Encasa aprons do not come in small, medium and large. Each listing has one size, and across the range of 36 single aprons and 19 apron sets, that size is 64 to 70 cm wide and 85 to 86 cm long. Most are listed at 68x85 cm, about 26.8 by 33.5 inches. So the question is whether that one piece of cloth reaches where you need it, and a tape can answer that before you buy.
Every figure on this page comes from one of two places on Encasa's product pages: the size option, which every listing has, or a size drawing in the photo gallery, which 15 listings have. We did not put a tape on the aprons for this chart, and nobody here has measured how they hang on different wearers, so there is no height-to-hem table.
Apron size chart in cm
Sizes are width x length. A dash means the page gives no figure.
| Range (number of listings) | Size option on the page | Size drawing on the page | Bib top (drawing) | Neck strap and short end (drawing) | Each waist tie (drawing) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripes, checks and ticking (13) | 68x85 cm | 70x86 cm | 30 cm | 65 cm and 10 cm | 64 cm | About ₹460 |
| Canvas Franca stripes (3) | 68x85 cm | No drawing | - | - | - | About ₹460 |
| Plain cotton colours (10) | 68x85 cm | No drawing | - | - | - | About ₹450 |
| Yarn-dyed two-tone (4) | 68x85 cm | No drawing | - | - | - | About ₹450 |
| Frilled cotton (4) | 70x85 cm | No drawing | - | - | - | About ₹500 |
| Printed cotton (2) | 64x86 cm | 64x86 cm | 24.5 cm | 62 cm and 6 cm | 65 cm | About ₹500 |
| Apron, oven glove and pot holder sets (19) | 68x85 cm, apron only | No drawing | - | - | - | About ₹700 |
The apron, oven glove and pot holder sets say "extra-long waist ties" with no number, and list no size for the glove or pot holder.
What does each apron measurement mean?
This drawing is on the navy ticking apron and the other 12 listings in that line. The printed cotton drawing marks the same lines.
- Length runs from the top edge of the bib straight down to the hem. The neck strap is not part of it.
- Width runs across the bottom edge. The sides are drawn straight, so it is also the width where the ties join.
- Bib top is the top edge of the bib, the narrowest part of the cloth.
- Neck strap is drawn in two pieces: a long one with a buckle on one top corner, and a short end on the other.
- Tie length runs from the side of the cloth to the end of the tie, and each side has its own.
Listings with only a size option do not say where they take their width and length.
The frilled blue apron lists 70x85 cm, and its page does not say whether that counts the frill. In the photo the frill runs down both sides and along the hem, so the flat cloth may be narrower than 70 cm.
Why the size option and the drawing can show different numbers
On the 13 stripe, check and ticking listings, the page lists 68x85 cm and the drawing shows 70x86 cm. That is 2 cm across and 1 cm down. Both figures are Encasa's own, so the chart gives both. On the two printed aprons the option and the drawing both read 64x86 cm.
On the stripe, check and ticking line, compare your numbers with 68x85 cm first and allow for the 2 cm gap. If your check only passes at 70x86 cm, you have no room to spare. Cotton can also shrink a little in the wash, so do not buy an apron that only just fits.
How do you check if an apron will fit?
Wear what you usually cook in, and ask someone to hold the tape for the first line.
- Hem. Hold the tape just under your collarbones, where the top of the bib will sit, and run it straight down to where you want the hem. Compare that with 85 to 86 cm. If your tape reads 95 cm, an 85 cm apron stops 10 cm above your mark. Letting the neck strap out moves the whole apron: lower the hem by 5 cm and the bib top drops 5 cm too.
- Width. Hold the tape across your front at hip level, from where you want the cloth to stop on one side to the same place on the other. Compare that with 64 to 70 cm. Do the same high on your chest, where the bib top will sit, against 30 cm or 24.5 cm where a drawing gives it. No strap setting makes the bib wider.
- Neck. Run the tape from where one top corner of the bib will sit, over the back of your neck, to where the other will sit. On the stripe, check and ticking line, the two drawn pieces add up to 75 cm. On the printed line they add up to 68 cm. The overlap at the buckle uses some of that, so treat those totals as the limit. The buckle takes up slack on a shorter reading, though no page says how short the strap can go.
- Waist. Tape round your waist, take off the cloth width and halve the answer. That is how much of each tie it takes to reach the middle of your back. On a 100 cm waist with the drawn 70 cm width, that is 15 cm, leaving 49 cm of a 64 cm tie for the knot. Tying in front takes far more, because each tie crosses your whole back and comes round to the middle of the cloth. These sums use a flat drawing, and cloth on a body can shift them.
If you own an apron you like, there is a quicker way. Lay it flat and tape the same lines: bib top to hem, across the hem, one tie and the neck strap. A chart length 3 cm longer than yours means a hem 3 cm lower, as long as the bib sits in the same place.
Our guide to choosing a kitchen apron goes through how much coverage Indian cooking needs, and the guide for women covers a saree pallu or a dupatta.
Is there a standard apron size?
Not that we could find. Each maker publishes its own numbers. Chef Works' Australian size guide gives cm, so it makes a useful comparison. It lists its standard bib apron at 86 cm long and 76 cm wide, a slimmer bib at 86 cm long and 70 cm wide, its Chef's Bib at 102 cm long and 99 cm wide, and its Large Bib at 110 cm long and 87 cm wide.
Encasa's aprons are within 1 cm of the length of those two ordinary bibs. In width they run from the same as the slimmer bib down to 6 cm narrower, and they are 16 to 25 cm shorter than the two larger cuts. We have no chef-length cut, so if your tape reads well above 86 cm and the hem must reach your mark with the bib in place, a chef-wear brand will suit you better.
Which Encasa apron suits which person?
Length will not decide this, since the whole range sits within 1 cm. Width might.
A broader cook, or one with a bigger waist, should start with the stripe, check and ticking line. The page lists 68 cm and the drawing shows 70 cm with no frill, and you can do the tie sums before you buy. Tie end to tie end it comes to 70 + 64 + 64 = 198 cm, against 64 + 65 + 65 = 194 cm on the printed line. The frilled line also lists 70 cm, but the frill may take up part of that.
The printed terrazzo apron is the narrowest in both figures, at 64 cm with a 24.5 cm bib top. That suits a slim build. On a broad chest, more shirt will show at the sides.
Everything else in the apron range, from the dark green plain cotton to the sage and coral two-tone, lists 68x85 cm with no drawing. If your hem and width checks pass with room to spare, choose those on colour, knowing the page will not give you the strap or tie length.
FAQ
How long should a kitchen apron be?
Long enough to reach the hem line you chose, measured from the top of the bib. Our buying guide aims for chest to knee when you fry. Where that lands depends on your height, so take the number from your own body.
What is an apron's size in inches?
Divide the cm figure by 2.54. For the sizes on this page, 68x85 cm is about 26.8 x 33.5 inches and 70x85 cm is about 27.6 x 33.5 inches. The drawn 70x86 cm is about 27.6 x 33.9 inches, and 64x86 cm is about 25.2 x 33.9 inches.
Do men and women need different apron sizes?
Not on these listings. Plain cotton pages such as the dark green one carry a frame reading "men and women, different heights, all sizes", and the printed cotton pages say "for men & women". Go by your own numbers and not the label.
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