Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion wore leather aprons as part of their ceremonial dress as early as the 18 th century. Aprons, however, have been around much longer than that. Fertility goddess figurines, on display at Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, may be the earliest depiction of women wearing aprons.
These ancient snake goddess figurines excavated in Crete depicted how Minoan women may have dressed in BCE: a tight bodice, bare breasts, and an embroidered or woven apron covering a long dress.
Fabric was precious in Medieval and Renaissance eras. Most people wore fabrics painstakingly woven at home on narrow looms. Aprons back then were little more than just scraps of material tied around the waist, with the only intent of protecting the valuable clothing underneath. Both genders wore aprons at that time. Only the working class wore aprons in those early days.
Wealthy individuals would never dream of performing any task that might sully their fine clothing. Not one inch of fabric was wasted! Many were made with beautiful prints of different kinds of cotton fabrics with different color pockets and bottom borders.
The fancy aprons were trimmed in lace and rick-rack and were made to look very pretty just like the ones you would see on television today. Nowadays people wear aprons for not only practical use, but also as part of fashion. Today you can find an artist, a gardener, a baker, and many more every day people and professionals wearing aprons.
You can find more information about aprons, how to sew an apron, and plenty of photographs of aprons of today and yesterday at lovetosew. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You will find it all from homemade beauty recipes, health remedies, craft ideas, gardening, cooking, family and more.. This is the place to be! Start Here. Sign in. Forgot your password? I am interested to know more about pinned aprons. Recently I was asked why people pinned aprons in Victorian:Edwardian times, my Breton Gma pinned hers.
Is it the style of apron? I know 18th century ladies maids pinned theirs just because they needed pins but why not buttons or a loop? Hi, Ethel! Aprons here in the US are kind of big right now. Maybe it's the food movement and the idea that people are returning to home cooked meals.
Aprons are almost a fashion statement with some people and pop up in boutiques - expensive and way to pretty to actually use. I like the word 'pinny. Called a pinny because they used to pin them on. In the UK aprons are hard to come by but they are making a slight comeback.
Artists and chefs still use them but most homes no longer house an apron or pinny as we used to call them. I have several. Between cooking food, making soap, and other messy occupations, my clothes would all be ruined! Interesting Dolores. When I was a kid all the mums and women wore aprons, often all day. As they became liberated I guess they burnt them along with their bras :. Hi, Dusty - well you are living large! So many people waste their time on this earth. You seem to have grabbed life by the horns to experience so much.
You are the man! Hi, Nancy - so sweet that your dear grandmother made you a little apron! I suppose that meant a lot, a wonderful memory. I could not do without an apron. I am a slob. The flour flies! I really enjoyed reading this article! Shawna January 3, at am Reply. Victoria January 28, at am Reply. Two Southern Sweeties January 28, at am Reply. History is indeed interesting. Thank you so much for your comment. Trish February 29, at am Reply.
Two Southern Sweeties February 29, at am Reply. Shoshnj March 29, at pm Reply. Two Southern Sweeties March 31, at am Reply. I love when those sweet memories come slipping back in. Always makes me smile. Carmen Stineman January 12, at pm Reply. Two Southern Sweeties January 13, at am Reply. Good morning Carmen. You absolutely may use it. Thank you for asking. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
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