The Essential Apron – Farmers’ Market | Chef-Tested & Artist-Designed Kitchen Ap
There’s apron, and then there’s the apron that makes you want to cook just to wear it.
What It Is
The Essential Apron – Farmers’ Market edition is the original, obsessively refined kitchen apron, now celebrating the bounty of LA. Designed in collaboration with local California artist Ayca Kilicoglu, it captures the extraordinary variety of produce that farmers grow and chefs love—because this isn’t your grocery-store tomato, it’s kaleidoscopic, chef-approved, and somehow wearable.
Why You’ll Actually Use It
Because everything else feels flimsy once you try this. It shields, organizes, and endures, while also reminding you why farmers’ markets are worth the weekend trek. Deep pockets hold your utensils, your tote, or a quick snack, and the fabric feels substantial enough to survive any chopping, stirring, or sautéing without complaint. You’ll catch yourself reaching for it even when you’re not cooking—because it looks good, feels good, and makes any kitchen feel like a stage.
Key Details:
Professionally tested by Michelin-starred and local chefs
Designed in collaboration with LA-based artist Ayca Kilicoglu
Adjustable neck and waist straps for a perfect fit
Durable, high-quality fabric built to last
Deep pockets for utensils, phones, or your farmers’ market haul
Machine washable
The Farmers’ Market apron isn’t just cloth—it’s a daily reminder of what happens when local art, local farms, and kitchen obsession collide.
About the brand: Hedley & Bennett
Hedley & Bennett is what happens when someone gets fed up with the flimsy, disposable version of reality and decides to build something better — starting with an apron. Founded by Ellen Bennett, a line cook who realized that kitchen gear should actually function (a radical thought, apparently), the brand has grown into a kind of cult for people who take their craft seriously, whether they’re plating Michelin-level gastronomy or burning pancakes at home. Everything they make is intentionally overbuilt — heavy fabrics, reinforced seams, hardware that could probably survive a minor apocalypse — yet still looks like the kind of thing you’d wear if you wanted to trick strangers into thinking you’re extremely competent. And underneath all that rugged usefulness is an ethos of doing things the right way: responsibly sourced materials, ethical manufacturing, and a belief that quality isn’t just a marketing word but a moral stance. In other words, Hedley & Bennett isn’t selling aprons; they’re selling the idea that the tools you use should matter just as much as the work you do in them.