CS - Sunday, June 3, 1984 - North Shore News

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Fashionable untforms work

A WOMAN
medical
special
clothes.

who wears a
uniform makes
demands on_ her

Her working day is usually
long and tough. She’s re-
quired to bend, stretch and
lift and her clothes are re-

quired to bend, stretch and
lift with her. And because
she’s a professional, the gar-
ment must also be

DESIGNER Hugh Garber, centre, takes the uniformity out of medical uniforms by adding a
touch of high style to all his garments. Left, a mandarin collar and vertical tucked inset lend a
look of elegance to this blouse with button cuff sleeves and drop shoulders. The straight-
legged pants have deep, functional pockets. Right, comfort and style combine in this crisp-
looking overblouse with vertical pleating, lay-backh collar and roll-up sleeves. Belted at the
waist, these ensy-care pants have an elasticized waist.

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fashionable,
comfortable.

Uniforms Registered has
been designing and manufac-

flattering and

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turing medical uniforms for
over 50 years and they’ve
learned a lot about what
makes a uniform work.

Construction of the
medical uniform requires
specialized equipment and
sewing machines. The
average uniform dress has
thirty pieces — far more than
a normal dress — and seams
must be double ‘‘serged’’ or
Stitched on a_ two-needle
serger.

The special construction of
the sleeve combines strength
and durability with comfort
and ease of movement. Seven
years ago, Uniforms
Registered patented their
**Magic Action’’ sleeve and
revolutionized the uniform
industry. Made in six pieces,

the ‘‘Magic Action’’ sleeve
has a hidden pocket and
elasticized insert that

dramatically reduces stress
on seams and fabric and
hoids its shape for the life of
the garment.

Fabrics are strenuously
tested and laundered to make
sure they are durable with
minimal shrinkage. Test
garments are washed 30 times
or more before they are
allowed into the line. Once
made of English cotton or
Irish poplin that had to be
painstakingly laundered and
pressed, today’s uniforms are
available in easy care cotton
polyester blends that retain
their freshness and shape
after repeated washing.

The design of the uniform
is critical — it must incor-
porate a number of features
that are unnecessary in the
normal working wardrobe.
For example, necklines must
not be too high or constric-

ling; open pleating is an ex-
travagance that requires
time-consuming pressing;
waist detail must be limited,
pockets must be deep and
sleeves and armholes must be
wide.

There are over 300 shades
of white alone that must be
scrutinized under specially
designed lights to ensure they
are not mixed in the same
garment. The careful screen-
ing of fabric dye lots — both
whites and pastel colours —
is an important factor in
quality control.

Fashion, quality and fit are
traditions that make
‘‘uniforms that work’’.

BREAST
SURGERY...

can be a traumatic experience.
I know, Pve been through it
too

I've just opened a mastectomy
boutique on the North Shore
ten blocks south of Lions Gate
Hospital .

I'm a registered nurse with a
certificate for fitting breast pro-
stheses. I carry many styles of
forms and bras because a real-

ty good fit is very important

Your comfort and confidence
is my concem

Please phone for a private

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