Sunday, December 14, 2008

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving and the Alden Grandchildren

Thanksgiving is a time when we Celebrate our National heritage by eating the bird and root vegetables and pie as our Country's Founders did. We gather and eat but has anyone thought of what they wore? By gosh the women wore APRONS! So here at The Vermont Apron Company we set out to Celebrate our Founding mother's traditions. In simple cloth and simple lines, we dressed our women as we believe women were dressed on that very first Thanksgiving day.
And then some customers gathered for a photo (ok, unlike our Founders did, but we believe they would have, had the camera been invented).

We were blessed that day with actual decendants

of our Founding Mother Priscilla Alden.

All of the non-mannequin people in these photos

are, by golly!, real live granchildren of John and Priscilla Alden!


What a lovely way to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday.
a visit from a few of our Country's Founders grandchildren!


We hope your Thanksgiving was filled with meaning, hope and love.
Sincerely,
Wes and The Staff of The Vermont Apron Company

Wednesday, November 12, 2008



The New Winter Collection

has a lot of Homespun...

and they made the top edge
of the pockets

ruffly somehow.

Here's a shot of Crystal

getting ready in the window.








Frank got to model
the entire
winter Men's Collection.
You know what?...
I never realized
how fat Frank is.
Frank's working as the Winter's Collection's Male model.
He's even got the window.
So ok, I guess he looks ok,
he's got that chef/baker guy down.


"Hey, Frank, the tag's hanging off the side of your head."

Sunday, November 2, 2008

It's Halloween!!


Of course we were dressing up for Halloween.

After all, we’re The Vermont Apron Company, we’re just plain fun!.

Being the more prominent mannequin in the store.

I was given the best role.

I GAVE OUT THE CANDY!!
That’s me there. You’d hardly know that’s me.

My folded arms give me away.





Eloise wasn’t given a costume,

they gave her a chopped off head to hold.

Made her look like a crazy woman

Nobody bought a Carpet Bag that week.






Ginger was dressed
as some sort of woodland witchy, spider-web woman.
She was suppose to string up the pumpkin balls
but she just keep holding them like that.



We had a Witch.



We had small ghosts flying around.



We had creepy spider web stuff.



Frank got to be The Crazy Clown
who is trying to hold back Gorilla Woman.

She looks like shes growling at people
as the come into the store.


We had a second gorilla woman
on the other side of the entry.
She held the OPEN sign.
She was paired with Skelton Woman.
Notice they still all wore Aprons.



The Flowers added
a nice Autumn touch, I thought.


The Vermont Apron Company at Halloween!
Now you have the whole picture.


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Meeting Frank

I met Frank. He's new here at The Apron Company,
flew in all the way from Germany.
It was great to have another guy to talk to.
We hung out at the counter after closing
and Frank had some good wine he had stashed in his suitcase.



He was telling me
that this was the first apron company
that he ever worked for.
He went on and on
about what he hopes for here in this new job.
I'm a beer drinker myself.
Eloise slid up to the counter
and asked me if she could join us.
It was after closing,after all,
no reason we cant all get to know Frank.


She hopped up on the counter
and joined Frank in some wine.
Frank had wine......
Eloise had wine.......
I decided to liven up the place
by making whistle noises in my beer.


I was starting to feel odd man out,
even more so when I noticed
that she had removed her apron top
and somewhere managed to lose her hat!

Just when I worried that
we were going to lose
all sense of decorum.
Ginger threw on the lights,
Jumped up onto the counter and started dancing!
Frank and I were happy to watch.


Eloise took a seat over with Carpet Bags.
She has trouble standing. Her legs don’t straighten.
As Ginger continued to dance wildly with all the lights on.
Our attention drawn to Eliose who had started to pout.
I guess she thought she would have Frank all to herself.

I tried to talk to her.


I couldn't console her. It didn't matter.
In the end for Frank,
it was all about the wine.

Still, it's great having another guy at The Company.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Back Inside....

Well, I'm back inside. And while I was out front they designed a new hat. Its bigger and has elastic in the back of the band so it really does fit any head. So here I am in the bigger hat. You can scroll between my photos and you'll see what I mean. This hat is puffy, like a baker guy. ~ Wes

Friday, August 29, 2008

Amanda


Here's Amanda.
She's the other
window mannequin
this month.
They were trying different aprons
and gave her the Sunflower one.
(sigh)
She's in the other window.
I get to stare at her
all day and night.
(sigh)~Wes

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Still In The Window

Week Two and I'm still here in the window. Did you know the same people drive by in the morning? At first, they pointed to me a lot. Now they stopped pointing at me. Now they just glance over at me like, "Oh yeah, I know that guy."
Nightime is the real adventure. Its so dark out there, nothing but the streelights as people walk by eating and smoking and hanging with friends. Ive made friends though. There a few who always wave and say "HI". I'd wave back but my arms at stuck.
I kind of miss the action in the store. Its exciting to be in the window and see what goes on out here but it's getting lonely,too.~Wes

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Today I was Star!

I'M A STAR!!!
You know what Guys?
Hard work really does pay off.
You toil and toil and toil,
keep your nose to the grindstone,
no partying for this guy,
just work, work, work
and just when you think
the boss doesnt notice a thing.
BAM!
Reward lands like a rock!
That shining moment does come!
Thats right,friends, my good work
has landed me in
the prestigious position
of WINDOW MANNEQUIN!!!!
Here's a shot of me, Wesley.
Now I'm smiling really,really big cuz....
..I'M WINDOW MANNEQUIN!!!!
~Wes

Thursday, July 31, 2008

PARTY PICTURES!!!! part 3






DOING MY PART

Here's me and the local Newsguy.
He wanted to dress like me for his broadcast
and I do admit his apron
and hat looks good.
But when I tried to teach him
the Wesley stance,
he couldn't quite pull it off.
I told him not to worry,
with practice it will come.
~Wes

PARTY PICTURES!!!! part 2


GRAND OPENING DAY!!
Here at
The Vermont Apron Company,
we realize that many people
have never worn an apron
and are in fact missing
what a great invention
aprons really are!.
So we encourage people
to try them on
and see how much fun they are.
Don't these women look
like they are having fun!?!.
Aprons are even more fun
when wearing a matching hat....
as you can see from this photo.
~Wes

PARTY PICTURES!!!! part 1

GETTING READY to PARTY!!

Here I am all dressed up
in my very first Apron and Hat set.
I look darn dapper I must say
and I am ready to party!
It was the Grand Opening
of Vermont's First Apron Store
and I was prepared to do all I could
to help it be a success. I had it together;the clothes, the attitude and the smile! Bring on the customers!~Wes

Thursday, July 3, 2008

My New Pants



Day 2 on the job.
Yah,That's me in the photo
wearing my new pants. I look rather dapper don't you think? Another thing that's working for me is the attitude.
I feel like I have the attitude
down really well for this job; stand tall, proud, happy and smile real big.
Wasnt sure what they were looking for
but it all seems to be working.
-Wes

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Day 1..I meet a French Woman.....


Day One on the job.....I make my first friend!
There I was all unpacked and ready to go ...and completely naked. Stood in the corner, I took on my new role of smiling at the customers. Even though I was naked, even though the crowds werent here as yet. I stood straight and proud and smiled. Thats me.Thats what I do.
Nearing afternoon, I was getting worn out and worried about the nightime chill (after all it is Vermont, northern Vermont at that...) Later,just when significant worry took over, a woman came in with the owner. She was French and she had pants. Pants for me! I was getting my first pair of pants! They were grey and fancier than I had anticipated.
It took the two of them to get my first pair of pants on. They even had to remove a leg.(I am very stiff and have trouble bending) The French woman introduced herself as Yvette and was very friendly. We got along great!
Once my new pants were on, they gave a pair of black oxfords! They were a bit big but I don't think anyone will notice. They look good with the pants. I looked so dapper in my new clothes. I couldn't wait to work the next day to show myself off.
My new friend,Yvette, has promised to come visit again soon! I'm not sure if I'll be getting a shirt. And truth be told, they forgot to give me underpants. ~Wes

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Once Upon a Time...

Let's start at the begining...

Once Upon a time, it was a single craft table on a little town green. It expanded into a craft tent, filled with colorful fabric on multiple tables and was toted around in a little silver Ford. Craft show to craft show all around new England, aprons and bags were driven, displayed and sold. The following year,it expanded into a website.

In 2008, ( March to be exact) it expanded again. This time, it opened a store, a pretty one, in the middle of Downtown Saint Johnsbury,Vermont (10 Eastern Ave to be exact).
This is where I came in. This is when I came to be a part of The Vermont Apron Company. I'm Wesley. My job is to wear the mans Apron. And now, I also write this blog.

Here's a photo for you. They said photos were good to use in blogs.hmmmm.......Gee,They really need to repaint the front door. Maybe I'll make a color suggestion.~Wes

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