Apron a symbol of repression

[LadyJaneGreyspen]

Or just a useful bit of clothing?

www.vermontapron.com/

The linen and cotton print no tie cross back aprons are things of beauty. And they have pockets.

Mmmmmm peach felt. The stuff of primary school nightmares.

Off to soothe myself with apron window shopping on Lass's link now.

I still have an apron that belonged to my grandmother that provides excellent coverage with giant pockets and it buttons at the back of the neck and waist. Kinda like an old timey surgical gown. I use it in the garden. I gave all the fiddly ones to the donation station years ago.
I am a slob in the kitchen and get messy everywhere.

I've just gone and spent the last hour lusting after aprons and realised that I need a waxed apron. The reason I don't wear mine is I end up splashing water on myself when I'm rinsing things and then I have a wet apron and a wet top. Lovely ones on etsy.

Lass, you might like Japanese aprons

When I said they had gone out of fashion except as part of costumes I meant the fancy frilly cocktail aprons.

We have one apron between the four of us for general baking.
None of us feel repressed when baking scones.

The Japanese ones are lovely too.

Lovely grandma apron. We have an apron hoarder in the family and the linen cupboards are a treasure trove. Not allowed to use them, just bought hundreds of them over the years.

there are tons of cool vintage aprons around for pennies pinnies for pennies

It is interesting how much we all seem to like a good pocket. Also the debate on function vs frilly,
thebewilderness
I get what you mean.

So where do house coats fit in ?

Pocket isn't essential for me. I'd choose pretty with no pockets over plain with pockets.

So where do house coats fit in ?

Kinda the same rule as cocktail aprons. Are they transparent? What is their purpose and how well do they fit it.

I wear a lab coat to cook in cos it has sleeves That makes me a scientist so male

blue
Not all aprons have feminine associations anyway. The butcher's apron, for example, is a term for the Union Jack.
nothing at all to do with the topic - this is a hateful term used mainly by the Irish and fringe organisations.

Ooh, I am sorely tempted to buy some cotton twill and try sewing one of those cross-back aprons, and add pockets. I have a Great North Snowdogs apron but it's very narrow on top, leaving everything between nipple and armpit at the mercy of splashes.

When I was a kid, my mum made me a Victorian-style high-necked pinafore to stop me from putting my breakfast all down my school clothes.

I’ve made several of these apron wrap dresses. Very easy!

Betty, are those patterns available online anywhere? I'm a bit in love with the maxi length one. Being a wrap thing it would be a lot harder for me to do my usual trick of fucking up the sizing.

Housecoats were maybe a lot more necessary when housework was a much less automation assisted process, and who'll you done by the women.

E.g. Sweeping or carpet beating would kick up a lot of dust that would cover you. So something that went over the top of whatever you had on and covered it all up would b perfect, and easy to remove if you had a caller.

I wear old clothes to cook in the same ones I wear around the house. I have inside clothes and outside clothes (inside clothes are also gardening clothes). I can't be bothered with aprons. They always feel constricting to me.

buttcrack that one is a McCalls from 1975 ‘misses butcher apron’ (no serial number. It’s pretty common and there is usually one on eBay or Etsy.

Simplicity did a very similar one 6195 that has been reissued in their retro range - the new number is 8073 and you can get that new on amazon at the mo (probably from your local sewing store to order, too).

‘70s apron dress pattern’ on eBay will give you some more options - this style was a common ‘starter’ sew for young women of the period!

Doh. 6915!

Butterick 4231 is also similar.