Fruit Print Tie-Waist Bathrobe

Most bathrobes are a single flat color because that is the easy thing to make. This one is printed with fruit across the whole cloth, which is a small decision that changes what the garment is for - it reads as something you would wear making coffee with someone else in the house, not only something you throw on between the shower and getting dressed.

The cut is full length and cut thick rather than light. A long robe covers the shins, which is the part that gets cold first on a tiled floor in the morning, and the weight of the cloth is what makes a robe feel warm rather than merely worn. Long sleeves and a tie belt at the waist let you set how closed it sits instead of holding it shut, and the print hides the marks that a pale robe shows within a week.

Four colors are available - yellow, pink, white and ivory - in sizes S, M and L. Wash it cool and hang it to dry. Robes are worn wet and washed often, which is exactly the combination that wears fabric out fastest, so avoiding high heat in the dryer is the single thing that most extends how long it lasts.

• Fruit print across the full garment
• Full-length cut in a thick cloth
• Long sleeves with a tie belt at the waist
• Four colors: yellow, pink, white, ivory
• Sizes S, M and L
• Wash cool and hang to dry; avoid high heat
• Fabric composition not specified by the supplier