Frank Did. So Could You.

For the season's chicest black-tie alternative, elevate a not-so-humble robe to eveningwear duty.

- Eric Twardzik

IF YOU HAVEN’T already experienced holiday burnout—that familiar end-of-year impulse while trying to divine the specific sartorial demands of the latest ‘cocktail attire’ invite, to throw up one’s hands, say “Bah, humbug” to the whole thing, and slip, instead, into the cosy comfort of a robe—you soon will.

This year, do both: the party and the robe. Take a tip from London, where the garment is still properly known as a dressing gown and where rarefied makers such as New & Lingwood and Budd cut princely examples from sumptuous silk paisleys, printed velvets and grey windowpane flannels. And, befitting its new address at 36 Saville Row, Daniel Hanson offers both ready-to-wear and bespoke dressing gowns in a range of sumptuous materials, including contrast-facing cashmere and silk jacquard—perfect for a rakish approach to creative black tie.