The Uniformer News: When Uniforms Become the Message (January 2026)
Uniforms are never just clothes. They’re branding, identity, safety equipment, cultural signals, and sometimes a lightning rod.
In this January 2026 news episode of The Uniformer, host Rick Levine (Executive Director, NAUMD) is joined by his fellow uniform nerds and columnists Aileen Out (PrettyBusinessWorld.com) and Leslie Watt McCardle (Fabian Group) for a fast-moving roundtable on the biggest ideas and oddest tensions shaping uniforms and workwear right now.
Topics include:
When politics and uniforms collide, and where companies try to draw the line between personal expression and brand…
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