Every decade or so, the headlines reappear: “Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley updates hospital wear for patients” (United Press International, June 1999) “Diane von Furstenberg Redesigns the Hospital Gown” (GOOD, September 2010) “The Hospital Gown Gets a Modest Redesign” (The New York Times, January 2018) Each redesign, of course, targets the old-school, butt-baring gown that’s long been…