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27-894: New York & Company, Inc. (NY&C) is an e-commerce workwear retailer for women. New York & Company apparel and accessories are sold exclusively through their digital store. New York & Company was founded in 1918 as Lerner Shops by Samuel A. Lerner and Harold M. Lane in New York City. Samuel Lerner was the uncle of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner . In 1992, the company changed its name to Lerner New York and in 1995 to New York & Company. The company began retailing exclusively through its digital store in 2020. Celebrities who have appeared in advertisements for New York & Company include Eva Longoria , Brooke Shields , Iman , Cindy Crawford , Jennifer Hudson , Maria Menounos , Ellen Pompeo , Patrick Dempsey , Eva Mendes and Gabrielle Union and Kate Hudson. Workwear Workwear

54-410: A skipper's cap , sailor's cap , Dutch Boy's cap , Greek cap , fiddler's cap , or breton cap , is a peaked cap , usually made from black or navy blue wool felt , but also from corduroy or blue denim . Originally popular with seafarers, it is often associated with sailing and maritime settings, especially fishing , yachting and recreational sailing. It has sometimes become a fashion item in

81-460: A brightly colored cotton neckerchief to soak up the sweat. Later versions of the donkey jacket came with leather shoulder patches to prevent wear when shouldering a spade or pick. Mill workers in Yorkshire and Lancashire wore a variant of this basic outfit with English clogs . The cuffs of the pants were frequently secured with string, and grandad shirts were worn without a collar to decrease

108-582: A reinforced toecap, and chaps as protection from the chainsaw . Olive drab versions of the padded wool jacket were issued to US Army jeep crews during the war, and plaid Pendletons became popular casual wear in America during the 1950s. From the 1930s onwards, truckers and mechanics wore a distinctive outfit comprising mechanic's cap , white T-shirt, bandana , boiler suit , checked shirt, leather coat , Pendleton jacket , double denim jacket, and blue jeans . The skipper cap in particular signified

135-643: A two piece yellow or orange waterproof jacket and trousers. Modern updates to the traditional look include polar fleeces , hoodies , baseball caps , and knit caps . Straw hats, sailor caps and tarred waterproof hats are no longer in widespread civilian use, but wool or denim versions of the Greek fisherman's cap remain common. In the Old West era, Union Pacific train engineers and railroad workers wore distinctive overalls , caps and work jackets made from hickory stripe before boiler suits were invented in

162-533: A white top, were favored by the skippers of sailing yachts , motor boats , and other small pleasure craft . From the 1930s until the 1970s a waterproof version, known as a mechanic's cap , was worn with a blue boiler suit (coveralls) as part of the uniform for truckers , gas station employees and breakdown men. In the 1950 edition of Tintin and the Land of Black Gold , Thomson and Thompson wear these caps when they go undercover as Autocart mechanics. During

189-531: Is a simple, low sailor's cap made of black or dark blue naval cloth. It has a border about three centimetres high and has leather storm straps at the front of the hat band. Nowadays, plastic is often used instead of patent leather. A somewhat taller variant of the Elbsegler is the Altstädter ("Old Towner") (the hatband is higher). Instead of a storm strap above the peak, it has a twisted cord. The peak

216-465: Is clothing worn for work, especially work that involves manual labour . Often those employed within trade industries elect to be outfitted in workwear because it is built to provide durability and safety. The workwear clothing industry is growing and consumers have numerous retailers to choose from. Chains that have made a commitment to the $ 1 billion and rising workwear business report steady 6 percent to 8 percent annual gains in men's workwear. In

243-426: Is decorated with oak leaves and referred to as a braided peak, The cap cord is also braided. The Fleetenkieker is similar to the Elbsegler above, but the crown is slightly larger and softer. This form of the mariner's cap is named after the workers on Hamburg 's waterways, known as Fleetenkieker . The Heligoland pilot's cap ( Helgoländer Lotsenmütze ) or Elbe pilot's cap ( Elblotsenmütze or Elblotse ),

270-669: Is specially made for Hamburg's harbour pilots . The hat has a high hat band and a small crown, the peak is decorated with oak leaves. The hat cord can be twisted or braided. The Elblotse is similar to the Prince Henry cap , and is therefore often confused with it, so that in the trade the Prince Henry cap is often marketed as the Schmidt cap ( Schmidtmütze ). The Prince Henry cap in the Kiel City Museum, known as

297-639: The Milkman in the film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof . A black version of this cap, with a narrow crown and a band embroidered with foliage, was known as a kasket or Hamburg cap (also see Central European caps below). It was introduced in response to the Tsarist authorities banning more traditional Jewish headwear in 19th-century Russia, and was later commonly seen on Kibbutz farmers in Israel during

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324-696: The Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War . Dark blue and army green variants with a red star badge later became part of the uniform for Great Patriotic War era political commissars along with a black leather reefer jacket . Similar caps were also worn by communists and socialists from other countries, including Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong and, more recently, former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn . Caps of this type were once popular with seafaring folk on Germany's North Sea and Baltic coastlines and various sub-types have emerged. The Elbsegler ("Elbe sailor")

351-522: The Scuttlers . On the more luxurious cruise ships and ocean liners , deckhands wore neatly pressed dress blues similar to those of the Royal Navy and USN , while waiters and cabin stewards wore white uniforms with a band collar , gilded brass buttons, and a gold stripe on the trouser leg. In wet weather, sailors wore oilskins and Souwesters , but contemporary fishermen generally wear

378-572: The United Kingdom , if workwear is provided to an employee without a logo , it may be subject to income tax being levied on the employee for a " payment in kind ." However, if company clothing is provided with logos on then the employee may be entitled to a tax rebate to help pay for the upkeep. In Britain from the mid 19th century until the 1970s, dustmen , coalmen, and the manual laborers known as navvies wore flat caps , corduroy pants, heavy boots, and donkey jackets , often with

405-699: The 1950s, black leather variants of the Greek Fisherman's cap were popular among the Ton-up boy and Greaser subculture , due to their use by Marlon Brando in The Wild One . These appear in The Warriors as part of the uniform of the Rogues gang. Similar caps embellished with chains and metal studs were worn by many members of the 1970s black power movement as an alternative to the beret . At

432-456: The 1950s. This hat was worn daily by Hasidic Jewish boys in Britain, Germany, Russia, Poland, and America from the early Victorian era until the mid 20th century, but in the present day it is generally restricted to Shabbat and other formal occasions. Leading Old Bolsheviks including Vladimir Lenin , Leon Trotsky , Felix Dzerzhinsky , and Joseph Stalin also favored these caps during

459-531: The British agents. Black or navy blue variants with a white crown known as Tellermützen were also commonly worn by university students in Germany, Denmark, and Sweden from the turn of the century until the present day. Black or navy blue caps of this type served as workwear for merchant navy sailors throughout the 20th century. Caps with decorative gold braid, either in the standard navy blue or with

486-514: The Schmidt cap. By the 1880s, caps of this type were widespread in Greece and Turkey, and featured a decorative cord chinstrap , and a distinctive black embroidered ribbon on the peak. The traditional costume for many Greek coastal villagers, comprising the cap, roll neck sweater , loose trousers , and tall boots featured in the film adaptation of The Guns of Navarone , as the disguise for

513-556: The West, for example being worn by John Lennon in the mid- 1960s . Caps of this type were introduced during the first quarter of the 19th century, as cheap and practical workwear for sailors and factory workers in Europe. These were particularly popular in Russia, especially among the urban Jewish community, and later gained the nickname fiddler cap due to their use by Topol as Tevye

540-556: The early 20th century. Railway conductors , porters and station masters wore more formal blue uniforms based on the three piece lounge suit , with brass buttons and a military surplus kepi from the Civil War era . In modern times, the striped engineer cap remains part of the uniform of American train drivers. Since the days of the Old West , American and Canadian lumberjacks have worn buffalo plaid Pendleton jackets , wool tuques , trapper hats , tall waterproof boots with

567-412: The large refrigerated units, are also commonly worn by factory workers, barrow boys and stock handlers in colder climates. During the 1980s , workwear such as the donkey jacket and Doc Martens safety boots were popular street attire for British skinheads , suedeheads , hardcore punks and football hooligans . More recently, Celtic punk groups such as Dropkick Murphys have adopted aspects of

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594-402: The likelihood of being caught in the steam powered machinery. Since the late 18th century, merchant seamen and dockworkers have worn denim flared trousers , striped undershirts , knitted roll neck jumpers, and short blue peacoats . This basic outfit, paired with a thick leather belt, flat cap and clogs, was also a mark of identification for turn of the century criminal gangs such as

621-618: The look such as the flat cap to assert their working class Irish-American identity. In the 21st century, the style has also made a huge impact on the fashion industry, including segments such as streetwear . Workwear has not just become a style of clothes that has been adopted by the hipster subculture , but a culture and way of life in this particular community. Pompadour hair cuts, tattoos , denim jackets, military trench coats, lumberjack flannels, chambray shirts, raw denim , and work boots take part into this workwear style. Greek fisherman%27s cap A mariner's cap also called

648-497: The original, is a hat of the imperial navy with a lacquered, not fabric crown, and is decorated with royal insignia (royal oak leaves, cocard and crown) and a storm strap, not a hat cord. Based on this, the military version would be a Prince Henry cap and the civilian variant, should be renamed an Elblotse . Otherwise, the two types of cap have similar proportions. The Elblotse was the trademark headgear of German Federal Minister and later Chancellor Helmut Schmidt , hence its nickname,

675-442: The present day, industrial and service industry workwear typically comprises T-shirts or polo shirts that are cheap to replace, black or navy polyester and cotton blend pants, steel capped boots , and for cashiers at large department stores like Wal-Mart or Aldi , a colored waistcoat or tabard bearing the company logo. Zip up Polar fleeces , originally invented during the 1970s for use by meat packing plant workers in

702-602: The same time, a knitted grey or black version, resembling a wool Rasta hat with a leather peak, gained popularity among some expatriate Jamaican Rastafarians in Britain and the US to accommodate their dreadlocks . From the mid to late 1960s, the Greek Fisherman's cap became a desirable counterculture accessory for both sexes, due to its use by The Beatles during their US tour, and by folk musicians such as Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie , and Donovan . The cap underwent

729-564: The truckers' link with the big seaports , from which imported goods were transported all over the country. This look served as the inspiration for the ton-up boy , raggare , and greaser subculture during the 1950s and 1960s . By the early 1980s, the peaked caps had been replaced with foam and mesh baseball caps known as trucker hats or gimme caps, which were originally given to truck drivers by manufacturers such as John Deere , Mountain Dew or Budweiser to advertise their products. In

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