Staff Made

Chloe's Denim Dawn Apron

Posted
18—February 2025

Check out this Dawn Apron made by HQ team member Chloe!

Online team member Chloe recently snapped up some Helmut Lang designer deadstock denim, perfect for the utilitarian apron she's been planning. She loved the shape of Lydia Naomi's Dawn Apron pattern, and paired it with this new Italian dark indigo denim! Check out her project notes, pictures and immaculate topstitching detail below!

Chloe says — "Some of the assistant food editors on Bon Appetite's YouTube channel started wearing cross back, smock-style aprons a few years ago. I liked that they didn't look like conventional aprons, that they weren't traditional and flowery. They seemed more functional, more effortless, but also brightly coloured to suit the chef's outfit"

Square IG Portrait Chloe Dawn Garden Side Step

"Because it's sitting on your shoulders, not around your neck or tied around your waist, the style is also less noticeable to wear, physically. The idea has been brewing in my mind since I saw them, and after moving into my own place last month, it seemed like the perfect opportunity!"

Project Notes

Pattern Used — Dawn Apron by Lydia Naomi

Chloe is an intermediate level sewist, and used the size L apron pattern from Lydia Naomi. She ended up trimming it down a little, putting the end result closer to a size M, particularly in the front. She used 1.5m of our 11oz Cotton Denim in the colour Midnight, plus topstitching and regular threads. Chloe chose this denim as she wanted a fabric that would be practical, hardwearing, and compliment her existing outfits whilst in the kitchen and doing gardening and DIY projects. The project took around 6 hours in total, as she spent a fair amount of time getting all of that lovely topstitching accurate! Chloe made a few minor adjustments to the fit and silhouette, removing some of the A-line flare from the skirt section to give a straighter fit, adding a centre seam, a little extra length and trimming the shoulders down.

Chloe found the end result comfortable, forgiving and easy to wear, and said the instructions were easy to follow too! She's looking forward to wearing this beyond her kitchen and garden too, perhaps popping it on for a jewellery or pottery workshop in the future!

Download the Dawn Apron pattern from the Lydia Naomi website here.

Chloe says "The new shape reminded me of a denim skirt I have that was my mum's, with angled side seams and a centre stitched detail"

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