Love the concept of a house dress, but in practice, I usually opt for aprons. Aprons with straps that sit on the shoulder, not around the neck. Aprons with no tie at the waist. Aprons with BIG pockets. Pockets big enough to carry multiple tomatoes/peppers/eggs, pruning shears, cell phone. I think if I wore a house dress, I would still cover it with an apron because aprons are awesome.