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Unito Shawl Collar Bathrobe
The white shawl collar robe from the Italian textile house, cut in plush cotton terry.
By Frette · $500 · Photography, see credits
Photography: Frette
Frette's Unito is a unisex, knee-length bathrobe in plush cotton terry, finished the way Italian textile houses have finished robes for generations. A self belt cinches the waist, the cuffs turn back in cotton sateen, and every seam is covered with a cotton sateen bias detail for comfort against the skin. It is 100 percent cotton, made in Italy, and offered in white.
The difference between a good robe and a great one shows up at the edges: the weight of the terry, the way the collar lies flat, the cuffs that stay turned instead of flopping. The Unito gets all of it right, which is why it reads as hotel grade the moment you put it on. White is the hospitality standard for a reason, and this is the robe that earns it.
Why it belongs
Napa estate life runs on guest rooms, and a great guest room runs on the robe hanging behind the door. Between a morning soak in Calistoga's hot springs, a long afternoon tasting on the Silverado Trail, and a fireside evening in Rutherford, a heavy terry robe is the garment that ties the whole stay together. Put one in every guest suite and the estate starts to feel like the inns Napa visitors already love.
“A robe this good turns a guest room into a private spa.”