It won’t be news to anyone reading this that the Philippines is a rather warm place. However, if you travel to other countries, you’ll find that, to save money on expensive heating bills, the temperature in many people’s homes is often in the middle or even low sixties, which feels much colder when you are in a drier climate. Even the relatively warm United States West Coast can feel shockingly chilly. On a frosty-feeling San Francisco day in a friend’s house, you will understand the appeal of thick woolly bath robes after a shower. It’s especially nice if the robe has just come out of the dryer. It’s just one of the nicest feelings ever.
Of course, if you’re going to wear bath robes here, it’s often more about modesty than keeping warm. The tendency is generally to purchase lighter materials and perhaps shorter kimono-style cuts that can look very attractive on the right person. Of course, a lot of people here and all over the world don’t even bother with robes, just jumping into jeans and a t-shirt or whatever form of household casual wear they prefer. It’s just like the way in some countries years ago it wasn’t considered quite decent to sleep in anything other than pajamas, while today there is more of an anything-goes approach. Surely clothes manufacturers are not overly happy about that.
Still, it’s definitely easy to be pro-robe. Even in relatively warm weather they can feel quite cozy and, especially in a damp climate like ours, sometimes towels don’t really do the job in terms of drying off completely, so bath robes can make a good middle step between the shower and your actual clothes for the day.
Of course, then the question becomes what colors are best. Pink for ladies is always a solid option and baby blue looks good on just about everyone, as does white. For some reason, you almost never see a black bath robe. Don’t ask us why.
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