workwear
Britishnoun
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Seemingly inspired by Japanese workwear, Hurtado wore these oversize, functional looks for around 80 years.
From Los Angeles Times
"I think that we should be treating school uniform more like workwear. It doesn't matter if it's got a hole or a bit of paint on it, you know, that's kind of what it's for."
From BBC
Women arrive adorned with black lace hairpieces and painted tears a la Virgencita, as men blend dark accents with their Chicano workwear and vaquero boots.
From Los Angeles Times
The fabric has long been shorthand for rugged individualism and the everyday workwear mythos of the American frontier — in other words, a different, portable performance of Americana.
From Salon
Denim jeans are traditionally workwear, meant to stand up to the repetitive stresses of laboring without tearing easily.
From Salon
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