Factory Workers’ Uniform: A brief history

Uniforms have been an integral part of civilization and from schools to jobs, we encounter them many times. In most cases, uniforms are meant for identification purpose but sometimes it is functional as is the case of a factory worker’s uniform . They are meant to safeguard the workers from risks of being hurt in their tough jobs. The onset of uniform culture in factories began with the industrial revolution when garment manufacturing became affordable. The use of denim became prominent in the uniforms of workers as it is hard and tough. It’s potential to be handled in rough environments making it suitable for the working class. In America and Europe, with the industrial revolution, factory workers‘uniforms became a trend. New designs were started to come in trend out of which the dungarees and pullovers with pockets became much famous. Later on, waterproof uniforms were evolved as denim used to become heavy in-water work. Waterproof uniforms helped sailors much especially i...