Saturday: Valley PR specialist’s apron ‘pop-up’ store at Crêpe Bar

GFAaprons.com, a new online retail website that sells designer and custom aprons, will stage a “pop-up” store from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Crêpe Bar in south Tempe.

The website was launched by Angela Muñiz, who’s been doing PR and marketing for Valley restaurants and bars for more than 10 years. She got the idea when a chef client asked if she could fix an apron.

Now, she has a line of aprons that address specific needs of chefs, baristas, and brewers while also reflecting a restaurant or chef’s identity.

“There’s been a subtle movement in the restaurant world away from the black and whites,” Muñiz says. “Chefs, bartenders and baristas want their apron – really their business suit – to match the creativity and innovation they are putting into their food and drinks.”

Muñiz (pictured) has already designed aprons for places like Top of the Rock, Cartel Coffee Lab, and Crêpe Bar.

“Most standard aprons are in slim or short sizes,” Muñiz says. “We provide an off-the-rack size that’s more true to an average person’s shape. And in customizing, a chef can get something sized just to him or her.

“We also provide things like hidden cell phone pockets, towel loops, and other little touches that make the apron truly theirs.”

Muñiz’s aprons also appeal to woodworkers, metal shop workers, and crafters of all types. She even has a line for children.

Apron prices start at $45 for retail adult aprons and $25 for kids. Custom and group orders start at $65.