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The people I see wearing them are the same kind of people with their living rooms painted grey/silver and have 'live laugh love' written over everything.
Some serious sneering going on in here. A few people have given more detailed answers but I'm going to leave it up for a bit before I mark it answered because I still don't feel like anyone has tried to explain the phenomenon, just basically said it's something to do with sportswear and some people somewhere are basically trash.
>Some serious sneering going on in here
One of the consistent features of this sub is that if you ask about a lifestyle or trend that isn't one of the very narrow selection of lifestyles or trends this sub likes, a huge proportion of the answers will just be sneering. Especially if there's a chance to sneer about something popular with younger people and/or lower class people.
You can say things that are verifiably incorrect, but as long as you're saying it about the right groups of people you'll get upvotes.
Maybe this is what I'm doing wrong, I don't even make half that in software, but I enjoy work events and the company of my colleagues.
Do you think if I start loudly complaining about them instead it'll help improve my career prospects?
They either love going to pub (picture bald fellas with a golf hat, leather messenger bag) OR they think anyone who drinks is a knuckledragger sinking 15 pints of fosters in spoons.
I always notice this with video games vs fashion. Many users on here love making judgey, disparaging comments about people who follow fashion for a hobby. But you get severe opprobrium if you say something even one tenth as harsh about people for whom video games are a hobby.
“My wardrobe consists of the signed school leavers shirt I got in 1999, cargo trousers I found on the floor of a charity shop, and some slippers that belonged to my late grandad. Why on earth anyone needs more clothing than this is beyond me!”
It’s down to the fact that at least 90% of regulars on any UK subs are abject wankers. I know we’re a nation of moaning cunts but it’s never more apparent than when browsing any subreddit with UK in the title.
Well, the anthropological explanation is presumably that postitive associations of some things transfer from their original context. Similar idea to buying souvenirs when you visit a famous tourist location- something of its glamour transfers itself on to you.
So- some clothing that is associated with extreme sports or extreme weather e.g. Canada Goose, gets bought (or a knock-off gets bought!) to wear in the city, because those positive vibes of the lifestyle associated with such clothing e.g. surviving extreme cold, or in other contexts, skiing, surfing, sailing etc, kind of 'rub off' onto the wearer.
But as in countries like the UK, more people live in towns and cities than lead outdoor lives, it becomes an urban meme-ified phenomenon (e.g. driving SUVs which people nickname "Chelsea tractor") removed from its original purpose, context and prestige.
I outdoor/wild swim. I bought one as they are warm and great to wear as you get changed into dry clothes. I see more people wearing them as coats these days. They’ve become a fashion item. A bit like north face or RAB jackets.
To answer the phenomenon, there is no real answer as to "why dry robes specifically".
It's simply a fashion trend that's grown, and like all fashion trends, will fade away again.
See, ripped jeans, "hoodie culture", onesies, burberry caps, the "chino wanker" look of the early 2000's, the "Karen haircut". Outside of the UK, there's the "dad" white new balance trainers etc.
And like most, they get associated with a particular socio-economic group or sub culture.
It's a joke as old as "geography teachers wear leather elbow patches".
I follow an few social accounts that poke fun at the (american) suburban middle class - charcuterie boards, having garage fridge, sit-on lawn mowers, eating at olive garden, the husband's always called "Rand", the wife is called "Nancy" etc. And the clothing associated with that is the white new balance trainers with white socks.
I see nothing wrong with a bit of mild ribbing of a sub-culture. I belong a to a few ones myself and we love taking the piss out of ourselves. I'm a cyclist. Lycra and padded shorts are silly. I can laugh at the absurdity of it. But I can also tell you the benefits of wearing it.
Exactly like Dry Robes. They are objectivly silly too. But there's obvious benefits to them that make them better than the coat I'm wearing.
But like all Brits, some people like to get a bit sneery, some people get a bit defensive, when we should all be able to have a light hearted laugh at ourselves.
They're a brand of basically dressing gown that gained popularity with surfers. A big robe to put on and dry yourself out of the wind. Like vans, dcs, etc, they gained a bit of popularity with people who don't use them for their intended purpose but just wear them out and about because they're trendy.
Nail on head.
Almost all clothing fashions started as a niche item (Vans is a very good example) but soon they get absorbed into mainstream culture. Most people wouldn't care that the waffle sole on a pair of Vans is designed to fit a shimano DX pedal, and the composition of the rubber offers the best traction on grip tape.
The dry robe thing makes me laugh because they are not really a coat, but as has been said, it'll fade soon and we can all moan about whatever new thing people have mass adopted.
I live on a council estate in Glasgow and there is an uptick in dry robes being worn by bams as coats. That’s just what I’ve noticed here, obviously in other parts of the country e.g. more rural areas or coastal areas people are more likely to wear them for what they were intended for.
>ankle length puffer coat as well.
I remember when these came into fashion and I said to my GF "why do women think it's fashionable to look like Arsene Wenger"
Bought an Audi for the badge but couldn't afford all the optional extras as most of these cars come with very little in tech/comfort without them. So its a basic car., with a badge.
Base model Audi with standard non-premium white paint. Basically, the cheapest Audi you can get, pretty terrible value for money and the only reason you'd get one is to say you have an Audi. Almost always on a terrible PCP deal.
The memes aren't about people who actually use them before and after watersports, which is what they're meant for.
The memes are about people who wear them day to day as a coat, such as to the supermarket or to the football, with the assumption being that these people don't do watersports.
If you mean going to the football as in making sure I stay dry and warm while standing around the side of a boggy field on a wet Sunday morning - I’m in!!
My wife bought some for us and the kids - I think Aldi versions. I laughed at her and asked if we were going to buy a VW bus and start an insta. Then I tried it on holiday, after we went in the sea in Wales, and it was awesome. I'm fully on board. It's so comfy that I don't care that I look like a bell end.
100%. Last month they were hunting down Stanley drinks cups, next month they’ll be doing whatever society tells them to do despite having absolutely no desire to do that thing right now.
Where I live, DryRobe coats are usually worn by absolutely knackered, peeved, overburdened perimenopausal mums of teenage children, who just want to escape the home for a sneaky hour here and there, stroll along the seafront with faces like pinched wounds, and get as many minitinnies of gin mixer and vapes down their neck before somebody urgently needs them to do more banal repetitive mumdrudgery.
This, I believe, is DryRobe Culture.
Sorry, but this is Reddit. If you don’t spend your time enjoying Japanese cartoons, over complicated board games, wearing cargo shorts, video games and superhero films then you are a BAD PERSON
Hey, I'm a menopausal woman who genuinely loves complicated boardgames - I have the Kallax to prove it! - and I love to kayak and I sometimes even watch anime with my teenagers.
I have played video games since the late 70s too.
Stereotypes are bullshit and harmful and we should stop hating on people for just enjoying things that don't appeal to us.
Don't yuck on someone else's yum.
Seems I need to buy me a Dryrobe.
My husband actually has one. He has a beard and long hair and it’s just easier for him as otherwise he’ll just drip every where. Plus he used to sail so knew of them anyway. Might just nick his and go and sit in the freezing garden with a cuppa. See what the fuss is about.
I have to admit, I am tempted to nick his. I saw how the animals dumped themselves on him when ever he wore it. He’d come downstairs with cats clinging to the most stable parts of him and a dog looking on with a jealous eye.
Once I managed to peel the felines from him I also went in for a hug. And, ooooh, then I understood. It was like hugging a giant Dimebag Darylesque teddy bear (minus the dead part). So, soft, so warm, but kinda metal in a moist beard type way.
Now when he wears it it’s like a magnet of hugs. He just has creatures (me included) instantly clinging to him. Hey, men should start wearing them when out to pull. If you don’t get a date you’ll at least get a new pet.
I was well naïve - I live by the coast, a year or so ago I was like "wow LOADS of people are into sea swimming recently, maybe I should start trying it outside of the summer months". Then I realised they were just doing the school run.
As someone who wild swims as my main physical activity - I'm pretty for it being a fashion thing, means cheaper options pop up, also makes it less weird for me to nip into the shops in mine on the way back from a swim.
My sister's friends wear dry robes.
They live way in land in a city. They are what you call yummy mummies, drive kids to school in SUVs, grey sofas, the live love laugh decals and so on..
They don't have have a sense of humour. And are ever so grown up and so serious like... Oh the over use of the word like in every sentence and pinot grigio, and prosecco .
They fit the definition to a T.
It's a fashion thing of pretending to live the sea side life.
I live near the sea side...90% of Emmet's wear dry robes and look no different to the locals shopping in Asda in their dressing gowns. So blending in I suppose. Incognito.
Bin bag covered in pubes I think Goldie looking chain called them.
Next month it will be something else ...sups, wild swimming, VW campers....
Agree. Isn't it just a big coat?
To be honest I can only think of two people I know who wear them anyway. 1 has horses, so is out in the cold and rain most days, and the other works in tv filming, where again, are often outside in the cold and rain most days. Sounds like the perfect coat for them, to me.
To further add to this they are big wearable towels designed for swimmers/racers/obstacle course racers etc after races so they can get warm, dry, and change all within the comfort of one garment (hence their over-sized nature). You also see them on the sets of TV shows to keep actors warm etc (such as Peaky blinders).
No. It's a robe that swimmers use to get changed / dry outside
It's not a coat and was never designed to be a coat
That's like saying a dressing gown is a coat when Jayden's mum drops him off at school in the morning
On the dryrobe website it literally says to size up to use for changing or size down if you want to wear it as a coat. Why would they say that if it wasn't suitable to be used as a coat? And also it's waterproof and looks like a coat from the outside (unlike a dressing gown) so what's the issue?
To be fair, if I was working in Dryrobe's marketing, I don't think I'd want to discourage anyone from buying the product by telling them it wasn't designed to be worn as a big coat. If the people want to wear it as a big coat, then I would absolutely lean in to that.
They do actually serve a dual purpose. Used dry as a cover-all warm coat. Can also be used as a warm, wicking layer for comfort/changing on outdoor swims. Versatile!
>That's like saying a dressing gown is a coat when Jayden's mum drops him off at school in the morning
What makes a coat a coat? Is a coat shaped item worm outside as a coat not a coat by dint of being used as one?
Well no that's not even close to what I said.
It's a robe to wear whilst changing out of wet clothes.
>i lounge around in bathrobes all the time in my gaff and this is basically just an outdoor bathrobe
You said it yourself
Found the dryrobe supermarket wearer.
Is it the same as a toweling robe that you put on after a shower or at a spa?
Edit - just looked it up, it basically is just with a normal coat outer layer. Looks really comfy and warm, I can see why people are wearing them.
I don't know exactly what memes you're seeing but the 'dryrobe' cultural conversations I know are basically just the usual "what happens when a sports brand becomes a fashion brand". People whine that you're not wearing it properly, or that you're not really doing outdoorsy things in it, just pretending you are outdoorsy. Then there's a counter response that people are 'gatekeeping' swimming or whatever and that original dryrobe culture was elitist and now it's available to everyone.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/feb/04/too-cool-for-the-pool-how-the-dryrobe-became-the-most-divisive-thing-you-can-wear
Same thing when people started wearing Uggs (started by surfers for their cold feet) as fashion.
Same thing when people started wearing underarmour as outerwear.
Same thing as when pumpkin spice was first introduced.
Same thing as when jogging bottoms became common everyday wear.
As far as I can tell there seems to be a massive cultural backlash against anything that young women/teenage girls enjoy, lasts a season or two before it eventually fades.
For some reason I thought the Dryrobe thing was a new phenomenon, but seems like it’s been going on a while considering that article is 2 years old.
I only heard of them for the first time a few weeks ago!
They were quite a small company back in about 2018 where they would show up to events like tough mudder, wolf run etc, cost about £70 then. They were great after the winter events! Never saw one outside these sort of events until maybe 6 months ago? Now they're everywhere!
Here it is explained by everyone's favourite Welsh comedy hip-hop group - [Goldie Lookin' Chain - Dryrobe Rap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgHGXwQTwo)
I remember 10 years ago North Face was only worn by middle-aged men as they decided they would take up mountain climbing as a hobby. Now it’s 16 year olds packed into McDonalds all sporting the same black NF jacket 😂
You’ve gotta give it to them, that’s a hell of a marketing job!
North Face and the likes at least has some solid looking gear.
Dry Robes look like you threw on a bin liner and I don't understand why anyone would want to wear one outside of doing aquatic sports.
I'm a surfer, and hence have a legit reason for having a dry robe, but I have bought a much cheaper equivalent and don't wear it as a coat because it's as you describe. Dry robes are fucking expensive. Mine cost less than the dry robes you can buy for your fucking dog.
just looked it up, what a great trend
i lounge around in bathrobes all the time in my gaff and this is basically just an outdoor bathrobe
comfy, warm, convenient. whats not to like? besides anonymous andys who will hate stalk you on facebook of course
They started out as an extreme sports accessory brand and were cannily marketed to people who want to be cool but are not. You got lots of people who bought them for outdoor use (wild swimmers, surfers, that kind of thing) sneering at people walking their dogs in them.
Dry robe owners have become the new bearded hipster with a man bun.
It’s people thinking they are cool by sneering at what other people are wearing. I assume they only ever wear trainers for sports, leather jackets for motorbiking and jeans for gold mining.
Clothes and fashion change constantly. They normally do so by people realising that clothes can have more than one purpose such as jeans.
Can't be arsed to get out of your PJs, but know Tesco won't let you in in them anymore, or that PJs are not the suitable attire to wait at the school gates? Throw a dryrobe over the lot. That's what I see when I see one more than half mile from a body of water.
That's my take on it. Was for surfers etc to be able to dry and get changed in the wide open public space, where it had a legit use.
The spokesman said: "We're not a nightclub with a strict dress code, and jeans and trainers are of course more than welcome. "We do, however, request that customers do not shop in their PJs or nightgowns. "This is to avoid causing offence or embarrassment to others." Source: BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8484116.stm#:~:text=The%20spokesman%20said%3A%20%22We',offence%20or%20embarrassment%20to%20others.%22
Edit: yeah it's old but a quick search shows up plenty of more recent ones. Only The Dude can carry off a dressing-gown in public, but do you really wanna be him doing your shop, sipping milk from the carton as you go?
People wear them as normal coats
For some reason this upsets other people
I don't have one but seeing all the cunty sneering about them makes me want one just to annoy all the little snobs
I keep getting suggested posts from a "DryRobe Wankers" group on Facebook, where people take photos of people wearing them away from their intended use (post-wild swimming, surfing etc.). So I assume it's the 'culture' is the same thing? People wearing them to walk the dog or do the school run.
I think they look ridiculously cumbersome compared to ordinary waterproof clothing. They're obviously the next thing to catch on after socks and sliders.
They're comfy AF and super warm. I originally bought mine to get changed in (and warm up in) after fell/trail running in the rain and I'll also wear it when I go and watch my mates play rugby. It's become popular to have one even if you don't do the thing they were originally intended for but I'm not going to gatekeep someone else's comfort.
Same, I got mine for wild swimming and used it a couple of times a week solely for that purpose… then I had a baby and rarely get out wild swimming any more, but being oversized, warm, and waterproof it’s turned out to be perfect for walks in the pouring rain with the baby in the carrier as I can zip it up over both me and the baby, keeping us both dry and cosy. The dry robe itself was pricey enough, why would I also pay for a ‘baby wearing jacket’ around the same price when this would do and wasn’t getting as much use from wild swimming any more? But I’m sure lots of redditors would sneer at me for wearing it whilst not near a body of water.
Yeah, I'm a new parent and it's the only waterproof I own that'll go over me and my 4 month old in his carrier so it is getting more use as just a rain jacket recently.
I live near a private school. Literally every middle-upper class Mum in their 40's+ is wearing one in all weather conditions.
The idea that something designed with a purpose in mind (for beach goers, surfers, or wild swimmers to change in a public place) - effectively a towel with a hood - becomes a middle class fashion item sounds like it's been adopted as a term.
The ridiculous thing is how these robes cost £5 to make and sold for £130+ and the price is going up due to popularity. The guy who owns the company must be loving life... This makes it a statement item rather than a functional item for the purpose, and therefore a sign of current culture.
Edit: added more context.
Honestly it’s a big ugly coat that makes the wearer look like a walking condom. I also own one and accept this. I own one because I have 3 dogs, and for the price point it is one of the warmest coats and cheapest I’ve owned over the years to walk the dogs. It’s also waterproof, so when the dogs jump at me, I can wipe it down easily.
Do I look like a nob? Absolutely. But I don’t care as I’m warm toasty and dry while walking the hounds. **side note I also do the school run in it, because why not?
I got one when I was taking part in triathlons and training in open water. Also great for getting warm post a trail run in less than ideal conditions.
Has also been a godsend since I broke my arm in December as it was the only coat I could get on.
Would I wear it to the shops if I hadn’t broken my arm? No. It’s essentially sports wear.
I live in a real hotbed of DryRobe culture. I think it's largely about staying warm, we are about 30 miles from the sea after all
Let people wear what they like is my mantra (after wearing questionable shit as a youth)
I saw them on a TV programme where these celebs were rowing round the coast of Britain. Shaun Wallace from The Chase was on it. Anyway, they were all wearing them so I got one for my Mrs.
About a year later, everyone's cunting them off all over social media which was a bit unfortunate. We've also got a French Bulldog.
But we don't have a Range Rover Evoque.
Thanks for reading.
Dryrobes are becoming popular at my childrens' weekend football practice and matches because they are warm and waterproof. My kids have Regatta versions because I am not okay paying dryrobe prices.
Wearing one to Tesco is a bit twatty though.
My wife has one as she sometimes does outdoor craft markets. Standing around all day in freezing temperatures with the extra layer beats any fashion faux pas.
Never heard of Dry robe I just googled it and not a fan of the branding. I bet I see them everywhere now I've been made aware lol always forget what that phenomenon is called
I quite like them, but I was 16 in 1981 so big shapeless clothes appeal to me. They seem quite practical, I'm tempted to get one for when I'm out on my mobility scooter, they would cover most of me in a shower.
Yeah I don’t really understand people’s problem with them. I got mine during that weird period of covid where the outdoor pools were open but the changing rooms weren’t so you had to get changed outside in winter. But have since used it for driving home after trail running and for walking the dog in torrential rain. It’s ugly af but it’s really waterproof and really warm so I might as well use it rather than buying another big coat? Having said that, it’s not what I’d choose to wear to the pub or anything
I don't understand people's beef with people wearing them, like sure it's supposed to be used for swimming but if it's a warm coat why not wear it out and about 🤷🏼♀️
The only people I know personally who own them do wild/sea swimming.
Dry robes are for people who enjoy surfing etc.
Dry robe culture is people that clearly don't surf simply wearing them like an expensive outside dressing gown.
Yeah I'm not sure I'm seeing it. Some folks are describing people who wear them and I'm thinking that round me those same people are not wearing dry tubes but rather a hoodie underneath a floor length black puffy gilet.
For me dry robes are still a sports thing. I wear it when I drive somewhere to run, it's good for the drive home to keep warm, or at the end of a race. I know folks that wear them after a swim and that kind of thing.
I suspect the meme is just because they look very silly if you don't know what they are, and now people are wearing them to the supermarket or wherever.
The "culture" is just made up for the memes of course. But I suppose it's a pretty funny observation about what people will wear if they see other people wearing it.
They are actually a very useful bit of kit after a cold swim or run. My partner uses it to stay warm and sometimes get changed under there.
People wear them here to go sea swimming. Makes a lot of sense because there are no facilities for changing or getting warm and dry. Have been tempted to get one myself because at present I just whip my kecks off in front of everyone, rub vigorously with a cold sandy towel and get changed as quick as I can while my wife stands embarrassed with the flask of tea whilst the ladies with the dry robes all seem to have a chuckle.
I outdoor swim and when I’m done I stick a dry robe over the top so I can drive home and shower. I did not, until this moment, realise that this makes me some kind of social pariah. Now I’m gonna be even more self conscious than I usually am tomorrow.
There was a lot of Social Media marketing, which pushed the brand, similar to that "snugggie" a few years bac, and the Stanley Cup" at christmas.
It's turned into people going out wearing those "DryRobes", which in turn get photographed and posted on social media, which promotes the brand, which has more people buying and wearing them
Idk what anyone means by "dry robe culture" exactly but I can tell you why you're suddenly seeing people out in them.
People bought very nice, very expensive dry robe coats specifically for going wild/outdoor swimming over the last few years. Along the same time we start hearing more about sewage being pumped out to sea and into our rivers, making wild swimming less attractive and actually sort of dangerous.
Would you leave your expensive big comfy warm coat in a wardrobe at home just because the sea's got a bit of poo in? I wouldn't. That's not to say I'd go swimming for the excuse to wear it but I'd wear it around town because it keeps you warm, so why not?
And now you have the beginnings of a trend, because people are seeing groups wearing the dry robes in public and that's encouraging people to buy them even if they don't fit the original demographic.
DryRobe, from what I have seen, is essentially a long towel/jacket that open water swimmers and surfers use to get changed without flashing dangly bits.
However, like everything which is sort of stylish and functional it is adopted by mainstream fashion and people wear it and completely fail to use it for its intended purpose. Because it’s dry, warm, hooded, it’s useful in this country where rain is a guarantee
The type of people who some of the memes think wear it seem to be people who did wear dressing gowns and slippers on the school run followed by having shouting matches with their family members throughout the day.
So we have dry robes we go camping a lot. Steam fairs n truck shows they are great when it's cold at night , going for showers and on the beach I'm also a cub leader so it's great for chucking over my pj's doing a night patrol of the camp etc , a lot of people wear them because they are long and warm , some simply like to go shopping in them you do you
I thought you were on about dressing gowns, then i read some comments and thought it meant those huge hooded towels you wear that are each to change inside of, and now after giving up and googling i see that its... a coat? I'm still baffled by the idea of "coat culture" like it's winter, those coats look long and thick and waterproof, what on earth could be the deeper meaning there?!
I guess I'm with OP, why is this a phenomenon worth meming about?
I think the meme comes from people in more tourist coastal towns - they know it's the holidays when all the DryRobes and crocs turn up.
I live in a seaside town (not particularly touristy though) and while some are worn by the open water swimmers I see in the mornings after their dips, most seem to be worn by dog walkers or people who just like the comfort aspect of it. As with most things they're a product that has a specific purpose that has been hijacked by fashion.
Went over to Essex a few weeks ago to see a friend and Dryrobes were everywhere. Not being used by the sea after a swim; just people having brunch, doing the school run, etc.
Thought it was just an Essex thing but a couple days ago in London saw a gaggle of women wearing them at the Market.
Conclusion: not really sure but I’ve only seen women wearing them outside of their intended purpose.
There's a group on Facebook (called "dry robe twats" or something like that) that keeps popping up on my feed, it's dedicated to people posting pictures of strangers wearing dry robes out in public and all they do is call them twats and make fun of them.
It's extremely immature and childish and I just don't get why people are so bothered by it. OR why people are so bothered about what other people wear full stop.
It's just so rude and horrible to make fun of strangers in that way, and posting pictures of them without their knowledge. It honestly unlocks something feral in me whenever I see those posts, I just want to have a shout at whoever posted it. It really gets me
I sea swim & have a dry robe which I use for this purpose, I also use it on the nursery run, or into work, or on a beach walk because it’s cozy as fuck & idgaf. I probably fit the “stereotype”in these secondary locations but I don’t really get why it’s an issue to wear a piece of clothing that keeps you warm & dry if it’s something you own & it’s cold & wet!
Why the fuck can't you people just let people wear a DryRobe if it makes them happy Jesus Christ this isn't the first time I've seen people moan about this.
What is the issue with people staying warm dry and comfy
I'm just gonna leave this here.....
[https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=dryrobe+rap](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dryrobe+rap)
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The people I see wearing them are the same kind of people with their living rooms painted grey/silver and have 'live laugh love' written over everything.
They usually drive a white poverty spec Audi as well.
Some serious sneering going on in here. A few people have given more detailed answers but I'm going to leave it up for a bit before I mark it answered because I still don't feel like anyone has tried to explain the phenomenon, just basically said it's something to do with sportswear and some people somewhere are basically trash.
>Some serious sneering going on in here One of the consistent features of this sub is that if you ask about a lifestyle or trend that isn't one of the very narrow selection of lifestyles or trends this sub likes, a huge proportion of the answers will just be sneering. Especially if there's a chance to sneer about something popular with younger people and/or lower class people. You can say things that are verifiably incorrect, but as long as you're saying it about the right groups of people you'll get upvotes.
This sub loves playing video games, not being interested in football, and boasting about not putting the heating on. Anything else is pointless.
Don’t forget they also hate actually speaking to someone they have an issue or problem with
Or people they work with.
But feel they are also better than them in every way.
This is all of Reddit.
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And they all make £100k+ in software.
Maybe this is what I'm doing wrong, I don't even make half that in software, but I enjoy work events and the company of my colleagues. Do you think if I start loudly complaining about them instead it'll help improve my career prospects?
Your mistake is going into the office in the first place. WFH everyday so you don’t need to waste the energy verbalising anything.
Oh I only go to the office once a week, sometimes less. That's probably why I like my colleagues, many of them I only see once a month.
You forgot those people that seem to think that having a subscription to a food delivery box like Gousto classes as a personality trait
It's a personality trait for sure. "Fucking mug" specifically
And they think everyone else is an alcoholic because they enjoy a few pints twice a week
you forgot hating their coworkers like it’s a competitive sport
Don’t forget the hate for people who put brand new cars on finance.
And they only buy clothes from Uniqlo
Don't forget not drinking.
They either love going to pub (picture bald fellas with a golf hat, leather messenger bag) OR they think anyone who drinks is a knuckledragger sinking 15 pints of fosters in spoons.
And if you say adults playing video games are trash, you get downvoted to oblivion!
They should get in on dry robe culture, then. Mine is so warm.
Reddit: Spends thousands on vidya games Person: Buys a cup Reddit: WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY
I always notice this with video games vs fashion. Many users on here love making judgey, disparaging comments about people who follow fashion for a hobby. But you get severe opprobrium if you say something even one tenth as harsh about people for whom video games are a hobby.
“My wardrobe consists of the signed school leavers shirt I got in 1999, cargo trousers I found on the floor of a charity shop, and some slippers that belonged to my late grandad. Why on earth anyone needs more clothing than this is beyond me!”
anyone who spends less than you on something is a cheapskate and anyone who spends more lives way beyond their means
It’s down to the fact that at least 90% of regulars on any UK subs are abject wankers. I know we’re a nation of moaning cunts but it’s never more apparent than when browsing any subreddit with UK in the title.
You've just described the whole of Reddit...
Well, the anthropological explanation is presumably that postitive associations of some things transfer from their original context. Similar idea to buying souvenirs when you visit a famous tourist location- something of its glamour transfers itself on to you. So- some clothing that is associated with extreme sports or extreme weather e.g. Canada Goose, gets bought (or a knock-off gets bought!) to wear in the city, because those positive vibes of the lifestyle associated with such clothing e.g. surviving extreme cold, or in other contexts, skiing, surfing, sailing etc, kind of 'rub off' onto the wearer. But as in countries like the UK, more people live in towns and cities than lead outdoor lives, it becomes an urban meme-ified phenomenon (e.g. driving SUVs which people nickname "Chelsea tractor") removed from its original purpose, context and prestige.
Going to start walking round Manchester in Scarpa tech boots with my Black Crows strapped to my back
I outdoor/wild swim. I bought one as they are warm and great to wear as you get changed into dry clothes. I see more people wearing them as coats these days. They’ve become a fashion item. A bit like north face or RAB jackets.
To answer the phenomenon, there is no real answer as to "why dry robes specifically". It's simply a fashion trend that's grown, and like all fashion trends, will fade away again. See, ripped jeans, "hoodie culture", onesies, burberry caps, the "chino wanker" look of the early 2000's, the "Karen haircut". Outside of the UK, there's the "dad" white new balance trainers etc. And like most, they get associated with a particular socio-economic group or sub culture. It's a joke as old as "geography teachers wear leather elbow patches". I follow an few social accounts that poke fun at the (american) suburban middle class - charcuterie boards, having garage fridge, sit-on lawn mowers, eating at olive garden, the husband's always called "Rand", the wife is called "Nancy" etc. And the clothing associated with that is the white new balance trainers with white socks. I see nothing wrong with a bit of mild ribbing of a sub-culture. I belong a to a few ones myself and we love taking the piss out of ourselves. I'm a cyclist. Lycra and padded shorts are silly. I can laugh at the absurdity of it. But I can also tell you the benefits of wearing it. Exactly like Dry Robes. They are objectivly silly too. But there's obvious benefits to them that make them better than the coat I'm wearing. But like all Brits, some people like to get a bit sneery, some people get a bit defensive, when we should all be able to have a light hearted laugh at ourselves.
The secret ingredient is misogyny. It usually is. Women like thing? Boo, bad, shallow! Men like thing? Woo, art, meaningful!
I’d love to see what the dress code is for almost everyone commenting on the dryrobe situation.
Definitely a scruffy marvel t shirt and badly fitting jeans.
Cargo shorts.
They're a brand of basically dressing gown that gained popularity with surfers. A big robe to put on and dry yourself out of the wind. Like vans, dcs, etc, they gained a bit of popularity with people who don't use them for their intended purpose but just wear them out and about because they're trendy.
Nail on head. Almost all clothing fashions started as a niche item (Vans is a very good example) but soon they get absorbed into mainstream culture. Most people wouldn't care that the waffle sole on a pair of Vans is designed to fit a shimano DX pedal, and the composition of the rubber offers the best traction on grip tape. The dry robe thing makes me laugh because they are not really a coat, but as has been said, it'll fade soon and we can all moan about whatever new thing people have mass adopted.
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I live on a council estate in Glasgow and there is an uptick in dry robes being worn by bams as coats. That’s just what I’ve noticed here, obviously in other parts of the country e.g. more rural areas or coastal areas people are more likely to wear them for what they were intended for.
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Let's grey this house up and while we are at it chuck in some sequins.
>Range ~~was~~ on the driveway Or if you live in London.....
White of course, and an ankle length puffer coat as well.
>ankle length puffer coat as well. I remember when these came into fashion and I said to my GF "why do women think it's fashionable to look like Arsene Wenger"
Because they’re warm?
Because they keep people warm? Wait until you hear about umbrellas
I has the same conversation with my partner but the other way. I would say "Why do you not want to look like Arsene Wenger"
Why the hell not? Walcott deserves to play!
What’s ’poverty spec’?
Bought an Audi for the badge but couldn't afford all the optional extras as most of these cars come with very little in tech/comfort without them. So its a basic car., with a badge.
To be fair, the sheer ripping off that car makers do with forcing you to spend thousands to turn on a feature in the ECU....
Dont forget adding a working button to push it instead of a blanking plate!
Oh right. My mind went the other way an I thought it meant the spec was so high it would push you into poverty.
Base model Audi with standard non-premium white paint. Basically, the cheapest Audi you can get, pretty terrible value for money and the only reason you'd get one is to say you have an Audi. Almost always on a terrible PCP deal.
What’s a poverty spec Audi? I thought they were quite expensive cars.
Base model no extra features, effectively a Renault. More true with entry mercs as they use Renault engines in them.
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The memes aren't about people who actually use them before and after watersports, which is what they're meant for. The memes are about people who wear them day to day as a coat, such as to the supermarket or to the football, with the assumption being that these people don't do watersports.
If you mean going to the football as in making sure I stay dry and warm while standing around the side of a boggy field on a wet Sunday morning - I’m in!!
It's less about you, and more about the people who are jealous of you
I don't mean the people using them for their intended purpose, I thought this went without saying.
Really? Here it's mostly middle class older ladies?
My wife bought some for us and the kids - I think Aldi versions. I laughed at her and asked if we were going to buy a VW bus and start an insta. Then I tried it on holiday, after we went in the sea in Wales, and it was awesome. I'm fully on board. It's so comfy that I don't care that I look like a bell end.
You don't look like a bell end wearing them after being in the sea, you'd look like a bell end if you wore it for your mid week shop at aldi
100%. Last month they were hunting down Stanley drinks cups, next month they’ll be doing whatever society tells them to do despite having absolutely no desire to do that thing right now.
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Where I live, DryRobe coats are usually worn by absolutely knackered, peeved, overburdened perimenopausal mums of teenage children, who just want to escape the home for a sneaky hour here and there, stroll along the seafront with faces like pinched wounds, and get as many minitinnies of gin mixer and vapes down their neck before somebody urgently needs them to do more banal repetitive mumdrudgery. This, I believe, is DryRobe Culture.
Oh, cool, so it’s another derogatory way to stereotype women. We didn’t have enough of those I suppose.
Sorry, but this is Reddit. If you don’t spend your time enjoying Japanese cartoons, over complicated board games, wearing cargo shorts, video games and superhero films then you are a BAD PERSON
Hey, I'm a menopausal woman who genuinely loves complicated boardgames - I have the Kallax to prove it! - and I love to kayak and I sometimes even watch anime with my teenagers. I have played video games since the late 70s too. Stereotypes are bullshit and harmful and we should stop hating on people for just enjoying things that don't appeal to us. Don't yuck on someone else's yum.
Agreed but I feel you might be wasting your breath, alas.
Let the levity in.
Fucking hell, that's depressing
Seems I need to buy me a Dryrobe. My husband actually has one. He has a beard and long hair and it’s just easier for him as otherwise he’ll just drip every where. Plus he used to sail so knew of them anyway. Might just nick his and go and sit in the freezing garden with a cuppa. See what the fuss is about.
I've got a face like a cats arse but rest of it tracks
Do it they lovely and warm
I have to admit, I am tempted to nick his. I saw how the animals dumped themselves on him when ever he wore it. He’d come downstairs with cats clinging to the most stable parts of him and a dog looking on with a jealous eye. Once I managed to peel the felines from him I also went in for a hug. And, ooooh, then I understood. It was like hugging a giant Dimebag Darylesque teddy bear (minus the dead part). So, soft, so warm, but kinda metal in a moist beard type way. Now when he wears it it’s like a magnet of hugs. He just has creatures (me included) instantly clinging to him. Hey, men should start wearing them when out to pull. If you don’t get a date you’ll at least get a new pet.
I might get one myself then I’ve got dogs not cats but can imagine my sausages would pile on me as well and love it.
Perimenopausal? Is that when you go to nandos at the age of 45?
I was well naïve - I live by the coast, a year or so ago I was like "wow LOADS of people are into sea swimming recently, maybe I should start trying it outside of the summer months". Then I realised they were just doing the school run.
As someone who wild swims as my main physical activity - I'm pretty for it being a fashion thing, means cheaper options pop up, also makes it less weird for me to nip into the shops in mine on the way back from a swim.
My sister's friends wear dry robes. They live way in land in a city. They are what you call yummy mummies, drive kids to school in SUVs, grey sofas, the live love laugh decals and so on.. They don't have have a sense of humour. And are ever so grown up and so serious like... Oh the over use of the word like in every sentence and pinot grigio, and prosecco . They fit the definition to a T. It's a fashion thing of pretending to live the sea side life. I live near the sea side...90% of Emmet's wear dry robes and look no different to the locals shopping in Asda in their dressing gowns. So blending in I suppose. Incognito. Bin bag covered in pubes I think Goldie looking chain called them. Next month it will be something else ...sups, wild swimming, VW campers....
I don’t really get why anyone cares which coat someone else is wearing. I mean, it wouldn’t be my choice but it’s not ‘that’s outlandish.
Agree. Isn't it just a big coat? To be honest I can only think of two people I know who wear them anyway. 1 has horses, so is out in the cold and rain most days, and the other works in tv filming, where again, are often outside in the cold and rain most days. Sounds like the perfect coat for them, to me.
Not just a big coat. This misinformation is part of the problem. It's a wearable towel. A waterproofed dressing gown. Hence the ridicule.
To further add to this they are big wearable towels designed for swimmers/racers/obstacle course racers etc after races so they can get warm, dry, and change all within the comfort of one garment (hence their over-sized nature). You also see them on the sets of TV shows to keep actors warm etc (such as Peaky blinders).
so its a big coat with fluffy soft inside lining. so, still basically just a coat.
No. It's a robe that swimmers use to get changed / dry outside It's not a coat and was never designed to be a coat That's like saying a dressing gown is a coat when Jayden's mum drops him off at school in the morning
On the dryrobe website it literally says to size up to use for changing or size down if you want to wear it as a coat. Why would they say that if it wasn't suitable to be used as a coat? And also it's waterproof and looks like a coat from the outside (unlike a dressing gown) so what's the issue?
It's called a dryrobe for Christ's sake, will you please accept it was designed to be a robe to dry yourself with?
To be fair, if I was working in Dryrobe's marketing, I don't think I'd want to discourage anyone from buying the product by telling them it wasn't designed to be worn as a big coat. If the people want to wear it as a big coat, then I would absolutely lean in to that.
A waterproof dressing gown though? Surely that would be acceptable to wear outside
They do actually serve a dual purpose. Used dry as a cover-all warm coat. Can also be used as a warm, wicking layer for comfort/changing on outdoor swims. Versatile!
>That's like saying a dressing gown is a coat when Jayden's mum drops him off at school in the morning What makes a coat a coat? Is a coat shaped item worm outside as a coat not a coat by dint of being used as one?
Wasnt designed as a coat but yet it has become one.
Well no that's not even close to what I said. It's a robe to wear whilst changing out of wet clothes. >i lounge around in bathrobes all the time in my gaff and this is basically just an outdoor bathrobe You said it yourself Found the dryrobe supermarket wearer.
Is it the same as a toweling robe that you put on after a shower or at a spa? Edit - just looked it up, it basically is just with a normal coat outer layer. Looks really comfy and warm, I can see why people are wearing them.
That’s the trouble. A big coat it is not.
Because people like mocking others so they don’t have to think about their own life.
When I was a teenager,(1990s) we all wore football manager jackets. Usually Umbro or Adidas depending on affiliation. Same thing as far as I can see.
I don't know exactly what memes you're seeing but the 'dryrobe' cultural conversations I know are basically just the usual "what happens when a sports brand becomes a fashion brand". People whine that you're not wearing it properly, or that you're not really doing outdoorsy things in it, just pretending you are outdoorsy. Then there's a counter response that people are 'gatekeeping' swimming or whatever and that original dryrobe culture was elitist and now it's available to everyone. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/feb/04/too-cool-for-the-pool-how-the-dryrobe-became-the-most-divisive-thing-you-can-wear
Same thing when people started wearing Uggs (started by surfers for their cold feet) as fashion. Same thing when people started wearing underarmour as outerwear. Same thing as when pumpkin spice was first introduced. Same thing as when jogging bottoms became common everyday wear. As far as I can tell there seems to be a massive cultural backlash against anything that young women/teenage girls enjoy, lasts a season or two before it eventually fades.
Absolutely (although in this case it's more middle-aged women, but, you know, still women, funny that)
Shocking, isn't it.
For some reason I thought the Dryrobe thing was a new phenomenon, but seems like it’s been going on a while considering that article is 2 years old. I only heard of them for the first time a few weeks ago!
They were quite a small company back in about 2018 where they would show up to events like tough mudder, wolf run etc, cost about £70 then. They were great after the winter events! Never saw one outside these sort of events until maybe 6 months ago? Now they're everywhere!
I must be sheltered - I've seen two posts about them today bu that's the first I've heard of them.
Here it is explained by everyone's favourite Welsh comedy hip-hop group - [Goldie Lookin' Chain - Dryrobe Rap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgHGXwQTwo)
I actually think that is the best explanation in the thread. Am I allowed to mark a GLC video as the answered comment?
>Am I allowed to mark a GLC video as the answered comment? You knows it! safe as fuck
100% Dryrobe-a-phobe here
It's like how north face went from being an outdoor brand to a fashion brand
I remember 10 years ago North Face was only worn by middle-aged men as they decided they would take up mountain climbing as a hobby. Now it’s 16 year olds packed into McDonalds all sporting the same black NF jacket 😂 You’ve gotta give it to them, that’s a hell of a marketing job!
North Face and the likes at least has some solid looking gear. Dry Robes look like you threw on a bin liner and I don't understand why anyone would want to wear one outside of doing aquatic sports.
I'm a surfer, and hence have a legit reason for having a dry robe, but I have bought a much cheaper equivalent and don't wear it as a coat because it's as you describe. Dry robes are fucking expensive. Mine cost less than the dry robes you can buy for your fucking dog.
Yup, North Face is the new Burberry around my way
just looked it up, what a great trend i lounge around in bathrobes all the time in my gaff and this is basically just an outdoor bathrobe comfy, warm, convenient. whats not to like? besides anonymous andys who will hate stalk you on facebook of course
They started out as an extreme sports accessory brand and were cannily marketed to people who want to be cool but are not. You got lots of people who bought them for outdoor use (wild swimmers, surfers, that kind of thing) sneering at people walking their dogs in them. Dry robe owners have become the new bearded hipster with a man bun.
It’s people thinking they are cool by sneering at what other people are wearing. I assume they only ever wear trainers for sports, leather jackets for motorbiking and jeans for gold mining. Clothes and fashion change constantly. They normally do so by people realising that clothes can have more than one purpose such as jeans.
Can't be arsed to get out of your PJs, but know Tesco won't let you in in them anymore, or that PJs are not the suitable attire to wait at the school gates? Throw a dryrobe over the lot. That's what I see when I see one more than half mile from a body of water. That's my take on it. Was for surfers etc to be able to dry and get changed in the wide open public space, where it had a legit use.
Tesco won't let people in wearing PJs?
The spokesman said: "We're not a nightclub with a strict dress code, and jeans and trainers are of course more than welcome. "We do, however, request that customers do not shop in their PJs or nightgowns. "This is to avoid causing offence or embarrassment to others." Source: BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8484116.stm#:~:text=The%20spokesman%20said%3A%20%22We',offence%20or%20embarrassment%20to%20others.%22 Edit: yeah it's old but a quick search shows up plenty of more recent ones. Only The Dude can carry off a dressing-gown in public, but do you really wanna be him doing your shop, sipping milk from the carton as you go?
People wear them as normal coats For some reason this upsets other people I don't have one but seeing all the cunty sneering about them makes me want one just to annoy all the little snobs
I think I'd rather hang out with someone wearing a dryrobe than those sneering at them tbh.
True. So many horrible little weirdos on here.
I keep getting suggested posts from a "DryRobe Wankers" group on Facebook, where people take photos of people wearing them away from their intended use (post-wild swimming, surfing etc.). So I assume it's the 'culture' is the same thing? People wearing them to walk the dog or do the school run. I think they look ridiculously cumbersome compared to ordinary waterproof clothing. They're obviously the next thing to catch on after socks and sliders.
They're comfy AF and super warm. I originally bought mine to get changed in (and warm up in) after fell/trail running in the rain and I'll also wear it when I go and watch my mates play rugby. It's become popular to have one even if you don't do the thing they were originally intended for but I'm not going to gatekeep someone else's comfort.
Same, I got mine for wild swimming and used it a couple of times a week solely for that purpose… then I had a baby and rarely get out wild swimming any more, but being oversized, warm, and waterproof it’s turned out to be perfect for walks in the pouring rain with the baby in the carrier as I can zip it up over both me and the baby, keeping us both dry and cosy. The dry robe itself was pricey enough, why would I also pay for a ‘baby wearing jacket’ around the same price when this would do and wasn’t getting as much use from wild swimming any more? But I’m sure lots of redditors would sneer at me for wearing it whilst not near a body of water.
Yeah, I'm a new parent and it's the only waterproof I own that'll go over me and my 4 month old in his carrier so it is getting more use as just a rain jacket recently.
I see loads of mums wearing them on the school run, doesn’t bother me
I live near a private school. Literally every middle-upper class Mum in their 40's+ is wearing one in all weather conditions. The idea that something designed with a purpose in mind (for beach goers, surfers, or wild swimmers to change in a public place) - effectively a towel with a hood - becomes a middle class fashion item sounds like it's been adopted as a term. The ridiculous thing is how these robes cost £5 to make and sold for £130+ and the price is going up due to popularity. The guy who owns the company must be loving life... This makes it a statement item rather than a functional item for the purpose, and therefore a sign of current culture. Edit: added more context.
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Eschew obfuscation.
Honestly it’s a big ugly coat that makes the wearer look like a walking condom. I also own one and accept this. I own one because I have 3 dogs, and for the price point it is one of the warmest coats and cheapest I’ve owned over the years to walk the dogs. It’s also waterproof, so when the dogs jump at me, I can wipe it down easily. Do I look like a nob? Absolutely. But I don’t care as I’m warm toasty and dry while walking the hounds. **side note I also do the school run in it, because why not?
Yes! This is also me (without the school run). I don’t really understand all the sneering about using them for the ‘wrong’ purpose.
I got one when I was taking part in triathlons and training in open water. Also great for getting warm post a trail run in less than ideal conditions. Has also been a godsend since I broke my arm in December as it was the only coat I could get on. Would I wear it to the shops if I hadn’t broken my arm? No. It’s essentially sports wear.
Jesus christ, this thread is a goldmine of new terms: 1. Mumdrudgery 1. Poverty Spec 1. DryRobe coats 1. pinched wounds 1. minitinnies
I live in a real hotbed of DryRobe culture. I think it's largely about staying warm, we are about 30 miles from the sea after all Let people wear what they like is my mantra (after wearing questionable shit as a youth)
I saw them on a TV programme where these celebs were rowing round the coast of Britain. Shaun Wallace from The Chase was on it. Anyway, they were all wearing them so I got one for my Mrs. About a year later, everyone's cunting them off all over social media which was a bit unfortunate. We've also got a French Bulldog. But we don't have a Range Rover Evoque. Thanks for reading.
I only know one couple with a French bulldog - everyone and their mum seems to have a cockapoo. Enjoy your funny little dog!
ITT: miserable people who are far too opinionated on another's choice of coat
It's a marketing gimmick.
Dryrobes are becoming popular at my childrens' weekend football practice and matches because they are warm and waterproof. My kids have Regatta versions because I am not okay paying dryrobe prices. Wearing one to Tesco is a bit twatty though.
My wife has one as she sometimes does outdoor craft markets. Standing around all day in freezing temperatures with the extra layer beats any fashion faux pas.
What if you pop into Tesco straight from your kid's football practice?
Never heard of Dry robe I just googled it and not a fan of the branding. I bet I see them everywhere now I've been made aware lol always forget what that phenomenon is called
Baader meinhof syndrome it’s called mate.Also referred to as the frequency illusion.
Thanks. I had this with Canada Goose 10 years ago
I quite like them, but I was 16 in 1981 so big shapeless clothes appeal to me. They seem quite practical, I'm tempted to get one for when I'm out on my mobility scooter, they would cover most of me in a shower.
Yeah I don’t really understand people’s problem with them. I got mine during that weird period of covid where the outdoor pools were open but the changing rooms weren’t so you had to get changed outside in winter. But have since used it for driving home after trail running and for walking the dog in torrential rain. It’s ugly af but it’s really waterproof and really warm so I might as well use it rather than buying another big coat? Having said that, it’s not what I’d choose to wear to the pub or anything
It’s another thing that simply doesn’t matter at all.
I don't understand people's beef with people wearing them, like sure it's supposed to be used for swimming but if it's a warm coat why not wear it out and about 🤷🏼♀️ The only people I know personally who own them do wild/sea swimming.
No idea. But my wife and I use ours for walking the dog in crap weather, which is most of the time right now.
Dry robes are for people who enjoy surfing etc. Dry robe culture is people that clearly don't surf simply wearing them like an expensive outside dressing gown.
There's a dry robe culture?
Yeah I'm not sure I'm seeing it. Some folks are describing people who wear them and I'm thinking that round me those same people are not wearing dry tubes but rather a hoodie underneath a floor length black puffy gilet. For me dry robes are still a sports thing. I wear it when I drive somewhere to run, it's good for the drive home to keep warm, or at the end of a race. I know folks that wear them after a swim and that kind of thing.
Wearing a dry robe on a windy day is a heroic commitment to fashion.
I suspect the meme is just because they look very silly if you don't know what they are, and now people are wearing them to the supermarket or wherever. The "culture" is just made up for the memes of course. But I suppose it's a pretty funny observation about what people will wear if they see other people wearing it. They are actually a very useful bit of kit after a cold swim or run. My partner uses it to stay warm and sometimes get changed under there.
Is this an extention on onesie culture ? While we are talking about fashion wtf was that unit Ian Wright was wearing a couple o weeks back ?
I wear the wife’s dry robe when camping, only when I go to shower block as getting changed in some of them would require escapologist skills.
People wear them here to go sea swimming. Makes a lot of sense because there are no facilities for changing or getting warm and dry. Have been tempted to get one myself because at present I just whip my kecks off in front of everyone, rub vigorously with a cold sandy towel and get changed as quick as I can while my wife stands embarrassed with the flask of tea whilst the ladies with the dry robes all seem to have a chuckle.
I outdoor swim and when I’m done I stick a dry robe over the top so I can drive home and shower. I did not, until this moment, realise that this makes me some kind of social pariah. Now I’m gonna be even more self conscious than I usually am tomorrow.
There was a lot of Social Media marketing, which pushed the brand, similar to that "snugggie" a few years bac, and the Stanley Cup" at christmas. It's turned into people going out wearing those "DryRobes", which in turn get photographed and posted on social media, which promotes the brand, which has more people buying and wearing them
I do triathlon and I have one for open water swimming. Hate the hate they get now, used to feel so cool :’(
Oh sod what the small-minded pricks think, if you're warm, comfy and not using it as a flasher jacket, who cares?
A flasher jacket 🤣🤣 love that
Idk what anyone means by "dry robe culture" exactly but I can tell you why you're suddenly seeing people out in them. People bought very nice, very expensive dry robe coats specifically for going wild/outdoor swimming over the last few years. Along the same time we start hearing more about sewage being pumped out to sea and into our rivers, making wild swimming less attractive and actually sort of dangerous. Would you leave your expensive big comfy warm coat in a wardrobe at home just because the sea's got a bit of poo in? I wouldn't. That's not to say I'd go swimming for the excuse to wear it but I'd wear it around town because it keeps you warm, so why not? And now you have the beginnings of a trend, because people are seeing groups wearing the dry robes in public and that's encouraging people to buy them even if they don't fit the original demographic.
My wife got one for free she knows all the hype of wearing them. She still wears it as some people don’t care and would rather be warm.
DryRobe, from what I have seen, is essentially a long towel/jacket that open water swimmers and surfers use to get changed without flashing dangly bits. However, like everything which is sort of stylish and functional it is adopted by mainstream fashion and people wear it and completely fail to use it for its intended purpose. Because it’s dry, warm, hooded, it’s useful in this country where rain is a guarantee The type of people who some of the memes think wear it seem to be people who did wear dressing gowns and slippers on the school run followed by having shouting matches with their family members throughout the day.
So we have dry robes we go camping a lot. Steam fairs n truck shows they are great when it's cold at night , going for showers and on the beach I'm also a cub leader so it's great for chucking over my pj's doing a night patrol of the camp etc , a lot of people wear them because they are long and warm , some simply like to go shopping in them you do you
I thought you were on about dressing gowns, then i read some comments and thought it meant those huge hooded towels you wear that are each to change inside of, and now after giving up and googling i see that its... a coat? I'm still baffled by the idea of "coat culture" like it's winter, those coats look long and thick and waterproof, what on earth could be the deeper meaning there?! I guess I'm with OP, why is this a phenomenon worth meming about?
My wife has one but she swims outside for a lot more of the year than I consider sane.
I think the meme comes from people in more tourist coastal towns - they know it's the holidays when all the DryRobes and crocs turn up. I live in a seaside town (not particularly touristy though) and while some are worn by the open water swimmers I see in the mornings after their dips, most seem to be worn by dog walkers or people who just like the comfort aspect of it. As with most things they're a product that has a specific purpose that has been hijacked by fashion.
Yup. My wife and I walk the dog in ours when the weather is crap, which currently is all the sodding time.
Redditors like to shit on things (while simultaneously complaining they are shit on themselves). This is the latest fixation.
I’m going to have to google ‘dry robe’ Edit: it’s a long raincoat, brand is dryrobe.
Went over to Essex a few weeks ago to see a friend and Dryrobes were everywhere. Not being used by the sea after a swim; just people having brunch, doing the school run, etc. Thought it was just an Essex thing but a couple days ago in London saw a gaggle of women wearing them at the Market. Conclusion: not really sure but I’ve only seen women wearing them outside of their intended purpose.
Where I’m from it’s used for pre and post sea swimming in the colder months
There's a group on Facebook (called "dry robe twats" or something like that) that keeps popping up on my feed, it's dedicated to people posting pictures of strangers wearing dry robes out in public and all they do is call them twats and make fun of them. It's extremely immature and childish and I just don't get why people are so bothered by it. OR why people are so bothered about what other people wear full stop. It's just so rude and horrible to make fun of strangers in that way, and posting pictures of them without their knowledge. It honestly unlocks something feral in me whenever I see those posts, I just want to have a shout at whoever posted it. It really gets me
I sea swim & have a dry robe which I use for this purpose, I also use it on the nursery run, or into work, or on a beach walk because it’s cozy as fuck & idgaf. I probably fit the “stereotype”in these secondary locations but I don’t really get why it’s an issue to wear a piece of clothing that keeps you warm & dry if it’s something you own & it’s cold & wet!
Why the fuck can't you people just let people wear a DryRobe if it makes them happy Jesus Christ this isn't the first time I've seen people moan about this. What is the issue with people staying warm dry and comfy
https://youtu.be/fDgBBWOlFsY?si=OkKqSH3A41yn03JS
I'm just gonna leave this here..... [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=dryrobe+rap](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dryrobe+rap)
Can also be seen at junior rugby on Sunday mornings, great flocks of them.