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Nov 17, 2025 / Workwear

The LYCRA Company, Dovetail Workwear and Sapphire Finishing Mills Partner on COOLSWAP™ Women’s Workwear

The LYCRA Company has teamed up with Dovetail Workwear, a performance clothing brand made By, For, With Women, to launch the COOLSWAP™ capsule collection. Known for its user-driven design process, Dovetail Workwear collaborates closely with its community of women...

Nov 17, 2025 / Uniform Chronicles

The Uniform Chronicles: The New Frontier of Inclusive and Adaptive Design

For decades, the uniform industry focused on durability, compliance, and brand image. Inclusivity was not a topic of discussion. That has changed with expanded size scales, adaptive uniforms, and thoughtful design standards that reshape how we define professional...

Nov 17, 2025 / Uniform Atlas

Aileen’s Uniform Atlas: Sponsoring a sporting event as a workwear company: the pros and cons

A few years ago, I was invited by Mascot to visit their headquarters in Denmark. I flew in with a group of Dutch and Belgian sales representatives to see the new collection with my own eyes and learn how and where everything was developed. It was a full day,...

Nov 17, 2025 / Military

GORE-TEX Unveils Next-Gen Flame-Resistant Combat Suits

GORE-TEX Labs has introduced a new generation of PYRAD flame-retardant combat suits designed to keep soldiers cool, protected, and agile, even in temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). The suits combine low weight, high air permeability, and...

Nov 17, 2025 / Awards

2025 Awards Profile: LumoTex®, FiberLok Technologies, Inc.

LumoTex® is a patented decoration technology designed and manufactured by FiberLok Technologies, Inc. It combines dye-sublimated textile with glass bead reflective film, creating a unique mixed-media emblem that enhances visibility and elevates branding. During...

Nov 17, 2025 / Uniform Duty

Turnover, Turnstiles & The Quiet Math of Uniform Demand

It’s easy to assume the uniform business is all about fabrics, fits, and finding the one employee in the fleet who can make a size medium look like a million dollars. Yet behind the scenes, a far quieter force shapes how many shirts, boots, badges, scrubs, aprons,...

Nov 10, 2025 / Airlines

Delta Unveils New Uniform Collection Designed by Lands’ End

Delta Air Lines is preparing to enter its second century with a fresh sartorial statement. The carrier’s new “Distinctly Delta” uniform collection—created in partnership with Lands’ End, with accessories by Missoni and socks by Bombas—marks the airline’s first...

Nov 10, 2025 / Public Safety

DuPont and Hohenstein to Launch New Testing Protocols for Body Armor Comfort and Mobility Assessment

DuPont last week announced the launch of three innovative testing protocols that set a new benchmark for evaluating the comfort and mobility of soft ballistic body armor. Developed in collaboration with independent textile research and testing institute Hohenstein,...

Nov 10, 2025 / Uniform Chronicles

The Uniform Chronicles “Under the Surface: The Structural Secrets That Make Uniforms Tough Yet Wearable”

In the uniform apparel industry, where garments must stand up to industrial-speed laundering, heavy wear, and the rigors of dynamic jobs, structural design is not just a nice-to-have, it is mission-critical. The way a garment is constructed, its “skeleton,”...

Nov 10, 2025 / People

Brian Deissroth Promoted to Vice President of Sales – Promotional & International

Edwards Garment Company announced last week the promotion of Brian Deissroth to Vice President of Sales – Promotional and International. Brian joined Edwards in 2022 as Director of National Accounts after working on the sales team for suppliers Augusta Sportswear...

The Robotic Assembly of Garments – An ARM Institute Project Highlight

Jan 5, 2021 | Manufacturing

Despite being universally adopted throughout traditional manufacturing, industrial robots have failed to find a place in garment sewing applications...

French designer Pierre Cardin: The man behind PIA uniforms

Dec 30, 2020 | Airlines

French designer Pierre Cardin died aged 98 in a hospital in Neuilly near Paris on Tuesday. The French designer is known for upending fashion in the...

No, That Space Force Uniform Design on Social Media Isn’t Real, Officials Say

Dec 30, 2020 | Military

Some say it looks like a bad flight attendant uniform. Others compare it to the service dress for the East German police force. But a graphic...

Cintas expands to Middletown with new distribution center

Dec 30, 2020 | Manufacturing

Middletown's economic development efforts got a major boost with the recent announcement that one of southwest Ohio's largest public companies would...

3 things customers need most from you now

Dec 30, 2020 | Customer Service

Customer experience pros: Crank up the empathy! It’s one thing customers need more than ever from you now. About 75% of customers said they believe...

The Uniform Advantage It’s Not Just What You Wear

Dec 29, 2020 | Apparel Industry Reports, REPORTS

Why uniforms? A uniform promotes a consistent brand image, identifies employees, and can convey many things, from a position of authority to a level...

Positive psychology can help family firms in tough times

Dec 28, 2020 | People

Adding to the well-known challenges that families in business together have always faced are the hardships created by the COVID -19 pandemic. Only...

A History of the Nike Swoosh Logo

Dec 28, 2020 | Marketing

You’ve seen the shoe, and you know the Swoosh — but chances are you don’t know much about the history of the Nike logo, let alone that a woman was...

Air Force Embraces High-tech Solution for Uniform Design

Dec 28, 2020 | International

A project is underway to make and supply customized military apparel such as uniforms and shoes by using the three-dimensional physical information...

Re-Born Textiles: Turning garbage into gold

Dec 28, 2020 | Sustainability

The journey of two local fashion professionals paves the way to the innovative circular fashion industry in Israel. Just a few years ago, Israeli...

Reshoring of Manufacturing Increases in 2020

Dec 23, 2020 | Manufacturing

The United States gradually lost manufacturing jobs from the peak of 19.5 million in 1979 to 17.3 million by early 2000. However, after China was...

Army’s official face mask to be issued to new Soldiers in 2021

Dec 23, 2020 | Military

The official Army-designed, -tested, and -refined face mask – the Combat Cloth Face Covering (CCFC) – will be provided to new Soldiers during the...

UniFirst Debuts New WonderWink INDY Line of Healthcare Scrubs for Uniform Service Programs

Dec 23, 2020 | Healthcare

UniFirst Corporation is proud to introduce the addition of a ground-breaking line of healthcare garments to its core uniform service offerings:...

Reno County Sheriff’s Office adopts new uniform colors

Dec 23, 2020 | Public Safety

The Reno County Sheriff’s office is adopting a new look as it heads into the New Year. Deputies this week began wearing dark gray shirts paired with...

When Bad Customers Love Your Brand

Dec 21, 2020 | Marketing

A curious situation concerning Donald Trump’s beloved Proud Boys highlights several novel trends in US culture. A clothing supplier has expressed...

US airport workers fear for safety on Covid frontline, survey reveals

Dec 21, 2020 | Airlines

Airport workers in the United States are on the frontline of the Covid pandemic yet many feel they are being unnecessarily exposed to risk through...

How hip hop’s love of the iconic yellow workboot helped make Timberland a billion-dollar company

Dec 21, 2020 | Marketing

In the early ’90s, Daymond John was a budding designer, sewing hats to sell in his mother’s Queens, New York, neighborhood. It was during that time...

US Army-funded smart fabric collects dust on ISS

Dec 21, 2020 | Smart Fabrics

Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT have developed an acoustic fabric so sensitive to vibrations that it can...

National Defense Authorization Act Strengthens Berry Amendment

Dec 17, 2020 | Manufacturing

This week, congress passed FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which, if signed into law, would support U.S. manufacturing and...

How Clean Green Laundering Promotes COVID-19 Safety in Workplaces

Dec 16, 2020 | Sustainability

As most people realize by this point, managing the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis requires a multi-pronged approach. Surfaces must be cleaned, hands...

Space Force troops get lapel pin and badge to wear on their Air Force uniforms for now

Dec 16, 2020 | Military

Space Force service members will soon get lapel pins and service badges to wear on their Air Force dress uniforms to better distinguish the...

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas unveils exclusive new uniform designs

Dec 16, 2020 | Hotels

Virgin Hotel Las Vegas, part of the long-awaited reconceptual casino resort Curio Collection by Hilton ™, is a property specially developed for...

Aramark Aims to Donate 5 Million Face Masks – One for Every Mask Sold – to Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters

Dec 16, 2020 | Marketing

Partnership Will Support RMHC and the Vital Services and Compassionate Care They Provide to Children and Their Families Aramark launched a face mask...

U.S. Retail Spending Declined The Most Since Historic Plunge In April

Dec 16, 2020 | Economy

U.S. retail spending declined the most since a historic plunge in April, as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and restaurants....

UniformMarket launches new distributor portal for uniform manufacturers

Dec 14, 2020 | Ecommerce

E-commerce solutions provider Uniform Market has announced the launch of a new distributor portal for manufacturers in the uniform, gear, and...

Recover, the Leader in Sustainable Recycled Cotton, Announces New Funding to Scale Operations and Close the Loop on Fashion

Dec 13, 2020 | Sustainability

Recover is a family-owned company bringing more than 70 years of innovation in the production of sustainable, recycled cotton fiber; STORY3 Capital...