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Hubby still wears slippers but I don't own an apron. Not for any reason other than my mom or other ladies I saw cooking never had one while I was growing up. Never occurred to me to buy one let alone wear one.
I have several, but I only wear them if I am cooking in nicer clothes. Often, I just change into clothes I don't care about to cook in...an old T-shirt, etc. Grease spatters are the pits.
On Thanksgiving, I'm dressed up (wore a sweater dress, boots, and tights this year), and I for sure protect things with an apron while cooking. If I'm in old yoga pants and a sleep cami, it's not so critical.
Hubby still wears slippers but I don't own an apron. Not for any reason other than my mom or other ladies I saw cooking never had one while I was growing up. Never occurred to me to buy one let alone wear one.
My mother never wore one, either. I look for patterns for ones I feel are more practical -- not like the ones today that I know don't work on me, but ones that are more like complete coverups. Like the one in the article. Those had a name like hoosier dresses or something -- not coming to me....
But here's my issue. We own and operate a janitorial company. My work clothes are work clothes, and also my cooking clothes. I get filthy and stained up cleaning. As my good clothes age and fade they get cycled into work clothes... so I don't feel the need to keep my clothing covered.
Even back when I worked at the bank, I'd come home, take off my business clothes and get into house clothes to get comfy. THEN start dinner. So it's an ingrained habit of wearing scuzzier clothing around the house... and come to think about it -- that's what my mother did. On holidays, she'd do the bulk of her cooking in house clothes, shower and dress for dinner, and finish up dressed up.
I use my apron mainly for baking,but there are times I use it when cooking too especially when it involves cooking certain food that splashes and stains a lot.
I don't know if I already posted or not, but I have a lot of cute aprons and I usually wear one when I cook or bake. I love to find old ones from the 40s and 50s. They are so cute and homey looking.
I probably should, but wasn't brought up wearing an apron so seldom think of it.
If you ever look at antique shops, old textiles are something you could look for. They don't make them like they used to, so it is fun to look for them if you are into that kind of thing.
I have one apron that a friend made for me. I wear it for baking and for Sunday breakfasts with the kids. They "want" me to wear it I got a Christmas picture last year with my stepdaughter and my granddaughter wearing their aprons just like me. And it passes on
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