From the shower to the show, A-listers are giving bathrobes a go.
At the intersection of coziness and couture are haute housecoats, rising as the cold season’s hottest frocks thanks to Kylie Jenner, Rihanna and Angelina Jolie.
“Women just want to be comfortable this fall,” Upper East Side stylist Jamie Lewis tells The Post of the buzzy “bathrobe dress” trend. “It’s all about being comfy, sexy, showing some skin and feeling good.”
And it’s hard to feel anything less than your best while swaddled in fluffy finery.
The voguish turn toward bathrobes comes as unfussy fashionistas of NYC and beyond relax deeper into post-pandemic unpretentiousness.
Since the dark days of quarantine, during which most folks donned oversized sweats and plushy loungewear around the clock, tastemakers have artfully married luxury and leisure to create perfect aprés-lockdown looks.
Posh attendees of last month’s New York Fashion Week wowed in baggy shorts à la Adam Sandler, 58, whose signature schlub style earned him style-icon status throughout the global health crisis.
And the cool kids of Gen Z have recently anointed “sweatpants jeans” — cushy cotton bottoms known to millennials as “jeggings” — the faux-denim saviors of fashion.
But it was Jenner, 27, the generation’s de facto leader, who put bathrobes on the map when she sported a black, velveteen piece during Paris fashion week in January.
The Khy tycoon strutted through the City of Light in Christian Louboutin pumps with her robe dress tied at the waist and its sleeves sagging off her shoulders, granting onlookers a gander at her matching bra.
Not to be outdone, came French actress Isabelle Huppert, 71, who turned heads in a custom Balenciaga robe dress at the Cannes Film Festival in May, proving that bathroom-wear isn’t just for folks in their 20s.
Rihanna, 36, too, stunned in the snug style, stepping out in a pale yellow number by Jacquemus to celebrate the launch of her Fenty Hair during London fashion week last month.
Jolie, 49, is the latest luminary to rock a robe while on the scene. The Oscar winner stopped Manhattan traffic Tuesday, cloaked in a fuzzy black wrap while promoting her new flick, “Maria,” at the New York Film Festival.
But Marley Tipper, 24, an up-and-coming model from Los Angeles, told The Post her fondness for furry robes as dresses wasn’t influenced by Jenner, RiRi or Jolie. Instead, she said the “lazy” look just speaks to her wild style.
“I love terrycloth and how robes cinch my shape while also being so comfortable,” said Tipper, who suited up in the avant-garde garb in June. She paired a cropped white robe with matching heels, and shared visuals of the funky vesture with her over 40,000 TikTok followers.
“My personal style is very eclectic,” added the brunette. “So, mixing something that’s considered ‘lazy’ with a pair of stiletto pumps and a cute scarf is very on brand for me.”
And Lewis, a Saks Fifth Avenue brand ambassador-turned-pro stylist, said any glamour gal can tap into the fuzzy fun, too.
“The bathrobe dress is for everyone,” she said. “It’s here to stay.”
Here are her top three tips for making robes vogue:
- Pair fluffy robes with more textures, like leather or suede pants
- Accessorize with heels or cool motorcycle boots
- Avoid black or white robes this fall. Instead, look for charcoal gray, chocolate brown or oxblood red.
