housecoats
Loose indoor garments
Housecoats are loose, lightweight robes worn at home over nightclothes or casual attire.
The garment is associated with mid-twentieth-century domestic life—a woman might throw on a housecoat to make breakfast or answer the door.
The word sounds dated now, largely replaced by robe or bathrobe: She padded around in her housecoat until noon.
Long loose outer garment
- dressing gownInformal home robe
- bathrobeLounging garment for home
- wrapperOuter protective layer
- loungewearCasual clothes for relaxing
kimono · housedress · negligee · peignoir · muumuu · kaftan · yukata · sleepwear
Daily start-of-day habits
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxationState of being unwound
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- homeOne's personal residence
slippers · curlers · coffee · newspaper · chores · leisurely · cozy · informal
Decade after WWII
- retroEvoking recent past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
traditional · modest · apron · suburban · domestic · postwar · catalog · heirloom
robe
Long loose outer garment
- dressing gownInformal home robe
- bathrobeLounging garment for home
- wrapperOuter protective layer
loungewear · kimono · housedress · negligee · peignoir · muumuu · kaftan · yukata · sleepwear · coverup
morning routine
Daily start-of-day habits
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxationState of being unwound
- comfortEase or soothing relief
home · slippers · curlers · coffee · newspaper · chores · leisurely · cozy · informal · private
1950s
Decade after WWII
- retroEvoking recent past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- nostalgicLonging for the past
old-fashioned · traditional · modest · apron · suburban · domestic · postwar · catalog · heirloom · grandmother
- senior clothingcardigans, shawls, elastic waist pants, orthopedic shoes, compression socks
housecoatsouterwear
Protective top garments
overcoats · topcoats · parkas · raincoats · trench coats
housecoatsevening gowns
Formal women's floor-length dresses
ball gowns · formal wear · tuxedos · cocktail dresses · business suits