e r y)

 

[FlyingHorker]

Lining a dressing gown is a double edge sword.

On the one hand, it protects you from the itchiness of wool, assuming you're sensitive to wool. On the other hand, a Bemberg lining will be slightly ****hery, and cotton or silk linings will require regular cleaning. Those materials don't self-regulate odor like wool.

(edit: for some reason, Styleforum won't let me type s l i t h e r y)

Bemberg sounds like the best option. Not the warmest, but it's a nice trade off from just being itchy. I've always enjoyed the feeling of it on bare skin.

 

[Mirage-]

I recently ventured into turtlenecks and have been very satisfied by some basic Lands End Super T Turtlenecks in cotton. Spandex at the neck and cuffs, t-shirt weight, very comfortable. I may try merino wool turtlenecks though.

I have a couple from Eredi Pisanò, more or less like yours, except it's 100% cotton and the sleeves cuffs are fairly tight; also the cotton feels very distinctively smooth, not sure if it's brushed or treated in some other way, but I like it. Very useful under jackets, not too much on its own as it's indeed too light for whenever you want a turtleneck.
I have a couple merino turtlenecks from Amazon Goodthreads actually, and I don't enjoy wearing them, even with merino they slightly irritate my skin on the neck, plus they are tighter than I'd like around the neck (weirdly, I have both an S and M, I can fit into both, and both have this problem) so it does feel like I'm being very weakly strangled, as the famous quote goes.

 

[R.O. Thornhill]

Sean O’Flynn made me a dressing gown in cashmerello ten years ago that I just retired. It was very nice but a little lightweight. Also used to have a Charvet cotton one.

At the moment I have gone back to RTW - a flannel one from Anglo-Italian and a linen one from A&S Both excellent.For winter I do like flannel with a minimal lining in the shoulders

 

[FlyingHorker]

I have a couple from Eredi Pisanò, more or less like yours, except it's 100% cotton and the sleeves cuffs are fairly tight; also the cotton feels very distinctively smooth, not sure if it's brushed or treated in some other way, but I like it. Very useful under jackets, not too much on its own as it's indeed too light for whenever you want a turtleneck.
I have a couple merino turtlenecks from Amazon Goodthreads actually, and I don't enjoy wearing them, even with merino they slightly irritate my skin on the neck, plus they are tighter than I'd like around the neck (weirdly, I have both an S and M, I can fit into both, and both have this problem) so it does feel like I'm being very weakly strangled, as the famous quote goes.

Merino quality can vary quite a bit in my experience. It sounds like I should stay away and just stick to those smooth t-necks. I agree they're perfect for wearing under a jacket.