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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2019-06-27 10:01 pm

#pocketwin: Lagenlook Aprons

While researching something else, I stumbled across lagenlook aprons. These come in nice fabrics with big pockets, and are designed to be worn over other clothes.  They differ from kitchen aprons in that they are meant as fashion wear, not just for messy tasks; but they still add pockets for practicality.  Alas, they are also ruinously expensive; see examples from America and England.

However, aprons are among the easiest garments to make. Even if you can't sew, you could probably make one with fabric glue or ironing tape. You just take a rectangle of fabric, taper the top if you wish, put a wide strip across the bottom and make channels to divide that into pockets, then attach a neck loop or ties and waist ties.  You can actually put a lot more pockets than that, but remember weight; the more pockets you want, the heavier the fabric needs to be.  For a lightweight fashion fabric like calico, one bottom row is probably plenty.  With denim, you can trick it out like a carpenter's apron if you want to.

Here are some patterns so you can make your own tie-on pocket garment:

https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/make-a-no-sew-waist-apron

https://shop.mybluprint.com/sewing/article/how-to-sew-an-apron/

https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2012/01/16/free-patterns-for-three-apron-styles

https://abeautifulmess.com/2018/01/sew-your-own-half-apron.html

https://weallsew.com/charming-pocket-apron/

https://www.allfreesewing.com/Aprons
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Re: Well ...

[personal profile] peoriapeoriawhereart 2019-07-01 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, but then we'd be being reasonable and the only reason men's clothes make sense is because WWII made it mandatory.

I figure there is enough waste in the current system that straightening out the logistics would let us pay all the machine operators a non-sweated wage, clothe people more chicly and reduce harm to the environment. (I've not run the numbers. It's just there's that much waste from what I'm understanding.)
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Re: Well ...

[personal profile] peoriapeoriawhereart 2019-07-01 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Square area coverage? Thermal insulation? Style quotient?

I'm trying to recall the specific books I read regarding the reconstitution of the men's ready to wear segment. Originally, it was the domain of men so wretched as to have no women folk nor the ability to hire a seamstress.