Jan 22, 2008

Aprons make a fashion comebackBy Amber DulekWinonaDailyNews.com

Tahira Darling doesn’t need to cook to wear aprons. It’s her fashion accessory.

“It’s a conversation piece,” Darling said, wearing a ruffled blue and red apple-themed full-length vintage apron. “People see them and get nostalgic.”

During the past 10 years, Darling has amassed a collection of 400 to 500 vintage aprons — too many to count, she said. About 25 of them are currently on display at Bluff Country Co-op, where she is the health and body care manager.

Once a symbol of everything homemaker and used to guard clothes from baking and cleaning mishaps, aprons have made their way out of storage to becoming a budding women’s fashion trend.

June Cleaver may be hip once again, but it’s not like women are turning back into June Cleaver.

Americans dine out more than ever and family life often is rearranged to fit busy work schedules. Still, many women are finding activities like knitting and clothing like aprons trendy, or even chic.

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