Diane von Furstenberg, the designer famous for her wrap dress, has undertaken a stiff challenge, a new hospital gown for the Cleveland Clinic.

The design bears a strong resemblance to von Furstenberg's signature design. It wraps and has a bold print, which includes the Cleveland Clinic logo. While von Furstenberg worked on the print, Jeanne Ryan, a long time nurse and clinic liaison, worked with a designer and fabric technician on the details.

Ryan said there were some surprising problems, with most patients reporting being too warm in the hospital. So she and the von Furstenberg employees had to find lightweight fabric that would not come apart with repeated heavy washing and with colours that do not run.

The gown is undergoing a second trial at the clinic after being sent back to the drawing board because the snaps did not stay snapped.

Snaps? They're always ratty bits of cotton tape when I have to wear them!

Elegantly cut at the rear...

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