WHEN AND WHERE WAS INVENTED?

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17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

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The first workwear was probably for military purposes

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Personal Protective Equipment (also known as armor) was intended to prevent you from losing a limb

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17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

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At the end of the 19ᵉ century, the blue coat appeared and became the dress of the workers.

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During the Industrial Revolution, denim was industrial workwear – designed to withstand harsh environments and provide multi-functional uses.

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Standardized workwear for women workers, carriage cleaners on the London & South Western Railway in 1916.

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WORKWEAR TODAY

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WHEN AND WHERE WAS INVENTED?

Workwear has come a long way since back to the Middle Ages and has seen many evolutions throughout history

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

Frederick II, king of Prussia (decreed that postal servants must wear uniforms)

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

The first workwear was probably for military purposes

17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

Personal Protective Equipment (also known as armor) was intended to prevent you from losing a limb

17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

From the mid-19th century, manual workers wore a standardized kind of workwear

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

At the end of the 19ᵉ century, the blue coat appeared and became the dress of the workers.

17th to 18th CENTURY WORKWEAR

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

During the Industrial Revolution, denim was industrial workwear – designed to withstand harsh environments and provide multi-functional uses.

20th CENTURY WORKWEAR

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

Standardized workwear for women workers, carriage cleaners on the London & South Western Railway in 1916.

20th CENTURY WORKWEAR

THE HISTORY FOR WORKWEAR

WORKWEAR TODAY

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