Okay, so after some prolonged research on the topic, I bought all my materials (pins, needles, thread, and the fabric - green khaki duck cloth - plus some snaps and buckles since I'm putting *gasps* pockets on it).

I decided to do a cross between tradtional and modern - it will be traditional in the sense that it will have full front and under aprons, but modern in the sense that it will sit a little lower on the waist and have cargo pockets on the sides with knife pleats (the box and kingussie pleats just seemed a little complicated for a man of my sewing skill - none). Add some belt loops to it and hopefully this delusion of grandeur will come to fruition of sorts.

Unfortunately I didn't get to start on it when I would have liked due to a sick wife and child (how I managed to avoid it, I don't know), but this weekend will be almost entirely dedicated to making it work!