Even after adjusting the neck strap, I found the one-size-only apron a bit big (I'm 5'6" and a women's size medium, for reference), though I know many professional chefs prefer large aprons.

Charlie Pennes, founder of White Bark Workwear (whose own apron I recommend, below), says, “If you ask any chef what they always remember as their first ‘nicer apron,’ it’s probably this.

Deborah Reinhardt has fond memories of her mother and grandmother cooking in aprons dusted with flour ... Louis and runs a food blog called Three Women in the Kitchen. She regretted that she ...