Last year a collector paid $180,000 for Tony Soprano's bathrobe

Christie’s auction in Kensington last year sold Sopranos items particularly a bathrobe worn by actor Mr. James Gandolfini. A collector paid $180,000 for the bathrobe.

Photo Credits: John O'Boyle

Photo Credits: John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger & forum.purseblog.com

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of Soprano's wardrobe will be donated to The Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit charity that provides valuable assistance to disabled U.S. military veterans and their families. For more information visit: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

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To Wear a Bathrobe or Not to Wear a Bathrobe

That is the question.
by Catherine Bodry / Photo by jhayman on flickr.com

Excerpt:
Hotels that have tried to class up their lodging by offering guests bathrobes are receiving a surprise backlash -- patrons who want to wear their robe everywhere. Guests at high tea in 5-star hotels have been meandering past their tables in tiny terrycloth wraps.

Due to the decrease in unwritten dress-code respect, hotel managers are attempting to encourage guests to "keep it under wraps." Some have instructed their bar and restaurant staff not to seat anyone in a robe, and others allow freedom to roam fully-robed only on designated floors. Those who don't want to outright demand that people scamper back upstairs and change into something that actually covers them are going so far as to redesign their spaces. Tactics include building spas that are adjacent to suites, thus dismissing the need to leave one's room robed, while others are designing wraps that show a little less skin. Still others have simply thrown in the towel, acknowledging that the fight is not worth the effort.

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11 Businesses You Can Start In Your Pajamas (or Bathrobe) in 2009

Inc. Magazine Excerpt
By Tamara Schweitzer

For the above entrepreneurs, wearing pajamas for a day at the office isn’t far from reality. From pet care to virtual assistants and even online dating, we found entrepreneurs who are not just enjoying work from their living rooms and bedrooms, but they are also making a good living at it. In one case, a business owner grossed $10 million in a year, and cleared half that amount. Here's a look at the hottest industries for home-based entrepreneurs...to read more link to http://www.inc.com/ss/11-businesses-you-can-start-your-pajamas-2009#0

Pyjamas for work? It could be a trend

Dave Lackie, Financial Post Published: Saturday, December 27, 2008

http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1118104

We've seen hints of this pyjama trend before," says Brian Boye, fashion director at Men's Health magazine. "But for spring, menswear designers referenced PJs in ways that are much more wearable."

Fellow Ital ian Giorgio Armani offered his own take on the pyjama theme with navy flowing silk pants paired with a Henley-styled top. Occasionally, the designer added an unstructured jacket, but with loose silk tops and flowing pants.

Tomas Maier, designer for the Bottega Venata label, paired off-white pyjama-style pants with black or navy blazers that looked more like sweaters. Again, loose and flowing.
Not to be outdone, American designer Thom Browne sent a full-length bathrobe down the runway emblazoned with tennis racquet motifs.