Darkroom apron - do you use one?

[William McEwen]

I don't, but maybe I should. Feel free to tell me about yours - where you got it, if it's saved your clothing, etc.

[Richard Wasserman]

No, I just wear expendable clothes, although I can't remember ever messing anything up with photo chemicals. I do however wear a lab coat when selenium toning–not quite sure why....

[Ken Lee]

I bought one at a cooking store. Black, strong, with a couple of pockets.

[bvstaples]

Yes, makes me feel like a mad chemist!

[Louie Powell]

I have two. One is plain black and came from at art supply store. The manufacturer originally sold it for use as the basis for a fabric decorating project. I tend to use this one in workshops or similar public appearances.

The other one I bought for $1 at a flea market. It came with a silk-screened decoration advertising the supplier - a Vermont specialty machine shop. It started out beige with green silk-screening, but after being used for more than 20 years, it has acquired many distinctive darkroom stains. I do wash it occasionally - every three to four years if it is really grungy.

[Steve Feldman]

Developer will stain your clothing. A/B litho developer will badly stain clothing, fingers and fingernails.

[Jon Wilson]

I got one from APUG a couiple of years ago and it has the apug logo.....it does save clothes.

[bigdog]

I often wear one when mixing chemicals or emptying trays, but not when just printing or processing film. I have one of those apug ones and another cloth one (very similar) that was a few bucks at a woodworking store.

[Jeremy Moore]

I just wear old clothes, no darkroom apron.

[Oren Grad]

No apron, I just have a set of old clothes reserved for the darkroom.