Help me keep flour off my pants while looking great.

August 29, 2006 8:01 AM

Looking for a sexy but functional apron.

I'm looking for a completely awesome apron to wear while I bake. I've found some here and here, but none of these have quite inspired me to drop $40. Number one is closest to what I'm looking for in terms of style, but I'm not crazy about the print. Are there any other online stores that sell something similar?

posted by jheiz to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (20 answers total)

Here's one.
posted by mattbucher at 8:22 AM on August 29, 2006

Sexy's in the eye of the beholder, of course, but what's sexier than a punk rock chef?

Well, almost anything. Just hope your dinner guest(s) never actually went to CBGB-- especially not into the bathrooms...

I purchased mine directly from CBGB, but it doesn't look like they sell it any more. You could try calling, I guess...
posted by dersins at 8:33 AM on August 29, 2006

I think this apron is very flattering. Can you sew, or know a friend that does? Aprons are the easiest things to make, and there are tons of cool patterns.
posted by LoriFLA at 9:03 AM on August 29, 2006 [3 favorites]

Try searching Etsy for aprons; you'll be able to get something unique and handmade. I especially like this one. Here's a link to a search of the clothing category.
posted by MsMolly at 9:06 AM on August 29, 2006

Have you looked at Etsy?

If there's nothing exactly like you're looking for, you can commission one using their Alchemy feature.

I have a pretty great apron collection that I've collected at garage sales, farm sales, and antique stores, with my favorites being the ones my grandmother made for herself and used.
posted by padraigin at 9:08 AM on August 29, 2006

Cute!!
posted by LoriFLA at 9:12 AM on August 29, 2006

Some of these are v. cute.
posted by onlyconnect at 10:03 AM on August 29, 2006

Doh. They're the same ones that LoriFLA posted, only from a different site, and Lori's collection is much larger. Whoopsie!
posted by onlyconnect at 10:04 AM on August 29, 2006

Lots of aprony goodness here. Hopefully folara responds - she is a lover of all kinds of aprons.
posted by rossination at 11:02 AM on August 29, 2006

This is a really cute and easy pattern from Decades of Style, if sewing is indeed an option. I've been considering getting the pattern for the 1930's kitchenette pyjamas myself, among other things.
posted by oneirodynia at 11:02 AM on August 29, 2006

Get a nice white apron and scrawl 'apr0n' across it in red sauce (or sauce-like dye). If you want it printed, you could get a cafepress apron and then adjust it for sexiness.
posted by pracowity at 12:13 PM on August 29, 2006

This one's nice too.
posted by robinpME at 12:44 PM on August 29, 2006 [1 favorite]

What's sexier than meat?

Or, if "hot" will substitute for "sexy"
posted by kookoobirdz at 12:54 PM on August 29, 2006

These are great.
posted by TheGoldenOne at 1:28 PM on August 29, 2006

I would check your local vintage shop-they always have lots of very fem 50s housewife aprons.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:44 PM on August 29, 2006

Peapod garden apron
posted by LobsterMitten at 4:05 PM on August 29, 2006

I just bought the Delft blue apron from Cece Marie, who is a real person, and charming via email.
posted by bisesi at 6:46 PM on August 29, 2006

My grandmother had one.

It was given to her by her sons-in-law (my father and uncle). Flesh-colored fabric trimmed in black lace around the bikini line and bra-strap area. Removable "pot holders"...with nipples.

Not sure if that was the year before or after the inflatable bra.

Drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with my mother.
posted by rsandy7420 at 7:49 PM on August 29, 2006

More aprons here, to add.
posted by viachicago at 9:54 PM on August 29, 2006

As a man, this is more what I had in mind...
posted by Slenny at 3:14 PM on August 30, 2006