In an increasingly digital world, what happens to the physical? How do we reconcile physical products with digital culture, or digital design with the physical world? This year, 3D Tech Fest will explore the dynamic fusion of fashion and technology across physical...
THE UNIFORM CHRONICLES NAUMD is pleased to present The Uniform Chronicles, a new column written by Leslie Watt McArdle, former senior manager of merchandise and product design for Aramark and Vestis. When you work in the uniform industry, as I have for many years, no...
In the past, workwear companies primarily advertised their products through newspaper and trade magazine ads. While this still happens, budgets are increasingly shifting towards online advertising. To truly stand out among competitors, many companies now collaborate...
(Editor’s Note: The following originally appeared in the spring edition of HV Mfg Magazine) HV Mfg sat down with Lee Galperin, President of Smith & Warren, Inc. The White Plains company designs and manufactures custom badges for police and fire departments,...
How should a bartender dress? Are the white-dinner-jacketed staff of London’s Savoy the ideal? Or the aloha-shirt-clad crew behind the bar at Latitude 29 in New Orleans? How about the bartenders outfitted in colored mechanic’s jumpsuits at a London Bar whose moniker...
Blue Point Capital Partners announced last week the recapitalization of National Safety Apparel (NSA), a leading Cleveland-based manufacturer of branded, high-performance personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety products for electrical, industrial and service...
Health care apparel brand WonderWink is dropping the first half of its name as part of a rebranding effort. The brand, now called Wink, has initiated a rebrand to reposition itself as a health care apparel company focused on style and fit. The focus is on introducing...
Uniform recycling has become increasingly popular in recent years. And that's a good thing, because it reduces the impact of textiles on the environment. You would expect that announcing such an initiative would only benefit a company's reputation. However, the...
When designing workwear, you always have the customer in mind, alongside the wearer. Or the patient, when it comes to clothing in healthcare. But what do you do when the patient is a child? You simply design the clothing together with the children... Children's...
The United States has barred imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the US supply chain. The companies are the latest additions to the...
Global diversified manufacturing leader Milliken & Company announced it is working to design and manufacture flame-resistant (FR) undergarment fabrics for NASA’s Artemis missions. Artemis III will be the first US crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years, planned...
A bit of history was made last week at NAUMD’s convention. At its annual meeting, the association’s board of directors named Lisa Stewart chairperson. She is the first woman in the association’s 90-year history to lead the group. Stewart succeeds Eldon Griggs of...
