For as long as I can remember, I have wanted a nice bathrobe. I’m not entirely sure why but I suppose it’s because I always felt like owning and wearing a snazzy bathrobe would be luxurious as well as comfortable. 

Also, bathrobes are just about the most casual clothes outside of sweatpants. Like sweatpants, wearing bathrobes can be both a power move and an unmistakable sign you have given up on life and no longer care. 

Wearing a bathrobe in public subtly but unmissable says, “I have so much money and power that my appearance doesn’t matter and I can gallivant about wearing literally anything. I’ve reached a point where comfort is more important than formality.”

Alternately, it conveys, “I have nothing and nothing to lose so why not go grocery shopping in pajamas and a bathrobe?” 

The bathrobe is the signature attire of Jeff Bridges iconic slacker in The Big Lebowski and since I love that motion picture, that character and that performance I consequently have very positive associations with particular item of clothing. 

For my birthday my family got me what I specifically asked for and wanted: a big fluffy purple Prince bathrobe with his logo on it and black Prince pajamas. 

I love them! It’s one of the best gifts I’ve ever received and I love changing into my evening attire after I take a shower. 

As much as I love the Big Lebowski I do not want to emulate the character, particularly when I am at a crisis point in my career and life and I need to become more professional, successful and prolific for the sake of my family and myself. 

Few things make you feel less professional than a nice fluffy robe. 

I’m not only not giving up; I’m trying harder than ever. To that end I’ve stopped exclusively wearing Pong and Atari tee shirts and have started wearing dress clothes. 

They say you should dress for the job you want rather than the one you have.

Truth be told, my dream job is running this website and making a good living from it but right now the job that I have is making way too little money on a website I adore but does not seem capable of making forty percent of what I need to get by. 

So I’m applying for jobs every day and I promise that should I ever receive an interview I will DEFINITELY not wear a bathrobe to it. Even if it’s virtual. That would send the wrong message.