Men’s Fashion

Sometimes you need a shirt with a good streamlined design for the people on your restaurant staff. This is something that can’t always be achieved with polo shirts and conventional dress shirts. What’s the solution, then? Have you tried banded collar shirts from Sharper Uniforms? These are some of the most popular shirts in our restaurant uniforms collection—so they should be the perfect fit for everyone on your restaurant staff. Banded collar shirts are great for servers, hosts, and bartenders. What’s even better is that they provide that professional look without being too bulky or uncomfortable. You can’t really ask for much more freedom of movement!

It gets cooler than that, though! The lightweight design of these banded collar shirts can help keep your restaurant staff cool and comfortable while they’re on the job. These unique restaurant uniform shirts are made from a comfortable poly/cotton blend that’s machine washable and extremely easy to care for. Our banded collar shirts are available for everyone, too. Look through our selection of men’s banded collar shirts and banded collar shirts for women. We’re sure that one of our eleven colors will suit your needs!

Many college students enjoy working in hotels over summer vacation. It can help give them the skills that they need to enhance their resume—and the extra money doesn’t hurt, either. As a hotel or restaurant manager, it’s up to you to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Choosing the proper summertime hotel staff uniforms is essential. After all, you don’t want your summer staff bailing on you before the season is over just because they were hot and uncomfortable on the job. When you choose your hotel uniforms from Sharper Uniforms, you can rest assured that your staff (temporary or permanent) will be as comfortable as possible as they cater to your guests.

We’re not just talking about outdoor staff, either. Everyone needs to be comfortable during the summer. What if your air conditioning breaks? What if they need to walk a guest out to their car? Everyone is going to have to battle the heat at some point. You need to ensure that your wait staff, reception desk personnel, office workers, cleaners, and other administrators are comfortable. Take the time and look through our resort hotel uniforms. Many are crafted from state-of-the-art moisture wicking material that is sure to leave everyone feeling cool and comfortable throughout the day.

Trust Sharper Uniforms for all of your summertime hotel needs!

If any of your employees suffer from seasonal allergies, it can be tough for them to do their outdoor hospitality job. No matter how good their uniforms look, stuffy noses and itchy eyes don’t send off a very professional vibe. Keeping allergies under control can be difficult—but it’s not impossible. There are many things you can do to alleviate the symptoms. Share these tips with your outdoor hospitality workers, and everyone should look and feel better!

• Suggest that they visit their doctor. Doctors can prescribe medication that can really help with allergy symptoms.
• There are also many over the counter medications that work for allergies. If you or your employee is unsure what to buy, ask the pharmacist. They can direct you to an OTC allergy medicine that treats all kinds of allergies.
• If at all possible, try and rotate shifts. If many of your hospitality employees have seasonal allergy symptoms, don’t let them be outside for too long. Rotate shifts every hour or so—bring the outdoor workers inside and vice versa.
• Keep your grounds well manicured. The less free pollen there is floating around, the better off everyone will be.

Try to enjoy springtime! Summer is almost here, and allergy season will begin to die down. This has been one of the worst allergy seasons on record—so we can’t blame you for being overwhelmed! Pretty soon you’ll just have to worry about having the right cool vent polo shirts.

Warm weather is on its way, and it’s time to think about your outdoor hospitality workers. If it’s warm outside, they should have the right uniforms. But there’s more to it than that. We’ve got a few tips you can share with your outdoor hospitality staff to make sure that they stay cool, comfortable, and level-headed during the summer heat. After all, these folks don’t have the option to just turn up the office air conditioner.

Stay Cool Outside
• Take a slow and steady approach to your work. Don’t run around or over-exert yourself. It might seem like a good idea for the short term, but you’ll never get through your whole day at to quick a pace. Drink as much water as you can.
• Make frequent trips indoors. Move in and out of the air conditioning as much as you can. This will help get you through the hot afternoon weather.
• It’s important to dress the part, as well. Here at Sharper Uniforms, we have capri pants, summer uniforms, moisture management polos, cool vent shirts, and shorts that can help you beat the heat.
• We said it once, but we’ll say it again. Drink lots of water! It’s crucial to stay hydrated.
• The more people you get to do the work, the better it’ll be! If possible, rotate shifts often so that you stay hydrated and alert.

Here at Sharper Uniforms, we strive to bring you the newest fashions and technology in restaurant and hotel uniform apparel. That’s why we’re proud to introduce several new products in our store.

• Our Ladies Café Edry Silk Luster Polo Shirt is comfortable, attractive, and the perfect addition to your hospitality and restaurant staff. Between the moisture wicking performance and easy care qualities, you’ll wonder what you ever did before this great polo shirt. The elongated open V-neck creates the perfect silhouette.
• We offer the same great Edry Silk Luster Polo Shirt for men, too. It has all the same great features. The men’s neckline features a three button placket.
• The Restaurant Edry Double Knit Polo Shirt is all you’ve ever wanted in a polo. Moisture wicking helps to keep the body dry, cool, and comfortable. Still not enough? UV protection combats the sun’s harmful rays.
• Don’t worry, ladies. There’s an Edry Double Knit Polo Shirt for you, too!

Edry fabrics keep the body dry, cool, and comfortable by wicking moisture from your skin’s surface. You’re sure to love the crease-resistant cotton blends—these polos are as easy to care for as they are to wear.

Get these new polos from Sharper Uniforms today!

The casino industry offers a wide variety of job opportunities. Each job is important, and it’s a great industry to get into. Some jobs require math skills and others require a specific license—but the majority of casino jobs require a customer service orientation with an eye for providing a memorable and entertaining experience for patrons. With the right staff and the right casino uniforms, you can really make an impression.

The heart of the casino is the gaming staff. Game floor employees execute the card games. Dealers deal cards, shuffle the deck, exchange chips for cash, and figure payouts to winning hands. Floor managers (or “pit bosses”) oversee a group of dealers and tables. A state gaming license is required to work the game floor.

Cage cashiers perform credit card transactions, cash checks, transfer chips to the casino floor, and redeem chips. Similarly, the soft count team counts and sorts the contents of the drop boxes where dealers put money when exchanging for chips at the table. Accountants audit food and beverage banks, the cage, and casino tables. These positions also require a state gaming license.

The food and beverage department includes servers, bartenders, cooks, and supplementary personnel (like bar backs, bussers, expediters, and supervisors). Gaming licenses aren’t required for these jobs, but some positions might require liquor control licenses.

No matter where you work in a casino, it’s important to have the right casino uniform. You can find everything you need right here at Sharper Uniforms!

Polo shirts are among the most classic uniform pieces. But do you know anything about where they came from? We’ve got great polo shirts for men and women here at Sharper Uniforms—so we were interested in their history.

Polo shirts date back to the 1800s when polo players began wearing them as sporting attire. (Guess the name makes sense, then!) They are sometimes referred to as a golf shirt or a tennis shirt, too. When not being used as a classic uniform piece, polo shirts can also be seen on people at country clubs and in offices of casual Fridays.

A long sleeved polo shirt was first worn in the 1800s by polo players. But in 1926 a revolution happened! Tennis player Rene Lacoste created a short sleeved version to wear while playing. We’re so glad he did! A classic uniform style was born.

Many different fashion trends are associated with polo shirts, as well. There were the “preppy” people in the 1980s… and lately people have been seen wearing more than one at a time! (We’re not sure how much we like that—or the “popping collars.”) We love polo shirts for their undeniably professional look. (When worn properly, of course.)

We’ve got a great selection of hospitality neckwear here at Sharper Uniforms. You can’t deny that your staff just looks better in ties, scarves, and other types of neckwear. But have you ever wondered why neckwear is the standard? Well, we did… we did a little bit of poking around to find the answer. As to many other things, you can find the answer in history.

Neckties actually date back hundreds of years—coming into existence as the direct result of war. In the 17th century, a regiment from Croatia visited Paris as a celebration of their victory over the Ottoman Empire. The soldiers were presented to King Louis XIV as heroes. If you know your history, you know that Louis XIV was a big fan of personal adornment. The officers of this Croatian regiment were wearing brightly colored handkerchiefs around their necks. Louis XIV was impressed by these scarves, and he made scarves a symbol of royalty. In fact, the word “cravat” is directly derived from the word “Croat.”

The tradition of wearing neckties rests pretty deep in our culture. Make sure your staff is outfitted with the appropriate neckwear. Your customers expect it!

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many would-be Casanovas are going to be ordering takeout in an effort to impress their lady friends. This can be a great day for your restaurant or catering business. If you have a delivery service, you need to make sure that your staff looks great when they drop the food off—you don’t want to be the reason a guy gets turned down on Valentine’s Day! That’s why we have the perfect hospitality outerwear for your delivery staff right here at Sharper Uniforms. They’ll look clean and crisp in their jackets and sweaters.

But that’s really only half the battle. You also need to make sure that your food gets to the happy couple in one piece. We’ve got you covered as far as the uniforms and clothing are concerned—and we also have a few tips for you when it comes to transporting your hot food.

• Make sure you have well-insulated plastic or metal containers for transporting the food.
• Wrap the food well. This will ensure that it arrives the way it’s supposed to—as opposed to all over the floor of the delivery vehicle!
• You can even double the wrap job by using both plastic wrap and foil.

The best job is a job done right. With a little bit of care and the right hospitality outerwear, your business will make the right impression this Valentine’s Day. And when you make a good impression on your customers, they’ll keep coming back. (The same sort of goes for the would-be Casanova on Valentine’s Day… he wants to make a good impression just as much as you do!)

We have the uniforms here at Sharper Uniforms to make your staff look their best. This is one of the most important factors in creating an atmosphere of good hospitality. In our quest to inspire you and your staff, we found some quotes about hospitality that are truly amazing. We hope you enjoy them!

“Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even though you wish they were” – Anonymous (Be kind to all of your guest and customers… no matter who they are.)

“Who practices hospitality entertains God himself” – Proverb

“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling” – The Bible

“It is a sin against hospitality, to open your doors and darken your countenance” – Proverb

“The mother must set the example in holding out the shrine as the heart of the house hold! She must enforce discipline over the children in personal cleanliness in humility and hospitality, in good manners and acts of service.” – Sri Sathya Sai Baba

These are just a few of the hospitality quotes that inspire us. We encourage you to share these with your staff and anyone else you think might benefit from a little bit of encouragement. Good hospitality starts with the great uniforms here at Sharper Uniforms, and it ends with the positive attitude of your staff!