Choose your gown
The right gown for your visit
Every GIV Gown opens only where care needs access, so you stay covered for everything else. Free US shipping on every adult and kids gown.
GIV ForwardFront-opening. You open one section at a time for exams, mammograms, labor and recovery.$85
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GIV DuoPatent-pending chest and abdominal windows you open yourself, with a covered back.$85
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GIV ClassicThe familiar back closure, redesigned so the back stays overlapped and covered.$70
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GIV KidsSuperhero, princess or a favorite color, so kids feel brave through exams and treatment.$55
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Not sure which one? Answer three questions and we'll match you.
The short answer
Patient gowns open in the back because they were designed for the care team, not for you.
A back opening lets staff dress a patient who is lying down and reach the back, spine and skin quickly. It also leaves the person wearing it holding the gown shut, and that moment shapes how the rest of the visit goes.
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Why the back opening became the standard
Dressing a patient in bed
Staff can slide a back-opening gown onto someone who cannot sit up, then tie it behind them.
Fast access
The back, spine, lungs and skin are reachable without removing the gown completely.
One size, one style
A single loose design fits most bodies and survives industrial laundering, which keeps costs low.
Habit
The design has barely changed in decades, so most care settings never questioned it.
What it costs patients
In 15 years of seeing patients, I watched people clutch the back of a gown with one hand while they tried to answer questions with the other. I saw patients decline a gown, delay a visit or leave out what they meant to ask. When a patient feels exposed, trust drops, and when trust drops, the exam and the conversation suffer. That is the chain GIV Gowns was designed around: Dignity → Trust → Confidence → Engagement → Outcomes.
The better answer: open only where care needs access
GIV Gowns keep you covered everywhere care does not need to reach and open exactly where your care team does need access.
GIV Forward
Front-opening for exams, mammograms, labor and recovery. You open one section at a time.
GIV Duo
Patent-pending chest and abdominal windows you open yourself, with a covered back.
GIV Classic
The familiar back closure, redesigned so the back stays overlapped and covered.
GIV Kids
Superhero, princess and color options so kids feel brave through exams and treatment.
Not sure which one fits your visit? Answer three questions and we'll match you, or bring your own gown to your next appointment. Here's how.