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We see it everywherewego; in
manyestablishmentsbothcivil
andgovernmental. It’sevident
across cultures and industries. It
hasbeenaround for centuries,
whether to symbolize statusor
beusedas abranding tool.We
uncover the rootsofwhat isnow
knownas theuniform…
Oneof theveryfirst examples
of occupational uniforms are
liveries (derived from theFrench
word “Livrer”,meaning “todeliver”)
whichwereuniformoutfits
given to servants at European
courts. Theoutfit represented
thehouse forwhicha servant
wasworking. By the second
half of the twentiethcentury,
occupational uniformshave
changed significantly, especially
after thedemocratizationof
Western society. Uniformshave
becomean important part of a
Tracking the Uniform
in Fashion
FASHION
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