Help! "Traditional Seamstress Apron"?

[_paegan_]

I came across this phrase, "traditional seamstress apron", reading about grisettes (bohemian groupies) on Wikipedia, with a reference to La Grisette, painted 1906/07 by Edward Hopper

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[leezechka]

google historical clothes patterns, there are a few places that have translated historical patterns for re-enactors.

[_paegan_]

I have, but I want specifically what was considered a "traditional seamstress apron" - something for which posting in four communities has not come up with a definitive answer.

Everyone's been giving different answers; each as if the answer was obvious and I'm just being stupid. Each as if I didn't search for hours before asking for help.

[leezechka]

since you have done that then I would recommend finding periodicals of the period, trade ones if you can find them. major libraries may have them on microfilm, but not online. perhaps the sears catalog would have images if they were trendy or were very commonly worn, the entire catalog was microfilmed a couple decades ago.

This works best for now

[_paegan_]

Thank you for that suggestion. I think I'll have to do that.

And thank you for not taking my comment as snarky as it could have been - I'd just been through the 17th conflicting answer before I got to your reply.