Robe Shopping - Vent

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:17 am

amother Charcoal wrote:

I know someone who bought this as a robe and she's very happy with it

https://amzn.to/3ZaWoQZ
https://amzn.to/3Xp2hYl

This is a very popular look right now, but pray tell, how can I nurse in it???

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:19 am

amother Valerian wrote:

What about this?
https://cmoi.nyc/collections/d.....20735

It's a bit casual for my taste, but more importantly, how does it fit? Seems to me to be narrow at the hip.

amother

↑ Valerian

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:20 am

amother OP wrote:

It's a bit casual for my taste, but more importantly, how does it fit? Seems to me to be narrow at the hip.

I haven’t tried it but love this store in general. Usually they run true to size but this one does look like it could run narrow.

They have locations in Brooklyn and Tom’s river
I also did well one year with a maxi dress at Japparel. I wear often Friday nights and shbbs morning.

singleagain ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:20 am

Smallshow Women's Long Sleeve Maxi Nursing Dress Maternity Breastfeeding Clothes https://a.co/d/ctayZ4G

I did an Amazon search for maxi nursing dress and found this...

amother

Honeydew

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:24 am

ittsamother wrote:

I thought a lot of them were really pretty too.
It's definitely just a matter of opinion.

But it's not what people wear these days. Those robes were in style when I was in elementary school.
Now the robes are much more flattering and comfortable.

↑ wanttobehappy

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:27 am

https://a.co/d/2PP9hro

This can work for nursing

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:28 am

Thanks so much everyone for taking the time. I was really just looking to vent.
(An amazon dress won't have that look and feel of a nice shabbos robe. BTDT with my last baby)

↑ singleagain

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:33 am

amother OP wrote:

Thanks so much everyone for taking the time. I was really just looking to vent.
(An amazon dress won't have that look and feel of a nice shabbos robe. BTDT with my last baby)

I don't know. I bought some really nice things on Amazon. Even stuff that I wore to two of my siblings weddings was from Amazon

Might just take a little bit of playing around with the filters you know for material style and such, but it is possible to find some nice things.

sandyish

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:40 am

The chassidish lingerie/robe shops have the best robes. Huge huge selection, usually a sale on last seasons which look the same. If you share your location I can share store names.

↑ ittsamother ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:42 am

amother Yarrow wrote:

Here is a link for photo reference:

https://thelingerieshopny.com/.....maxis

Oh wait, I thought we were talking about these dresses Laugh

sub

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:46 am

ittsamother wrote:

Oh wait, I thought we were talking about these dresses Laugh

Dress Blank has similar items. They are maxi dresses. And they are priced in the 50$ range.

cupcake123 ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 9:46 am

Polyester is what drives me the most crazy! If anyone finds any cotton robes for kids or adults can you let us know?

honey36

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 10:55 am

https://www.seraphine.com/en-u.....rown/

Seraphine. Not great material either, but all dresses are nursing friendly and not crazy expensive. Have to sort through to find the ones that don't need a shell... Hatzlacha

zaq

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 1:46 pm

amother OP wrote:

Today was the third time I went out to look for a robe, spent at least an hour, and came home with nothing!!!
Why are all the robes I tried on in Jewish stores costing almost 200 bucks? They are literal shmattes. Why does plastic clothes cost so much money???

Why do so many robes need a shell??? Isn't that the point of buying a robe in a frum store??? Not to have to layer? Besides, when the robe costs what it costs (precisely because it's an exclusive Jewish item), I dont' want to spend another 30 bucks for a shell.

Why are so many robes made that I can't nurse in them? I mean, aren't about a third of Jewish women at any given time nursing their babies/toddlers? If I can only nurse in my bedroom by lifting up the whole robe from the bottom, it's a no-go for me.

Why are they nearly all made of polyester??? Can we have cottons please???? I need some breathable fabric. My last robe was a cotton velour, but I can't find another sucha. In the summer, same problem. Can we have cool lightweight breathable materials and not shvitzy polyester?

All this is besides for the difficult fit. I feel privileged and entitled complaining about this factor. I have a typical Jewish momma shaped figure - hips that are disproportionately wider than my upper body. I canNOT take a size bigger to accomodate my behind because then it hangs under my arms, but a size smaller sits on my behind and hips. Can we please have robes with SPACE to breathe in them? Like after eating a meal and my belly expands a bit, can we have the extra mileage there and yet still have it fit nicely on top?

I am so frustrated!!!

Am I asking for too much?

Right on, sistah!
So how about starting your own business designing robes to your specifications? Surely someone on Etsy can produce a first model if you don't sew, after which you can look for a factory to mass-produce. (FTR, I davka don't need more hip space as I have no tush at all, but I can use extra room in the midsection. Just saying. )

↑ giftedmom ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 1:48 pm

cupcake123 wrote:

Polyester is what drives me the most crazy! If anyone finds any cotton robes for kids or adults can you let us know?

Velour and velvet are mostly cotton. Lingerie shop has a lot of cotton robes in general.

amother

Jasmine

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 3:19 pm

Thank Hakadosh Baruch Hu you are nursing. I wish . I haven’t anything remotely like your figure. I have a hard time with robes mostly for the prices. I actually wear a nursing robe. So idk what you are talking about. But really don’t take your gift for granted

amother

↑ Lemon ↓

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 3:28 pm

I get the need for nursing robes, but I wouldn’t want the stores to make all robes nursing designed. When I’m not nursing I do not want to think about it and I want to wear nice robes without zippers and buttons. I absolutely do not want my entire adult life to revolve around nursing.

amother

Rose

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 3:29 pm

giftedmom wrote:

Velour and velvet are mostly cotton. Lingerie shop has a lot of cotton robes in general.

Lots of velour is poly these days. You can tell be looking and feeling. It's thin, shiny, slipper, cold, heavy.

↑ giftedmom

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 3:35 pm

amother Rose wrote:

Lots of velour is poly these days. You can tell be looking and feeling. It's thin, shiny, slipper, cold, heavy.

Yes 100% you can tell the difference

amother

Cognac

Fri, Oct 11 2024, 3:39 pm

Lol I’m stuck on the fact that at any given time 30% are nursing. Trying to do the math if that’s true.
So if these are women’s robes it’s for age 17 to 70+. Out of the 53 year range people have children on and off for around 25 tops. From this 25 year age range what percentage is nursing at any given time? I’d say not more than 25%.
So that’s around 12% of potential customers….
There are robes with front zippers, and robe tops and skirts, and even some with side zippers….
I don’t think they specifically need to be more accommodating to nursing moms. Especially if there’s an easy solution with the zippers..