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my husband, who often lovingly refers to me as his fashion statement, will tell you there is nothing sexier than a woman who doesn't give a sh.t about what other people think about her style, her attire, her make up (or lack of), her hair (do, color, cut, etc). We both agree, the sexiest women are the ones who are confident in the skin they are in to do what they want how THEY want. If it means going with the latest trends, great! if it means swimming against the trend, great! As long as the doing comes from confidence and with love and acceptance of those who dare to wear differently. So yeah, though I don't own a dryrobe here in warm and humid Florida, USA, I totally applaud telling anyone who dares to criticize a woman 'of a certain age' or disposition, any woman really, I'm totally happy being who I am and how I present myself. Consider this . . . if anyone (man, woman, fashionista, influencer, etc) has so much time to pass judgement on any woman (ANY WOMAN) they truly need to get a life. Because, the only thing they are truly doing in offering up criticism is showing off just how shallow and meaningless their little existence is.

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This is BRILLIANT. Amen to all of this (and your husband is 100% an honourary shelfie). 💛

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Well, apparently I've been living under a rick because I had never heard of the dryrobe! 🤣 In Spain we have a saying: may I be warm and other people laugh about it, meaning that if something it keeps you warm, who cares if people think it's ugly, and I've always lived by it!

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Wonderful saying! We give you dryrobes and your give us poetry 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🤗 😝

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It’s going on the Christmas list …

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🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

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Love this, Toni! I’ve never seen so many dryrobe wearers in one place than I did at the Big Retreat - what’s the collective noun, I wonder?

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What a fun piece! I’d love one! I always look at them on vinted. You can’t have enough coats in Northumberland - I’d wear it for dog walking! Maybe the school run too!

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You can never have enough coats. Do it! And thank me later :) 🤗

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There’s one by Cape Cove that is LUSH

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This was a fun read, thank you! Wild how revelling in your comfort is a subversive act today but here we are. I feel the same way about my joggers. But i gotta say... wearing your chunky monkey on a tiny-seated Ryanair flight is a new level of dry-robe-wankerism! I'm one of the haters but power to you... the only thing I've ever used one for is to sit on and even that felt a little dirty...

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😝 I am very proud of that Ryanair win. And thank you for sharing another reason to love a DR - they also double as cosy ground sheets! Happy Friday 💛

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Love it :D

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I’m a Wylding suit wanker. Possibly even worse

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I don’t know what this is (yet!) - but I know I’m going to love it (and probably wear it to Tesco) 💛

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It’s a fleecey lined jumpsuit for outdoorsy business. Very popular in my lido. (I started it)

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thanks for the restack @Jim Hawkins 💛are you representing as a DRW?! 🙌

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