The apron may have had its heyday in the 1950s, but the housewife coverup has resurfaced as more than a mark of Grandma’s pride. From the sheer and ruffled to the yellow polka-dotted, this dish-drying ...

Apron, with printed design of “advice to wives”; 1950s. Apron; white, red, blue, and black cotton print featuring advice on "how to keep your husband" in English and French, Half apron style.

"I cling like a cicada to the latticework of memory," wrote Henri Cole. Although his poem isn't about vintage aprons, for many, it could be. Bib and cocktail, cotton and organza, these everyday items ...

“Aprons: Plain and Fancy" is an exhibit at the Ontario County Historical Society in Canandaigua. CANANDAIGUA, NY — Lucille Ball of “I Love Lucy” wore one and so did the Beaver’s mother, June Cleaver.

"The use of aprons has been important to humans since time immemorial," says Serena Barnett, director of the Rogers Historical Museum. "Aprons have served both function and fashion through the ...

For nearly two decades, Carolyn and Henry Terry have amassed the world’s largest collection of domestic armor.

There’s a growing number of apron collectors who scour eBay and antique shops for pretty, frilly pinafores. But apron expert EllynAnne Geisel says there still isn’t much interest in what she calls ...

When most people hear about vintage things, they conjure up someone’s broken-down clutter or maybe a quaint item of dress. But others, like writer EllynAnne Geisel, find in worn wood, rusty hinges and ...

It's hard to imagine what connects a Polish immigrant who starts a Southampton farm stand to a worker in a big-box home improvement store, or a mother pranked by her children on a road trip to Niagara ...