Uniform Uniform Tannhäuser Category="Uniforms"This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. For other meanings, see Uniform (disambiguation).

A uniform is a set of standard Clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisation's activity. People performing religious activities have often worn standard costumes since the dawn of recorded history. Other early examples of uniforms include the clothing of the armies of the Roman Empire and other civilizations.

Modern uniforms are worn by Armed forces and paramilitary organisations such as Police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools, and by inmates in prisons. In some countries, some other officials also wear uniforms in some of their duties; such is the case of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service or the French prefects.

Service / work uniforms

main article: Work uniform Sometimes other workers wear uniforms or corporate clothing of one nature or another, including but not limited to shop workers, workers in banks and for the Post office, workers for airlines and holiday operators, and workers in bars, restaurants and hotels. The use of uniforms by these organisations is often an effort in branding and developing a standard Corporate image. The first service uniform registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office was the Playboy Bunny outfit (U.S. patent number 762,884).

Schools

main article: School uniform
In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, or some particular schools, students have to wear a uniform. See School uniform.

Sports

Most, if not all Professional sports teams also wear uniforms, comprised of the team's distinctive colours, often in different variations for "home" and "away" games. In the United Kingdom, especially in Football (soccer), the term "strip" (as in "football strip") is more common.

Security and armed forces

main article: Military uniform
In the case of uniforms worn by military personnel or civilian officials, there are generally several kinds of uniforms:

Prison

Prison uniforms often consist of a distinctive orange or yellow jumpsuit or a white and Horizontal black Zebra-striped uniform to make Escape more difficult.

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