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  • July 2008

    • Mailman Wants to Wear a Kilt

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 21, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      Mailman Wants to Wear a Kilt

      (Newser) - Dean Peterson likes kilts. In fact, the 48-year-old Air Force vet and mail carrier owns 15 of them, and he's on a one-man crusade to persuade the USPS to allow carriers to wear kilts on the job, the Boston Globe reports. He’s contacted every postal union branch in the country to make the case for Male Unbifurcated Garments, or MUGs. More »

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      labor unions  • clothing  • unions  • mail  • US Postal Service  • uniforms  • comfort  • kilt  • postal

  • April 2008

    • Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

      NPR  |  Apr 23, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

      (Newser) - Vintage has as much of a niche in sports as in fashion: Old-timey baseball leagues are introducing short-brimmed hats and hardball attitudes to athletes across the country, NPR reports. The most important difference between games of then and now? "Vintage is without a glove. Only sissies wear a mitt," says a member of the Brooklyn Athletics. More »

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      baseball  • sports  • uniforms  • vintage

    • Vintage Unis Make a Comeback

      ESPN  |  Apr 12, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      Vintage Unis Make a Comeback

      (Newser) - Ebbets Field may be long gone, but Ebbets Field Flannels is still bringing back wearable pieces of baseball history. ESPN takes a tour of the vintage jersey company that Jerry Cohen started in 1987 to fulfill special orders for throwback sportswear. Since then, the business has stayed niche but the clients have gotten bigger: major-league teams are catching the vintage bug. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • uniforms  • baseball history

  • March 2008

    • Brown Upbraids UK Public for Taunting Troops

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 7, 08 5:34 PM CST

      Brown Upbraids UK Public for Taunting Troops

      (Newser) - After reports that officers in Britain's Royal Air Force advised members against wearing uniforms in public, Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged troops to show their colors, the Telegraph reports—and chastised citizens for the verbal abuse that prompted the guidelines. Brown said troops should “have the respect and gratitude of the British people” and police should work to stop any abuse. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • England  • abuse  • British military  • Royal Air Force  • uniforms  • harassment

  • November 2007

    • Army Uniforms Aren't Making the Grade

      USA Today  |  Nov 27, 07 12:15 PM CST

      Army Uniforms Aren't Making the Grade

      (Newser) - Army uniforms have an embarrassing problem—they’re tearing open at the crotch. New uniforms rolled out in 2005 use single stitching at the inseam, and soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan report "crotch durability problems" in combat. The troops are “literally sliding down steep hills and mountains," an Army spokesman tells USA Today . More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US Army  • uniforms

  • October 2007

    • Marine Dress Code Cracks Down on Bling, Cleavage

      Associated Press  |  Oct 21, 07 5:35 AM CDT

      Marine Dress Code Cracks Down on Bling, Cleavage

      (Newser) - As though the US Marines Corps didn't already have enough rules, officials have imposed a strict new dress code barring Marines from sporting flashy jewelry, shiny metal and gems on teeth, visible tattoos, exposed midriffs and excessive cleavage. What's more, the code enforces an older rule prohibiting camouflage uniforms off base, the AP reports. More »

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      Marine  • dress code  • uniforms

  • April 2007

    • Wal-Mart Drops The Smock

      BusinessWeek  |  Apr 6, 07 11:24 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart Drops The Smock

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart employees are about to ditch their frumpy frocks in favor of a preppier look—khaki pants and dark-blue polos. It's part of a broader initiative to streamline and modernize the megastore's image to attract a new, wealthier customer base, Business Week reports. Other recent upscaling: vinyl wood floors and organic goods. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • work  • employment  • dress code  • uniforms  • brands

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