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BAMKO Acquires Guardian Products
BAMKO®, LLC, the branded merchandise division of Superior Group of Companies, Inc.™, yesterday announced the acquisition of substantially all of the...
Small Brands are the Future of U.S. Apparel Manufacturing
With supply chain woes here to stay, bringing production back to the U.S. is looking more attractive than ever. There is a way to bring apparel...
Sneakers, Elastic Pants: People Alter Office Wear Amid COVID
Blazers in knit fabrics, pants with drawstrings or elastic waists, and polo shirts as the new button-down. Welcome to the post-pandemic dress code...
Delta Air Says Flight Attendants Must Wear Approved Uniform Following Garment Complaints
Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines can no longer wear their own clothing at work following a uniform scandal that resulted in nearly 50 percent of...
Bio-Inspired Textiles Promote Sustainable Fashion
While color is one of the primary indicators of sales success within the fashion industry, it’s also one of the world’s largest sources of water...
Featured Network Member: A Cut Above
Founded by a former airlines pilot, A Cut Above Uniforms is a complete solution provider to corporate and individual customers with primary focus on...
NAUMD Awards Profile: Hillsborough County, Tampa, Sheriff’s Office
From the time new recruits are trained, professionalism in appearance and integrity is instilled. This 2013 Best Dressed Public Safety winner has a...
Municipal Emergency Services Acquires The Uniform House
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) last week announced that it has acquired The Uniform House, located in Indianapolis, IN. Founded in 1953,...
Fairmont Dubai introduces new uniform design for hotel front of house staff
The Fairmont Dubai has renewed the uniforms of their front of house staff; the reception desk, bell service staff, concierges, housekeeping and...
Penn Emblem Announces Diversity Initiative
Penn Emblem Company, a 75-year-old textile manufacturing and full-service brand decoration company, has launched a new partnership built around...
Featured Network Member: William Barnet & Son
William Barnet & Son, LLC is a global manufacturing, recycling, and trading company specializing in a wide range of fibers, polymers, and yarns....
Awards Profile: Verizon Wireless – Lands’ End
In 2015, Lands’ End Business Outfitters dressed 30,000 Verizon Wireless employees who participated in the SMART Attire program. Launched in the...
Reshoring Index Remains Negative, but the Tide is Turning
There's a change on the horizon for US manufacturing, according to the ninth-annual Reshoring Index released last week by the global management...
Campus Police Alter Uniforms and Unmark Vehicles to Soften Image
Like many law enforcement agencies, campus police forces have become the subject of scrutiny, particularly in the post–George Floyd era, when...
Why Smart Clothes Are Still Years Away From Entering Your Wardrobe
For more than a decade now, a bright promise in apparel has loomed just over the horizon. Smart clothes with sensors and next-generation textiles...
Featured Network Member: Textiles Monterey
Founded in 1984, Textiles Monterey specializes in value-added technical protective fabric. Firefighters, anti-riot squad agents, gas and oil...
Awards Profile: Embassy Suites
In an industry dominated by the 30-and-under crowd, Embassy Suites’ parent, Hilton, knew it needed a deeper merchandised collection to address the...
U.S. Space Force Uniforms Approved, a ‘Home Run’ With Guardians
The Space Force’s service dress uniform proved to be a hit with Guardians—not to mention “off the charts” with younger Guardians—said Chief of Space...
Trash is Just Raw Material in the Wrong Place: the possibilities of human waste in textile production
In the pursuit of discovering more sustainable alternatives for textile production, innovators have stumbled upon many creative ways to tackle the...
Italian-made for Mars
A group of Italian companies has created the first spacesuit for analogue simulation fully designed and engineered in Italy for the Space Medicine...
Featured Network Member: Workwear Outfitters
Workwear Outfitters is a leading supplier of innovative work apparel and footwear. They became a stand-alone company in June, 2021. Based in...
Awards Profile: Desert Security Services
Desert Security in 2012 patrolled the U.S./Mexico border, protecting assets from urban office buildings to remote solar energy farms that were...
Alaska Airlines launches gender-neutral uniform policy for flight attendants and other staff
Alaska Airlines announced that it has launched new, gender-neutral uniform guidelines for flight attendants. "We have updated our uniform...
Evrnu Develops Recyclable Material Made Entirely of Textile Waste
Evrnu announced last week the launch of the world’s first high-performance, recyclable lyocell material made entirely from cotton textile waste....
Midas Safety Earns OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Certification
Midas Safety Clothing Division has expanded its commitments to sustainability by successfully attaining Standard 100 certification by OEKO-TEX. By...
Fashionistas love the brand, but Dickies honors ‘real-world’ women in 100th-year campaign
Workwear brand Dickies has launched a campaign to celebrate its 100th year that features not celebrities wearing its clothes but “real-world" women,...
Belgian army to get new Multicam camouflaged combat uniforms
The Belgian army is abandoning its four-five-tone Woodland camouflage used for twenty years, and has officially adopted a new multi-colored Multicam...
NAUMD Awards Profile: Rexall Pharmacies
The 2013 Image of the Year Award® winner Rexall is a chain of pharmacies with 425 locations across Canada that offers a variety of health and...
Marketing Your Uniform Company in Today’s Digital World
Digital marketing has never been more critical for uniform distributors and manufacturers in terms of adapting to a post-pandemic market and...
Lynx Unveils New Uniforms Ahead of April Launch
When Lynx Air takes off for the first time in two weeks, it will do so dressed to the nines in Canadian red and white. Canada’s new ultra-affordable...