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  1. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    I think this an antique robe, feels like silk and the label name I could only find dates before 1928. I have never seen a robe like this with this type of belt.
    I wonder if it was made for someone famous or royalty.

    Any ideas on the maker exactly and who might it have been made for or worn by ?

    Thank You

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    billyd3us, Jan 29, 2018
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Just a men's bathrobe. Here's a September 27, 1920 W.A. Huff Co. ad featuring something similar.

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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Even though Huff calls it a bath robe, you would hardly want to put it on while still damp from the bath, so I would call it a man's dressing gown. Quite a nice one too. Could well be silk satin.
     
    Bronwen, Jan 30, 2018
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  4. Any Jewelry

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    Men's silk dressing gowns weren't reserved for royalty. My grandfather (from the non-royal side) wore one quite similar to this one, different colours, also with braided tassels. My father had a Chinese silk one, with Shou symbols and dragons.
     
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  5. billyd3us

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    Nice, I guess your computer is smarter than mine..lol
     
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  6. billyd3us

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    Yeah, I wouldn't put it on after a shower either, I put my 100% thick cotton one on.
     
    billyd3us, Jan 30, 2018
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    Nice any jewelry..Thank You
     
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  8. yourturntoloveit

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    Oh my goodness, shades of Hugh Hefner's "favorite" attire at the Playboy Mansion (apparently even when "guests" were in attendance). :rolleyes:
     
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  9. billyd3us

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    That would be cool if it was his huh ?
     
    billyd3us, Jan 31, 2018
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  10. billyd3us

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    Thanks for this ad Debora..I bet it's worth about $800
     
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