From 1900 through the 1920s, well-heeled women wore ornate, heavily embroidered aprons. In the 1920s, women started to achieve gender equality. Consequently, their bodies looked youthful, wearing long and shapeless clothes. Which naturally echoed in the style of the flat chest, and shapeless off-the-cuff apron that lost the gathered waist of earlier decades, with round edges and patch pockets in shape and in keeping with the overall aesthetic of the equally linear Art Deco style.
In this painting, I want to represent the house dress styled after the apron. They looked like aprons worn over dresses but were sewn all together. These were especially common for working women becoming a uniform of sorts. It is a real style. I love it.