Our core business is chef coats and hospitality uniforms. Structured garments, built for demanding environments, from European brands with decades of kitchen wear behind them. That's not changing.

But there's a category of situation where a chef coat isn't the right call, and operators who care about how their team presents know the difference.

A boutique hotel with an open kitchen. A casual-fine restaurant where the team is part of the room. A breakfast service where a structured jacket reads too formal for the setting. In these contexts, the right move isn't to dress down. It's to find a garment that works for the environment without sacrificing anything about how the team looks or how the uniform performs.

That's where our Polos and T-shirts come in, and why they're not an afterthought in our catalog.

Same demands, different silhouette

The pieces we carry come from Lafont, Segers, and Le Nouveau Chef; a certified B Corp and one of the brands behind our most-used kitchen wear. The fabric is premium. The construction is built for high-temperature industrial washing, the same laundry cycles that your chef coats go through.

These are not retail garments repurposed as uniforms. They're designed to the same standard, worn differently.

Casual in appearance. Professional in every other way.

Fit, color consistency, wash durability are the details that matter when you're outfitting a team of twenty and need every piece to still look right after six months of daily rotation. A white tee that stays white. An olive that doesn't fade uneven. A collar that holds its shape through a full service.

If your property or concept calls for something less structured, the answer isn't to compromise. It's to choose the right garment for the job.

Browse our Polos and T-shirts collection.

It's already time to consider outfitting your team for Spring/Summer 2026!

Find a refresh guide to help consider timing and options HERE.

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