I know that I am a magazine maniac....this one is just out and expensive, it is more like a book. I like to collect old fabrics and laces to combine into pretty aprons. Then I try to sell them, sometimes without much success. However, I know most women don't bother with aprons anymore. We wear easily washed clothing most of the time. So, a special apron is a fashion accessory, like jewelry or a scarf. Farmgirls where aprons to meetings. I like to wear them to Dutch Oven cooking, or working an antique show.