As a cultural historian who studies food, you could say that cooking is part of my job. And yet I almost never don an apron. Why not? I have followed the apron’s cultural history to consider a couple of potential answers. More than just fabric, the apron—a seemingly inconspicuous garment—tells textile tales of labour, gender, and class. Tales I have written about for KWI Essen’s blog.
The KWI is an institution that researches, arguments, and reflects; it represents specific issues and ideas, and possibly even an intellectual style. And its blog is meant to increase its visibility and invite debates about its work. Read my contribution “No Strings Attached” here.