Monday, May 16, 2011

Always in fashion

I'm ordering supplies this morning, and found this picture in the online catalog.





I just love the way they try to make the flimsy white paper gown look sexy. Maybe they should add a caption that says "Perfect for work, cocktail parties, and medical exams."
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18 comments:

  1. medstudentitisMay 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    I love how the plastic tie barely fits around her (very slim woman). Anyone slightly over weight or male has absolutely no hope... I mostly tell my patients not to bother with the tie because I come in and they have to tie it so tight they can't breathe.

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  2. KristinMay 16, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Obviously a case of "one size fits none."

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  3. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    2 sizes. 2 big. 2 little.



    wv: bellys, wow

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  4. Kat's KatsMay 16, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Ooooh, I gotta get me one of those. I mean, hey, a gown that tears if you move while trying to belt it with a plastic tie that's never long enough? /sarcasm

    You know why her hands are behind her back? She's trying to hold it closed enough to prevent a draft. ::snicker::

    theristy - diet coke therapy needed asap!

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  5. Officer CynicalMay 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Available in other colors for after Labor Day, right?

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  6. Mrs. HigrensMay 16, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Plastic tie? Those are the fancy-schmancy ones!



    ps - word ver: trafic (what goes by when wearing the cheapo ones that gap enough to show everything they should be covering)

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  7. ErinMay 16, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    That is false advertising. No one ever gets to wear one of those with the opening in the back.

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  8. PackerMay 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Hey Doc. The lady would make a burlap sack look good, So my point---quit kvetching and enjoy the view.

    kvetching is Irish Catholic for complaining for the uninitiated.

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  9. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    I think you should provide real cloth exam gowns in appropriate sizes, one size does NOT fit all.
    My primary care doctor has always done this!

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  10. pharmacy chickMay 16, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    And wouldn't we all like to have a patient that hot? Instead of the 324 lb man who hasn't bathed in quite some time....

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  11. kate sweetenMay 16, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Oooh...I've got a wedding coming up in a few weeks. Think I could get one in black?

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  12. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Do these come in different colors and patterns? If so, I would like three in black. Thanks!

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  13. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    My gynecologist has cloth gowns and also has stirrup cozies. Now if only she'd put trivia questions on the ceiling like the blood-donation place I used to go to, she'd be perfect.

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  14. The Redheaded PharmacistMay 16, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    "Show them you have style when they tell you to turn and cough!" That could be one heck of a commercial!

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  15. Quarter Life CrisisMay 16, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    I have to admit to being highly amused- The last time I had to wear a hospital gown it was of cloth like material with some funky heater vents and a very nice, secure tie.

    Granted, when I woke up I was in the typical, thin cloth one that makes it very easy to flash all who stand behind me...

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  16. TeeMay 19, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    I have to know where you found that lovely little gown so I can make my doctor order some! Heaven knows I'd gladly see the doctor more often if I looked that good in a hospital gown!

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  17. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Well that's pretty, but I suspect that particular woman would look good even if she was dressed in flour bags.

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  18. OliviaMay 20, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    I love the doctors who have cloth gowns. also have to be somewhat better for the environment, I'd think, even if they are a little less convenient.

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So wadda you think?