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Robes

Robes are the layer that goes over everything else. Sheer mesh long robes, marabou trimmed glam robes, iridescent kimonos and printed wraps, in short and full lengths, cut to be seen rather than to keep you warm.

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What is a lingerie robe?

A lingerie robe is not a bathrobe. It is cut light and made of things that fall open: mesh, chiffon, feather trim and soft wovens. It ties at the waist instead of wrapping closed, and it is built to show what is underneath rather than cover it. Warmth is not the job and never was.

This is the piece that makes everything else easier to wear. A set you feel too exposed in on its own works with something over it, and a robe is what carries you from the door to the bed, or from getting ready to being photographed. It is also the least demanding thing in lingerie: it goes over what you already own, it does not have to fit anywhere in particular, and it is the only piece that improves an outfit you have already decided on.

Two practical things. Marabou is feather down sewn along the cuffs and the hem, and a new one sheds a little: shake it out over a bin before you wear it and it settles down after that. And the tie decides everything. A thin self-tie belt works loose over an evening, a wide sash stays where you put it, and an open kimono cut has no tie at all because it is meant to hang.

Types of robes

Grouped by fabric and length, with the rest of each one next door.

  • Marabou trim: feather down at the cuffs and the hem, in short glam lengths. The most theatrical thing on the page and the one that photographs like old Hollywood.
  • Sheer mesh and chiffon: long and see-through, floating rather than draping. These read as a full length silhouette from a distance and as nothing at all up close.
  • Kimonos and wraps: open cut with wide sleeves and no closure to fight. The easiest to throw on and the easiest to wear out of the bedroom.
  • Short and mini lengths: hitting at the hip or the thigh, so the legs stay out. Less coverage and more movement than a full length.
  • Printed and novelty: patterns and licensed designs, bought for what they say rather than for what they cover.
  • Chemise and slips: what most people put on underneath, and the shape a robe was designed to sit over.
  • Babydolls: short and loose, and the other half of the same outfit.
  • Bra and panty sets: the version a robe makes wearable for anyone who is not ready to stand there in just a set.
  • Teddies: one piece, and the most photographed thing to wear a sheer robe over.
  • Panties: the bottom half on its own, which is most of what a short robe gets worn with.
  • Plus size lingerie: extended sizing, on its own page so the fits are easier to find.
  • All lingerie: the full range, for whatever goes underneath.

How to choose the right one

If it is going over something you already own: check the tie, not the size. A wide sash holds all evening and a thin self-tie belt does not. That single detail is the difference between a robe you keep closed and one you keep retying.

On sizing: this is the most forgiving thing in lingerie. There is no cup, no waistband and nothing that has to land in a specific place. One size genuinely covers a wide range here, which is not true anywhere else on the site.

If you want the feathers: marabou, and expect a little shed at first. Shake a new one out over a bin and it settles. What is left behind on the first wear is normal and it stops.

If it is for photographs: long and sheer. Full length mesh moves when you do and catches light through the fabric, which is the whole reason it looks the way it does on camera. A short robe reads as an outfit instead of as a moment.

If you are buying it for somebody else: a robe needs no measurements at all. Nothing has to fit, so there is nothing to guess wrong, and it still arrives looking like an occasion. It is the safest thing in lingerie to buy for a person whose sizes you do not know.

On care: hand wash cold, hang to dry, keep feathers out of water. Mesh and chiffon lose their drape in a machine, and marabou clumps permanently once it gets soaked. Spot clean around the trim instead. See all lingerie for the rest of the range.