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March 15, 2013
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I’ve been thinking about buying a pinny.

I’ve studiously resisted buying an apron for years on the basis that it would indicate that I was in someway domesticated, which I’m not really. However, I do like to cook and I don’t like getting oil, tomato sauce or any other substance on my nice frocks, or even my nice pyjamas, so I’m considering investing in something fancy to cover myself up with.

I do actually have an apron already, it was bought as a joke many, many years ago and features a naked man and a sheep, so I’m definitely in need of something with a little more style pedigree. I sort of have visions of myself drifting round the kitchen in petticoats 50s stylee, however my kitchen is so narrow that when I walked through it in a petticoat yesterday I swept all the tea bags off the shelf. Still, I feel something with a bit of a twee bluebirds and baking vibe is in order, even if I’m only going to wear it to make risotto and spaghetti bolognaise.

Once I’d decided that a pinny was the one area of my life I felt the need for a bit of a cupcakes and bunting vibe (*shudder*) I found such a thing surprisingly hard to find. In a world where we just fling our clothes in the washing machine and rarely make dinner from scratch it seems decent aprons area dying breed.

So I decided to share the results of my search, just in case you also fancy a cute 50s style apron.

Hope and Greenwood Gypsy Apron – £20 – John Lewis

John Lewis actually have a good selection of aprons, including a pretty cool pop art Marmite one, but this is by far the most twee.

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Vintage Kitchen Ava Apron £26 Buy Cute Aprons

Weirdly enough Buy Cute Aprons, has quite a lot of cute aprons, but I’m quite taken with this one. Something about that fabric reminds me of kitchen wallpaper.

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Polka Dot Apron $29.99 Lover Dovers Clothing on Etsy

Ah, I knew I could rely on Etsy for  twee apron!

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 Do you wear an apron to cook?

 

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  1. Cat says:
    March 15, 2013 at 9:24 am

    I teach cake decorating so have a massive selection, including a few vintage ones. By far some of the best ones are the 50s style ones I have found from various small businesses on Etsy and Floksy. This being a particular favourite that I recently bought for a friend: //folksy.com/items/3614418-Vintage-50s-Style-Full-Apron-Pinny-Red-White-Cherries-Cherry- I did splash our and buy a Domestic Goddess one but it washes so badly I had to give up on it (not a good quality in an apron). Imost wear a fantastic Jessie Steele one but the one I love most (and the one I baked my own wedding cake in) is one that my husband found where someone follows vintage patterns to make them, it is blue with yellow gingham and I love it! Enjoy!

  2. Perdita says:
    March 15, 2013 at 9:31 am

    I use aprons but I have to say I’m an 80s style wipe-clean apron person personally! With a nice sensible spotty or liberty print. I can get so messy I would ruin a ‘nice’ pinny.

  3. vintageviennoise says:
    March 15, 2013 at 9:42 am

    I bought a red and white dotty-stripy one from IKEA the other day, it was really cheap – 7 euros I think – has a vintage feel and I really like it. It’s not on the website anymore, but this gingham-floral one is and it is also pretty cute: //www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70209973/ I think I need two… :o)

  4. zyxxle says:
    March 15, 2013 at 10:10 am

    Put on Your Pinny: I’ve been thinking about buying a pinny. I’ve studiously resisted buying an apron for years… //t.co/9gqms8PYdk

  5. Melody says:
    March 15, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Recently, Treacle from The Lingerie Addict posted this up on her twitter and I’ve been staring at the scraps of black organza I have, willing them to be enough to make one!

    //www.etsy.com/listing/106775800/sexy-and-elegant-apron-sheer-organza-and

    Not quite twee, but they have some other absolutely adorable ones!

  6. Sarah says:
    March 15, 2013 at 11:48 am

    I live in the US, and don’t know if you have Anthropologie there or not, but they always have really cute aprons.

  7. Jet says:
    March 15, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    I do not have an apron but I think I need one! Didn’t know there was such a choice! My experience of pinnies is the rude one my mum bought my step dad many years ago.

  8. propriocomeaudrey says:
    March 15, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    Oh yes I do (wear an apron when cooking)! Do you know the site modcloth ? They have lovely lovely aprons like tis one …. //www.modcloth.com/shop/linens-aprons/cooking-owl-day-apron. Have a lovely weekend!

    • Gemma says:
      March 15, 2013 at 5:51 pm

      Oooh, yes, I never thought to check out modcloth!

  9. vintagenorwich says:
    March 15, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    I might buy a fancy pinny… //t.co/32emwpKkqQ

  10. Retrochick_uk says:
    March 15, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    I might buy a fancy pinny… //t.co/9HRoI0jssU

  11. Louise says:
    March 15, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    I use aprons purely because I don’t want cooking or cleaning debris on my nice clothes. Definitely worthwhile.

  12. Marie says:
    March 16, 2013 at 8:10 am

    If you are looking for kitchen textiles guaranteed to be designed and made in Britain I will be launching my website soon! Also looking for producers who may be interested in selling on the site. //www.bellesofbritain.co.uk. still in construction at the mo, so keep me in mind 🙂

  13. straighttalkingmama says:
    March 16, 2013 at 10:07 am

    I like the second one, love that print, still have some of that fabric, maybe I’ll make a pinny!

  14. only1katieb says:
    March 16, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    I could do with a new apron! I started wearing one a few years, I too got fed up of getting clothes ruined by splashes from fat and tomato sauce. At the moment I wear either my daughter’s old school apron or my hubby’s Homer Simpson one 🙂 Katie B @ Minerva Collection – UK Handbags & Jewellery

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