Hooded bath towels

French store Mellipou has a wide selection of capes de bain, or hooded baby bath towels to you and me (€ 37.00 each). Patterns cover all tastes, with camo, floral, paisley, polka... and these.

Goodness knows why the hot pink and leopardskin combo so appeals to me when I wouldn't touch it in any other walk of life... but it does. My favourite of all, though, is the San Francisco map design. I can't find it anywhere else, let alone, ironically, in any US stores.

So, if you aren't in France, it's international shipping for you. Or, you know, a holiday to Paris. There are worse excuses.