Where can I purchase this apron?
June 13, 2011 6:48 AM Subscribe
On the front page of the Travel section of the NYTimes (NYTimes link) this weekend was a picture of a waiter (non-NYTimes link) wearing what looks like a long striped (like mattress ticking) apron. Where could I get an apron like that? What is an apron like that likely to be called?
The waiter apparently works at The Walrus and the Carpenter in Seattle, but there appears to be an unrelated line of aprons and kitchen wear from a different company called the Walrus and the Carpenter.
The waiter apparently works at The Walrus and the Carpenter in Seattle, but there appears to be an unrelated line of aprons and kitchen wear from a different company called the Walrus and the Carpenter.
Best answer: An apron without a bib is I think called a straight top apron (here's a company in the UK selling them).
posted by humph at 7:02 AM on June 13, 2011
posted by humph at 7:02 AM on June 13, 2011
You could call the Walrus and the Carpenter and ask. I don't remember if all of their servers wear that apron or not -- I've only been a few times. I don't think so, though.
posted by proj at 7:04 AM on June 13, 2011
posted by proj at 7:04 AM on June 13, 2011
Best answer: Standard bar apron in black pinstripe.
1-pocket colored bistro apron in black pinstripe.
posted by ocherdraco at 7:22 AM on June 13, 2011
1-pocket colored bistro apron in black pinstripe.
posted by ocherdraco at 7:22 AM on June 13, 2011
Best answer: That looks like a butcher's apron with the bib folded underneath.
posted by elsietheeel at 8:13 AM on June 13, 2011
posted by elsietheeel at 8:13 AM on June 13, 2011
Best answer: Not quite what you're looking for, but another solution:
Aprons are very easy things to make with minimal sewing skills required. Get yerself some mid-weight pinstripey fabric and go to town (or perhaps you have a friend who loves to sew). A little extra hardware and you can make yourself the suspenders, too.
posted by sugarbomb at 8:16 AM on June 13, 2011
Aprons are very easy things to make with minimal sewing skills required. Get yerself some mid-weight pinstripey fabric and go to town (or perhaps you have a friend who loves to sew). A little extra hardware and you can make yourself the suspenders, too.
posted by sugarbomb at 8:16 AM on June 13, 2011
Best answer: Seconding sugarbomb, aprons are super easy to sew and are great for beginners. Heck, you send me the material and pay for postage and I'll sew it for you.
posted by TooFewShoes at 10:28 AM on June 13, 2011
posted by TooFewShoes at 10:28 AM on June 13, 2011
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Or you can search for pinstripe apron, which brought me this.
posted by like_neon at 6:58 AM on June 13, 2011