Aprons are to be celebrated. They are practical, simple and protect our clothing and can be a fashion statement. They can have funny sayings on them that make us laugh and they can become beautiful works of art with interesting designs and patterns with a million colors. They can be made of sustainable fibers such as organic cotton or even hemp. They feel good and are practical, a type of uniform that serves a purpose and never lets you down. They represent clothing that advances your work. From carpenters to chefs and artists, they are a type of clothing that should be celebrated.

Some interesting facts about aprons:

Did you know that in the Bible aprons were the first clothing. Gen. 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. This is referring to Adam and Eve who sewed together fig leaves to make aprons to cover themselves. So if not for aprons we all might be nude today.

Aprons can be symbols of family and motherhood. Aprons have cultural significance. In a sense they have become one of the fabrics covering today's contemporary ideologies. They can be much more than a fashion statement. If you really think about it, aprons can represent a mother's love and much more.

Did you ever here the saying, "tied to your mother's apron string". We all know what that means when a person still needs their mother and cannot think or act independently - someone who is tied to the past. Tied to his mother's apron strings has a negative meaning. Even at his age, he or she ought not to be tied to his mother's apron strings. This term has become part of our language.

Tied to mother's apron strings can also imply that aprons symbolize tying unwilling women to the home. In the past aprons were associated with glorified housework - thank God that age has passed. Today there are just as many women working full time as men as well and men are increasingly helping out in the kitchen.

Aprons can also make a social statement by offering cutting age style, a thoughtful statement and even offer funny slogans that help define the wearer, besides being one of the most practical garments ever devised.

Aprons have been with humanity since the beginning of time. Did you know there are pictures of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun wearing an apron: in the shape of a large triangle that was heavily decorated with jewels, and was most likely ceremonial rather than functional.

Even today the modern Freemasonry society uses aprons to represent rank and stature.

The masons are required to wear aprons at their meeting. The Masons have three types of aprons for each of their ranks. One: Entered Apprentice, Two: Fellowcraft and Three: Master Mason. The first apron is plain white with a white triangular, the second is a little more elaborate and the Master apron is very elaborate.

These three different aprons represent a throwback to the ancient times when in order to be a Stone Mason you had to first be an apprentice for many years. Aprons were worn as protection garments for their craft.

Today it is not uncommon to see butchers at a grocery stores wearing white aprons with stains on them. Chefs and Cooks wipe their hands on their protective aprons constantly.

When you go to your local restaurant you see waiters and waitress wearing aprons with the order pads in a pocket and straws and napkins in the other. When you go to a seafood restaurant you might have to wear a plastic lobster bib apron to protect your clothing from all that dripping hot butter.

Aprons have become a part of our everyday life.

When we go to the dentist we have to put on a dental apron that can protect the patient from dripping blood and spit coming out of their mouth. The dentist gives us protective radiation aprons to keep us safe from the deadly radiation aimed at our face. Those aprons are made of lead.

Aprons have become a important part of popular lecture. Who could forget that beautiful pleated pinafore white apron Alice wore over her blue dress in her adventures in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". This was part of her costume and represented a type of protective shield from all her hectic adventures.

For those of us who can remember old black and white television shows like "Leave It to Beaver," they know who June Cleaver is. This pure 1950s mother and homemaker represented the perfect housewife of her time. We never saw June in the kitchen without her classic old fashioned apron house dresses and her pearls.

Lucille Ball in the "I Love Lucy" shows often wore aprons. Who could forget Lucy in her apron in the very funny episode, best candy taster. Do you remember Aunt Bee in Mayberry RFD and The Andy Griffith Show? Bee is well known in Mayberry for her cooking skills. Her character is associated with wholesome home cooked meals and she always wore a beautiful apron. Did Aunt Bee ever not wear an apron?

Do you remember Alice from "The Brady Bunch"? Alice was the Brady's housekeeper who wore her widely recognized sky blue maid's uniform with white charred apron constantly!

Aprons are not just for the kitchen and food industry - they have a million uses depending upon the work requirements. There are nurses who wear aprons. There are aprons for people who work in the chemical industry and have to wear protective aprons. There are waterproof aprons you wear when you have your hair washed at the hair salon. There are pottery class aprons and carpenter aprons that hold hammers and nails. There are aprons used for gardening and for artists painting pictures.

Aprons have become hugely popular, not just as aprons, but as fashion accessories.

My grandmother used to just about live in her apron. In the kitchen today aprons still protect us from all sorts of food stains and grease splatters. People wear them to clean the house and they even have pockets to put your iPod in. Aprons have become a part of society and our society will always love them. Aprons may well be the most practical thing ever invented.

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