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I cook a fair amount and also perform household laundry duty, and I am in a never ending quest to increase the first and decrease the latter. I have been on the hunt for the perfect apron for some time--not too cute, not too flimsy or stiff, good coverage, interesting, a little but not too chef-like (do I sound like Goldilocks?). This past holiday, on my Christmas list to my parents: I need an apron. My father, a master of product research, found Butcher+Baker.

Enter my Build-Your-Own-Women's Bibb Apron, now my go-to for these reasons:

The apron fabric, pockets and straps are customizable. For fabric I chose gray with turquoise straps. The fabric is a nice weight--stiff enough to hold it's shape and still easy to move when wearing. If I were to order another, I would select a contrasting fabric for the pocket(s), see below.
The "field pocket" at the waist is VERY COOL (you can choose not to have this, but as I said, very cool). I have no idea what to store in the pockets, or on the also very cool carabiner, but I'm glad I have them.
The criss cross strap option might be my favorite feature: it is much more comfortable for me to have straps that go over the shoulder, crossing in the back, then wrapping at the waist vs a traditional loop resting against the back of the neck.
If I had to choose something to change: the criss cross straps, while veray comfortable, make hanging the apron a bit cumbersome. Perhaps a little tag on the inside of the bib for hanging could be handy.
Although my apron was a gift, I think the $55 price tag represents an excellent value. This apron is now on my gift list for birthdays and holidays.

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