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The Dougherty Apron
Cross-back straps that do not slide, a riveted towel loop and a split front pocket sized for a 7-inch knife or a framing square. 14 oz duck canvas in tan, olive, slate and black.
$78 – $94
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Albany, Georgia • Est. 2009
Workwear that outlasts
the job it was bought for.
We cut 14 oz duck canvas and 12 oz selvedge denim on Locust Street and sew it into aprons, chore coats and shop shirts. Nine people, four machines, one building. Every garment leaves with the initials of the person who sewed it.
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What we make
Three things, done properly
We have deliberately kept the line short. A welder, a line cook and a cabinetmaker want different pockets but the same thing overall: a garment that survives a wash cycle every week for years. So we make three families of product and we refine them instead of adding new ones.
Patterns are drafted in-house by Elizabeth Long, graded across eight sizes, and tested by tradespeople in Dougherty County before anything reaches the catalog. If a seam fails in the field, we change the pattern — that has happened four times since 2009, and each revision is documented on the product page.
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The line
Built for a shift, not a season
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The Flint River Chore Coat
Four pockets, blanket-lined body, brass snaps and a collar that stands up in wind. Cut a touch long in the sleeve because everyone told us the old one was short.
$168 – $189
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The Locust Shop Shirt
8 oz brushed cotton twill, felled seams, a pencil slot on the left chest and gussets that let you reach overhead without untucking. Softens after four washes.
$92 – $104
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Construction
The details that decide how long it lasts
- Triple-stitched load seams. Two rows of lockstitch plus a chainstitch on anything that carries weight.
- Bar tacks at every stress point. Pocket mouths, belt loops, strap junctions — 42 stitches each.
- Solid brass, not plated zinc. Snaps and rivets from a supplier in Rhode Island who has been stamping them since 1946.
- Pre-washed fabric. Shrinkage is handled before cutting, so your size stays your size.
- Named makers. Interior tag carries the sewist's initials and the run date.
From the people wearing them
Customer notes
“Three winters on a Flint River coat and the only thing I have replaced is a snap, which they sent me for free with instructions. It is the least fussy piece of clothing I own.”
— Marcus D., cabinet shop owner, Tifton, GA
“I run a 14-hour kitchen. The apron straps do not dig and the pocket actually fits a thermometer and a side towel. Ordered five more for the line.”
— Renée A., chef, Tallahassee, FL
“Called about sizing at 4:40 on a Friday and a human answered, measured a shirt on the bench and called me back. That does not happen anymore.”
— Bill H., HVAC technician, Macon, GA
Who you are buying from
A note from Elizabeth
I spent eleven years doing production patternmaking for other brands before I put a deposit on the building at 549 Locust Street. The goal was simple and slightly stubborn: make one good apron, sell it honestly, and only add a second product once the first one stopped coming back for repairs.
We are a small company. If you email us, it lands in a box that three of us read. If you call during shop hours, someone in the building picks up. If something we made fails before it should, we fix it or replace it — that policy is written out on our returns page rather than buried in a footnote.
Elizabeth Long
Owner & head patternmaker
Not sure which size to order?
Send us the measurements of a garment you already like and we will tell you which of ours matches. No account, no obligation — usually a same-day reply during shop hours.