She is an absolute fan of aprons, one that is a full apron like below.
She wears these over dresses that do not have capes on them and feels "more covered" as she says :) Another reason she gave is that it makes her look not Amish and not Mennonite (but really people just look at the kapp she wears and think that she's Amish without looking at her clothes, just like they look at my kapp and think I am Beachy Amish). Last night we were talking about how she would rather wear an apron to church than a cape dress but she wants a black dress without a cape to wear the apron with (it's a nice teal color). I told her I don't feel aprons are appropriate for church because the purpose of an apron is to protect your clothing while you work. At church, we are not working so why do we need an apron? I do not wear aprons, even when I am working or cleaning. If I get something on my dress I just clean it, but I was not raised in a family that wore aprons for anything -- not even while cooking or baking.
I know many groups do wear aprons to church and I am not criticizing them as I am sure they have "reasonings" for wearing an apron :) But I do wonder why it would be worn to church if the purpose is to keep clothing nice while working. Maybe someone who knows could share with me :)
Blessings in Christ,
In our church we wear it for extra modesty to church. Our "church" and "good" aprons are actually a totally different pattern and made a different way then the everyday ones. This way we can keep them separate. Hope it helps a little bit.
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Some groups, and some people that follow a certain style of modest dress, wear the apron more for the "double coverage" like a cape than for just protecting the clothes. I always associated the apron over a dress with the Amish and Conservative Mennonites, so if I saw your roommate wearing a capp, apron, and dress, I'd probably assume she was with one of those groups.
ReplyDeleteI also don't like aprons for church though, or outside of the house, and usually opt for a vest, shrug, or light jacket when I feel like I need to cover up more.
My thing for an apron is that if it is for extra coverage, then it should be a 2nd full skirt and go all the way around, not just cover the front of the skirt.
ReplyDeleteMost Conservative Mennonites in my area do not wear an apron, they would wear a cape dress, I am not sure about Old Order Horse and Buggy Mennonites though if they would wear an apron or not.
It could be a spiritual thing.
ReplyDelete"To each His own" is how that saying goes and I think that applies here. I feel a lot more modest with another apron and don't feel a whole nother skirt would be necessary for ME. But if that doesn't follow with YOUR convictions then follow God's leading! :-) That's the beauty of convictions...you do what God is revealing to you.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a Mennonite wearing an apron before :-) Did the Beachy Amish church you went to wear them Chelsea?
No they didn't. At least not for church.
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