Rihanna Just Wore This Year's Most Unlikely Micro-Trend

last updated 7 March 2017

At Paris Fashion Week last night, Rihanna created her own college, Fenty University, to stage her fourth Fenty collection for Puma. Models walked in between lockers in varsity sweatshirts, rugby crop tops and preppy plaid, but as ever, Rihanna's own final-bow outfit was as much a talking point as the actual collection.

She wore a Fenty tee with a gigantic lime-green fuzzy dressing gown–style coat—her take on sloppy student dressing. You might think that Rihanna is the only person on the planet who would consider wearing a bathrobe out of the house, however global fashion search engine Lyst yesterday informed us that bathrobe coats are one of the most surprising micro-trends of the year.

According to Lyst, searches for bathrobes have increased by 41% in the last two months, and the item with the most page views isn't a dressing gown–style coat but an actual (now sold-out) bathrobe by Joules. Lyst reveals that sales peaked at the start of February for The Row's Hooded Lamb Shearling Belted Coat, which sold out after Lily James was spotted wearing it. Perhaps sofa-ready dressing isn't so surprising, given that at this time of the year all we want to do is hibernate.

Feel like taking pajama dressing to the next level? Shop these chic bathrobes and see.

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If you can't quite brave a dressing gown as a coat, see our edit of the 35 best winter coats.

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Emma is a freelance fashion editor with over 15 years experience in industry, having worked at The Telegraph, Grazia and, most recently, British Vogue. Emma was part of the founding team of Who What Wear UK, where she worked for six years as Deputy Editor and then Editor—helping shape the team into what it is today is one of the biggest privileges of her career and she will always see herself as a Who What Wear girl, contributing to both the US and UK sites. Whether she's writing about runway trends or spotlighting emerging brands, she aims to write about fashion in a way that is democratic and doesn't promote over consumption.