Just in time for fashion week! It's a wrap? von Furstenberg designs hospital gow

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It's a wrap? von Furstenberg designs hospital gowns

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Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has helped the Cleveland Clinic create a

more stylish hospital gown without the peek-a-boo back.

The gown features elements associated with von Furstenberg designs — a wrap

dress with a bold, graphic print. The clinic's logo is printed on the fabric.

The gown has side ties, which eliminate the embarrassing open-back look. The

Plain Dealer says the fabric was chosen to address a concern that patients were

too warm in the hospital. So designers had to find a material lightweight enough

to be cool but tough enough to withstand frequent laundering and having monitors

and drains pinned to it.

Feedback has been mostly positive. Some men have complained that the gown is too

feminine, so the design team is considering an alternate print.