Overlooked, familiar, homely… These are the words traditionally associated with the apron, a detachable, workaday garment ...

Overlooked, familiar, homely… These are the words traditionally associated with the apron, a detachable, workaday garment that is enjoying something of a renaissance in popular culture.

While alpha male chefs of old wouldn’t often be seen in a pinafore (Gordon Ramsay aside, aprons were the preserve of a ‘cook’) Carmy’s proud pinny-wearing is a case in point.

By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — Overlooked, familiar, homely… These are the words traditionally associated with the apron, a detachable, workaday ...

While alpha male chefs of old wouldn’t often be seen in a pinafore (Gordon Ramsay aside, aprons were the preserve of a ‘cook’) Carmy’s proud pinny-wearing is a case in point.

While alpha male chefs of old wouldn’t often be seen in a pinafore (Gordon Ramsay aside, aprons were the preserve of a ‘cook’) Carmy’s proud pinny-wearing is a case in point.