Tall toques? Crisp white coats? Chefs are about as interested in that uniform today as they are in aspic. Just look at Angela Dimayuga, executive chef at Mission Chinese Food in NYC, who expresses her personal style on the line with vintage Levi’s, D.I.Y. jewelry, and street-worthy clogs:
The executive chef rolls the sleeves on her standard-issue shirt three times for maximum air circulation.
She calls the paper overseas caps that she and her crew wear "cute but professional."
“I choose white because you look nice and clean—which makes you keep clean,” she says of her vintage Levi’s 550s.
Dimayuga mixes heirloom jewelry—her grandmother’s gold bracelet—with homemade: a ring crafted from the tags on an Opening Ceremony purchase.
Her Dansko box leather clogs ($120) handle the demands of the job but are simple enough to pair with plain clothes after work. The Nike socks ($22) have extra cushioning.
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