M, L or XL — how should a kimono robe actually sit?
A kimono is meant to wrap and overlap, not to close on the button. If you are between sizes, go up. A wrap robe that only just meets at the front gapes every time you sit down, and that is the single most common reason people send a robe back.
| Choose | If this sounds like you |
|---|---|
| M | You normally buy small-to-medium and you want the robe to follow your shape rather than swim on you. The sleeves will sit closer to the wrist, which matters if you cook or do your hair in it. |
| L | The default for most people, and the one to pick if you are undecided. Enough overlap at the front to stay closed while you move around the house getting ready. |
| XL | You want the loose, deliberately oversized look, or you wear a robe over pyjamas rather than over nothing. Also the choice if you find most sleeves too tight across the upper arm. |
Sizing up on a wrap robe costs you nothing in look. Sizing down costs you the wrap.
Is this a post-shower robe or a lounging robe?
It is a lounging robe with a kimono cut, not a towelling one. That distinction decides whether you will love it or be mildly annoyed by it, so it is worth being straight about.
| Works well for | Avoid if |
|---|---|
| Throwing on after you have towelled off, over pyjamas, or for the hour between waking up and getting dressed. | You want something that dries you off instead of a towel — this is a light woven robe, not a bath sheet with arms. |
| Warm rooms, summer mornings, hotel-style getting-ready routines, and packing for a trip where a heavy robe is out of the question. | You want a heavy winter robe to sit in for hours in a cold house. |
Wash cold, hang it to dry, and iron on low if you want the leaf print crisp. The step people skip is hanging it up straight away rather than balling it in the wash basket — a light woven robe creases hard, and once it has dried creased it stays that way.
The robe you put on because you want to, not because you are damp.
Most people own one robe and it is the wrong one: an ankle-length towelling thing that weighs four pounds, takes a day and a half to dry, and lives on a hook because it is too much effort to wear. So you end up wandering between the shower and the wardrobe wrapped in a towel that keeps coming loose. A light kimono robe is the one you actually reach for, because putting it on is not a commitment.

Why the kimono cut is the whole design
A standard robe is built like a dressing gown — set-in sleeves, a collar, a lot of seams around the shoulder. It binds when you reach up, which you notice every single time you dry your hair. A kimono cut drops straight from the shoulder with a wide sleeve, so there is no seam sitting on the joint and nothing to pull against when you move your arms. That is why kimono robes feel loose without looking sloppy.
The wrap front does the same job for the body. Instead of a fixed closure at a fixed width, the panels overlap and the tie sets where it sits, so the same robe works whether you have it on over bare skin or over nightwear. Combined with the leaf print, which is busy enough to hide creasing and water spots, you get a robe that looks presentable when someone knocks on the door — which is more than can be said for a bobbled towelling one.
- M — the closest-fitting of the three. Sleeve falls nearer the wrist, less fabric to gather when you tie it. Best if you dislike swimming in fabric.
- L — the balanced version. Full kimono drape at the sleeve with a deep enough front overlap that you can sit cross-legged without adjusting it.
- XL — deliberately roomy. The sleeve hangs wider and the wrap crosses further, which is the look people mean when they say hotel robe.

What You're Getting
- One Elegant Leaf Print Kimono Bathrobe in your chosen size — M, L or XL
- Kimono cut with wide dropped sleeves and no shoulder seam to bind
- Wrap front with a tie, so the fit adjusts to what you are wearing underneath
- All-over leaf print, which hides creases and splashes far better than a plain robe
- Lightweight woven fabric — a lounging robe, not a towelling bath sheet
- Cold machine wash and hang to dry; it dries in hours, not overnight
- Iron on low if you want the print sitting flat
- Packs completely flat, which is why it survives a suitcase where a towelling robe does not
Free tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.
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If a piece doesn’t feel right in your home, get in touch within 30 days of delivery. We’ll arrange a refund or exchange — whichever you prefer.
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Fewer than 1% of customers ever need to use this, but the option’s always there — because home should feel like home.



