NAUMD's 2005 Image of the Year Awards - Thirteen Lucky" Uniform Winners

The National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) announced the top winners of the 2005 Image of the Year Awards competition during the opening breakfast at their 72nd Annual Convention, held at the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel & Resort in California. This is the 27th year for the Image of the Year Awards competition.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 1, 2005 -- The NAUMD Image of the Year Award is sponsored by The Career Apparel Institute (CAI), a division of the NAUMD. A panel of garment and fashion experts independent of the NAUMD and the CAI, judge the entries based on the following criteria: image projection, neatness, practicality, use of a color scheme, originality, brand recognition, and coordination of garments with accessories. This year there are thirteen top Image of the Year" winners and six Outstanding Achievement" recipients.

Career Apparel is engineered to compliment the work environment, and the image the company wishes to present. The uniforms are designed with stylish accents and complimentary colors which blend fashion and function." Donna J. Pierson, Director of Marketing with the NAUMD, states, Therefore companys work with their employees to ensure that proper attention to special details be incorporated into the companys program. All of this is made possible with Career Apparel that is supplied by uniform industry professionals."

Ilene Rosen, CAI Chairperson states, Uniform design not only takes its lead from ready-to-wear, but ready-to-wear very often looks to uniform designs to help designers focus their presentations. The designers have translated the uniform look" into popular ready-to-wear fashions, such as khaki pants, military jackets, and baseball caps. Uniforms in itself, is fashion, designed to be individualized, but similar in fabrics used, colors palettes, and general silhouettes." So employees acceptance of their uniform design leads to a successful uniform program that projects employees as professional and competent. This in turn creates a positive corporate image with brand recognition and enhances employee identification; thus, leading to higher job satisfaction.

NAUMD is proud to announce the 2005 Image of the Year winners, each of whom receive a trophy, plaque, and certificate. Each year the winning uniform programs are presented at the Image of the Year fashion show and awards breakfast held at the NAUMD Annual Convention.

2005 Winning Uniforms Submitting Company        
Deere & Company            Uniform Den
Gaylord Texan            Cintas Corporation
Sheetz, Inc.            ID by Landau
Disney's Saratoga        Walt Disney World Resort
Springs Resort & Spa   
Carousel Center            Lewis Uniform Company
Granville's Steak House Disneyland Hotels
Prairie Meadows     Red The Uniform Tailor
New Orleans Square    Disneyland Park
Sensi Restaurant,        Creative Specialty Bellagio Hotel Apparel
The Sanctuary            Sally Fourmy & Assoc. Div. of Cintas Corp.
Wendy's                    WearGuard-Crest
The Mission Inn            Sally Fourmy & Assoc. Div. of Cintas Corp.
Mary Kay, Inc.            Brookhurst, Inc.

2005 Outstdg Achm't     Submitting Company
Budget Rental Car    Cintas Corporation
Jo-Ann Stores            ID by Landau
Pizza Inn, Inc.            ID by Landau
Seattle Center            Blumenthal Uniforms
Transportation Service   
Tropicana Atlantic City    Creative Specialty Apparel
YUM Brands Inc.            Barco Uniforms

The NAUMD wishes to thank and acknowledge this years judges:

- Gerald Anderson, Executive Director, Neckwear Association of America, Inc.
- Joan Campbell, CAE, McCalls Pattern Company.
- Bob Kaplan, former Executive Director, Clothing Manufacturers of America,

NAUMD 16 E. 41 Street, Suite 700, New York, NY 10017 212-869-0670 www.naumd.com

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