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Elm is a timeless, gender-neutral robe drafted for easy comfort. With its straight fit and relaxed silhouette, Elm drapes beautifully in your favorite woven fabrics.
The robe features a shawl collar with a facing, dropped shoulders and patch pockets that are sewn into the side seams. A waist belt offers the option to cinch for a personalized fit. Elm is perfect for layering, lounging, and everything in between.
Lightweight to medium weight woven fabrics such as linen, linen blends, flannel, double gauze, terry, waffle, lawn, voile, rayon challis, silk, rayon crepe, or silk georgette.
Billy is wearing the Elm robe in a size 12 from the 00-18 size range. We lengthened the sleeve 1/2" and the body length 2". His measurements are chest: 38 1/2" (97.8 cm), waist: 33" (83.8 cm), and hip: 39" (99 cm), and he is 6'1" (185.5 cm) tall.
Iman is wearing the Elm robe in a size 16 from the 12-30 size range. We added 2" to the body length, and 1/2" to the sleeve length. Her measurements are chest: 43 1/2" (110.5 cm), waist: 36 1/2" (92.7 cm), hip: 47 1/2" (120.7 cm), and she is 5'9 1/2" (176.5 cm) tall.
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