A
bathrobe,
dressing gown,
morning gown or
housecoat is a
robe. A bathrobe is usually made from towelling or other absorbent textile, and may be donned while the wearer's body is wet, serving both as a
towel and an informal
garment. A dressing gown or a housecoat is a loose, open-fronted
gown closed with a fabric belt that is put on over
nightwear on rising from bed, or, less commonly today, worn over some day clothes when partially dressed or undressed in the morning or evening (for example, over a man's shirt and trousers without jacket and tie). The regular wearing of a dressing gown by men about the house is derived from the 18th-century wearing of the
banyan in
orientalist imitation. The
Japanese yukata is an unlined, cotton
kimono worn as a bathrobe or as summer outdoor clothing. Several styles of bathrobes are marketed to consumers, categorized by textile material and type of weave.