I made a small but important discovery, and I want to share it with you. I wore out many different aprons while raising my seven. Colourful and greasy things were constantly and hysterically splashing around, so my aprons protected me from scribbles, draughts of spring air and sizzling pans. The apron tamed me, sometimes simply reminding me that they’re waiting for the most delicious pancakes in the world. In a ritualistic sense, this garment soothed me and kept me warm. It was a mask of my mysterious womanhood and at the same time – it was a PIN code to eternity. But I had no desire to hide inside an unsightly rag wrapped around me. At home, I wanted to doll up. I searched for ornaments, lace or interesting silhouettes for peculiar moods. Some years ago, when I bought a scrap of blue striped fabric and decided to attach wings of my fictional creature Angelina to the back of the apron – I gave myself a real gift of life. My work garment was missing wings for everyday life. As time went on, this homemade costume morphed into a psychotherapeutic and maybe even a philosophical phenomenon in our home. With both visible and invisible wings on my back, I experienced a whole heap of joys and challenges. My children also began to understand that you have to go through life with faith, to have spacious pockets for miracles of everyday life and most importantly – use wings that transform cloudiness into a bright fairy tale of life. It’s a reminder to dream, inspiration to act and bring the most beautiful visions of life into reality using our own hands.
Here, you will find a wardrobe with new aprons from ANGELS REPUBLIC. Maybe you’ll pick something for yourself or the person you love. And I, together with my daughter Adelė, and a bunch of other wonderful people from Angels Republic, will spread new wings, and from the bottom of our hearts, we will wish for love, strength, health and peace of mind… I can promise – you’ll find it all in the pockets of your aprons…