Two identical panels of 100% linen, joined at the shoulders. You put the 'Kyoto' on, then decide how you want it to sit — and that decision is the whole point of this apron.

• TWO WAYS TO TIE Bring the back panel's straps around to the front and send the front panel's straps behind you, knot each pair, and the cloth follows your waist. Or knot each pair at its own side instead, and it hangs loose and generous — the way you want it on a long day of cooking, or if you simply prefer room to move.

• 100% LINEN, NOTHING BLENDED IN Unblended linen moves air on a warm day, takes a wash without complaint, and gets softer rather than tired — it is the reason this cloth improves with use instead of wearing out.

• THREE POCKETS THAT EARN THEIR KEEP Two front pockets, each measuring approximately 5.7 x 7.1 in., take a phone, a folded towel, a pair of pruning shears. The chest pocket is stitched down the middle into two narrow slots of approximately 1.5 x 5.1 in. — sized for a pen, a marker, or the stem of a kitchen thermometer.

• FRONT AND BACK COVER Each panel measures approximately 25.2 in. across and 33.1 in. from the shoulder, so flour, soil and paint stay off your clothes from both directions — not just the front.

• CARE Hand wash or machine wash in cold water. Do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Hang to dry.

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• Want the same fabric in another shape? Try The 'Artisan' Split-Front Apron.