In the old days, people owned few garments and had to protect and keep them as clean as possible. Paintings often show subjects wearing aprons to signify a specific type of work. Women are shown wearing aprons to depict warmth, practicality, homeyness, sentiment, and hospitality. Donna Reed as the quintessential American housewife wearing an apron.
Though aprons had long been popular and often included in a picture of a homemaker, the late s saw the apron become the icon of the American housewife as a domestic goddess.
After the horrors of World War II, people who grew up with the privations of the Great Depression welcomed the simple aspects of home life and family. It must be remembered that during the war, as well as during the Great Depression, families were often uprooted and separated; many were never seen again.
A simple, well run home with an intact family seemed like paradise. The apron became the symbol of family, mother, and apple pie ideals. Aprons signified a cozy kitchen, and enough food for everyone. This uniform of the American housewife could be plain and practical, fun themed and kitschy, or sheer and ruffled for dress or hostess duties.
Mass produced aprons featured kitchen themes, the fabric printed with pots and pans; spoons; toasters; and other kitchen items. Homemade aprons were a popular use of fabric remnants and made welcome gifts or sale items at church bazaars. Homemade aprons could be decorated with ruffles, contrasting fabrics, rick-rack, trim, or handkerchief pockets. Special masculine aprons were made for the man of the house, the master of the grill at family cook outs.
Aprons for fathers depicted outdoor grills, spatulas, and written statements about Dad's grilling talents. In the late s, the idealization of housework fell out of favor. Aprons were suddenly viewed as old fashioned garments worn by grandmothers and fuddie-duddies. The very idea of being a housewife seemed dull and ordinary as women reached outside the home for satisfaction and reward. Aprons remained a staple of the workplace as a means of protecting garments.
Aprons were also worn as a kind of work uniform, and of course, by people who worked in the food trades—meat cutters, waitresses, and cooks as well as hairdressers and barbers. The increased popularity of cooking and the back to the kitchen movement brought aprons back in a big way.
Between cooking shows on the Food Network, and a new appreciation for quality meals made from scratch, the apron is once again used for practical reasons. Full aprons with extra long ties that go around the back and tie at the front , and aprons made of sturdy fabrics gained popularity. The rise of the craft movement created an interest in hand made aprons, both full and half aprons. Once again, homemade aprons show up at church bazaars, and are a popular sale items on Internet craft sites like Etsy.
An interest in retro fashions and the vintage look has induced young women to take an interest in old fashioned style aprons. Short overalls are particularly cute and perfect for showing off tanned legs. To wear them without overheating, try adding a lightweight blouse or crop top underneath. Create a contrast with your white overall shorts and wear a dark long sleeve shirt underneath. Make that the main focus of your look by keeping your accessories simple.
A white pair will be so good during the summer. To dress them up a bit, try a button up top or a cute fitted blouse. Vary your sleeve length for the season to make overalls work for different temps and occasions.
You can add a long cardigan in the cooler months over your overalls for warmth and a cool look. Better to add the layers on the outside. Add a fun head band or scrunchie for a pop of color.
If they are overalls, then they are your pants. If they are bib coveralls, then they go over your pants. They mentioned soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, even the shirt worn over a football jersey.
They seemed to think I was daft when I asked the question. As an American, my first encounter with pinny was in the early sixties, in The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter, which begins thus:. Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town.
She was a good little girl — only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs! One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying — oh, she did cry so! Three pocket-handkins and a pinny! Have you seen them, Tabby Kitten? Harvard, of course, is not the only university in Cambridge. The fact that the pinafore came to prominence and popularity after our American cousins had decided to go their own way explains why the term pinny is not used in the US to mean apron.
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