Sharper Uniform Blog

There’s no better way to dress your restaurant staff than in comfortable poplin button down shirts, which are available in a large assortment of colors. There are many reasons that these shirts are a favorite among Averill’s Sharper Uniforms’ customers.

• Waiters, waitresses, hostesses and other restaurant staff will be comfortable in these 65% polyester and 35% cotton blend shirts.
• You’ll definitely find the right color for your business with our large variety of colors, including black, gray, white, pink, French blue, burgundy, royal blue, cucumber green, purple, tan, buttercup, navy, red, espresso, hunter green, and gold.
• The men’s poplin collared shirts feature button down collars, left chest pockets, back box pleat and matching collared buttons.
• Each woman’s poplin blouse features back darts, a soft collar, narrow placket, matching buttons, and an open neck.
• In addition, you can choose to personalize each classic button down shirt with the name of your business!

At Averill’s Sharper Uniforms we have a large assortment of men’s and women wait staff uniforms that are well suited for many different restaurants. Choose from a large assortment of ladies blouses, men’s shirts, cocktail blouses, men’s and ladies vests, men’s and ladies pants and shorts, skirts, aprons, sweaters, ties, ascots, scarves and much more!

Ahh… Few things are more relaxing than spending some time at a spa! Spas are a great way for people to relax, get pampered, and de-stress. Skin and nail treatments can renew the mind, body, and spirit—all at the same time. If you’re running a spa, you know that the environment plays a major role in the customer’s experience. You need to make sure the setting is inviting and tranquil. Ladies’ spa uniforms and men’s spa uniforms can help add to this mood. Fortunately for you, we have a wide selection of spa uniforms right here at Sharper Uniforms.

Many people go to a spa to enjoy the opportunity to be pampered. During spa treatments, clients are usually waited on hand and foot—and treated like royalty! Men’s and women’s spa uniforms are designed to make clients feel comfortable. Made from durable and comfortable fabrics, our spa uniforms really add to the overall look and feel of your spa. Available in a variety of soothing colors, your clients are sure to feel relaxed when they see how great your staff looks.

Our men’s spa uniforms complement the women’s spa uniform collection—so you can rest assured that your whole staff will look professional and unified.

Spa uniforms are also perfect for dentists’ offices, eye doctors’ offices, and other areas of the medical field. If you want to make sure that your staff looks comfortable, reliable, and professional, choose men’s and women’s spa uniforms from Sharper Uniforms.

Keeping your staff looking clean cut and pressed over the holiday season is important for your business. At Averill’s Sharper Uniforms, we recently added some new washable hotel uniforms for men and women to our already vast selection! Among these new hotel uniforms you’ll find ladies suit jackets with one or three buttons, ladies flat front pants, men’s two button suit jackets, and men’s suit pants. Here are some of the great things these suits have to offer.

The women on your staff will dazzle in our new suit jackets. Both of our new women’s suit jackets feature:
• Moisture management lining
• Fabric that stretches in the shoulders and elbows, allowing staff to move easily.
• Two front pockets and one inside pocket

The men of your staff will look dashing in these new two button suit jackets featuring:
• Moisture management lining
• Stretch fabric in the shoulders and elbows, which allows for easier movement
• One chest pocket and two lower outside pockets

Our new flat front pants for ladies and our new hotel suit pants for men feature moisture management lining. All of these suit pieces are available in black, navy and brown, and are completely machine washable! You can even have the suits customized with the name of your business, employees name, etc. With these new hotel uniforms your staff will be well prepared to wow guests all season long!

Are you as proud of America as we are? There are so many things that this great country offers us. Frankly, there are so many things about America that we couldn’t experience anywhere else. We’re a relatively young nation with a rich and storied history—and we should be proud of our roots. That’s why we’re proud to say that all of our waitstaff aprons are 100% made in the USA. That means you can outfit your waitstaff with high quality aprons at a price that’s perfect for your budget. Show your pride in the USA with any of our Made in America aprons.

Are you worried that we might not have what you’re looking for? Hey, this is America after all! We have over 75 different styles available in 20 great colors. Basically, if you can’t find your perfect waitstaff apron here, you probably won’t be able to find it anywhere. And who else can guarantee that your apron will be manufactured right here in the USA? Put your trust in our wrinkle resistant, stain resistant, and high quality aprons. Whether you’re looking for a two pocket, six pocket, or even no-pocket apron you can find it right here.

And, since this is America, you can feel free to have your apron your way. We provide embroidery and screen printing on any of our made in the USA aprons.

Ah, it’s good to be an American!

Some members of a hotel’s staff must work in all types of weather. Keep the doormen, valets and bellhops on your staff with warm and comfortable over the cold winter months with outerwear from Averill’s Sharper Uniforms. Here are some of our popular jackets for valets, doormen and bellhops.

• With its classic hotel staff look, our great coat is the perfect way for your staff to look their best, while keeping warm. Made from 100 percent Melton worsted wool, this coat is double breasted with 12 buttons and two side pockets. This classic great coat is available in black, navy and dark grey, with your choice of gold or silver trim.
• Our double collar windshirt pullovers are easy to move in, and shield your staff from cold winter winds. They can stand the collar up for ultimate wind protection, or lay it down during comfortable working conditions. These windshirts are easy to wash, and they’re water resistant. Choose from four colors, including black, two shades of blue, and grey.
• Fleece jackets are easy to care for, and comfortable to wear and work in. Our microfleece jackets are made from 100 percent polyester microfleece with feature an anti-pill design. Available in black, navy, a light shade of blue, burgundy and grey, these comfortable jackets feature a full zipper front, front zippered pockets, shock cord drawstring along the hems and stretch binding along the cuffs.

Some of our other jackets for valets, doormen and bellhops include Jacquard fleece jackets, windbreakers, waterproof jackets, reflective insulated jackets and more. Isn’t it time you started protecting your staff from the cold weather with jackets from Averill’s Sharper Uniforms? You can see all our full selection of outwear at SharperUniforms.com.

Everyone is environmentally conscious these days—and with good reason! We’ve only got this one planet, so we really need to take care of it. That eco-friendly mindset shouldn’t stop when you go to work. That’s why Sharper Uniforms has a line of ECO Green restaurant uniforms. These uniform shirts and chef uniforms are the perfect blend of style and comfort—and they’re so good for the environment. What makes them so eco-friendly? The ECO Green restaurant uniforms are made with 100% recycled polyester. And to top it all off, they cab easily be recycled again when you’re through with them. That’s something the world can smile about!

Here are some other eco-friendly tips for your business:
• When it’s not being used, turn off the equipment. This can actually reduce energy use by 25%.
• Encourage your employees to communicate via email. This way you won’t be wasting any trees.
• Print double-sided documents whenever possible.
• Be sure not to leave taps dripping. Did you know that if you waste one drop of water per second, that adds up to 10,000 liters per year? That’s 5,000 soda bottles!
• Find a paper supplier that uses as much recycled content as possible.
• Keep an eye out for green products like the ECO Green restaurant uniforms from Sharper Uniforms.

Make Mother Nature happy with your eco-friendly choices!

With the holiday season right around the corner, hotels and resorts are preparing for the holiday parties they hold from year to year. As you prepare the menus and decorations, don’t forget to outfit your staff with clean, crisp uniforms! Luckily, Averill’s Sharper Uniforms recently received an assortment of women’s cocktail blouses that are perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

Choose from a variety of colors and styles that will have every lady on your staff looking her best! Here are some uniform ideas for you to consider.

• Ironing is a hassle, and now your employees can skip over the ironing board with one of our fitted non-iron blouses. These attractive button-up long sleeved shirts feature vertical lines and a back with princess seams, to provide a great fit for every woman. They’re available in black, seaside, lilac, and soft pink..
• Your staff will look and feel luxurious in one of our ultimate cocktail blouses. A combination of polyester and spandex, these blouses are comfortable to wear and look great! The front of each blouse has a vertical ruffle and a cinched sleeve. Choose from colors like black, berry, teal and metallic gray.
• If you’re looking for a looser looking blouse, our ultimate v-neck tailored stretch blouses are just the thing for you! These long sleeved blouses are made from a stretchy material, which allows for plenty of movement, and have contoured side seams. They are available in a variety of colors including black, white, sky blue, blue, burgundy, pink, red, light green and buttercup.

Start preparing for the holiday season now, with flattering cocktail blouses from Averill’s Sharper Uniforms!

Halloween is fast approaching… The time of year with creepy crawlies, ghouls, goblins, witches, monsters, and chefs.

Wait… What was that last one?

That’s right! We said chefs.

Why not dress your little one up as a mini sous chef or executive chef this Halloween? There’s going to be so many scary and ghoulish costumes out there—let your child stand out from the pack. Choose from our kid’s chef uniforms like a kid’s chef coat, a kid’s chef pant, a kid’s chef hat, and adorable two-pocket or no-pocket youth bib aprons. Complete the look with cute kid-sized cooking supplies, and you’re little one is ready to trick or treat in style.

The best part about these kid’s chef uniforms is that they have applications that go past Halloween. Once the holiday is over, your child can use his or her chef clothing to help you out in the kitchen. What better way to spend time together than creating something delicious for the whole family to enjoy?

Let your kid make his or her own mark on the Halloween holiday. Choose kid’s chef uniforms from Sharper Uniforms and celebrate in style!

Autumn officially begins next Friday, September 23rd, but if you haven’t noticed, there’s already a chill in the air! While the afternoons are still pleasantly warm, those morning and evening can be a little brisk. Outfit your front of house and outdoor staff with sweaters and jackets to keep them toasty warm!

From light to heavy weight, we’ve got modern styles with flattering fits for the men and women on your staff in an assortment of colors and materials.

While you’re visiting the site, be sure to check out my top picks, found under Averill’s Top Picks in the left navigation. In this brand new section you’ll find my selections for must-have basics for your staff, as well as important sizing and care instructions for all of our garments. We’ll be updating and adding information regularly to help make your shopping experience at sharperuniforms.com an easy and informed one!

For more information on Averill’s Top Picks, or questions or details on our sweaters and jackets, as all, please call our customer service at 1-877-284-1761.

Happy Fall!

In 2003, while living in Weston, Massachusetts, Averill Bromfield stumbled upon his (now very successful) online uniform business. You may be asking yourself how he stumbled into this line of online retail. Well, Averill wasn’t always providing businesses and their staff with sharp looking uniforms. Around the time dot-com businesses started to become popular, he was providing restaurants with sharp knives, through his company The Sharper Knife, Inc.

The world of knives wasn’t growing fast enough for this dapper dressing man, and he had a family to support. Luckily, he came across an executive chef who asked him to source red baggy chef pants. After sourcing pants from a few uniform companies Averill began selling a complete line of uniforms for chefs, cooks and other kitchen staff. He later added his line of kitchen apparel to the Sharper Knife website.

Later, after designing server bib aprons with a company’s logo displayed on the front, business began to take a turn for the better and soon thereafter, Averill changed the name of his dot-com company from The Sharper Knife, Inc., to Averill’s Sharper Uniforms. As business grew for his once small company, he hired employees to help him take care of customers.

Averill’s Sharper Uniforms now carries a large assortment of uniforms for various businesses and companies including hospitality uniforms, wait staff uniforms, security uniforms, housekeeping uniforms and more!