Article - Industry-leading Corporate Clothing Suppliers


26 Oct 2022

Industry Leaders Rely on Industry-Leading Corporate Clothing Suppliers industry-leading corporate clothing

Today, XCO Group is a leading South African wholesale supplier of almost all things corporate, notably our comprehensive ranges of business wear and corporate clothing from which our customers can pick and choose. Our garments are conveniently illustrated online.

We at XCO are widely known as a brand-building specialist, who furthermore helps organisations create, customise, promote, apply, expose, expand, and live their brands. Reputable, competent, and innovative as we are, we by no means invented corporate clothing.

Commonplace Concepts

For many people, two types of garments come to mind immediately when the subject of corporate clothing crops up in conversation. It may be the smart, tailored, or smart-casual wear that significant business entities issue to their staff members to wear when on duty in the workplace or elsewhere, whenever they represent their employer’s organisation.

Uniforms   

Alternatively, one’s thoughts may turn to uniforms, typically worn to work in a variety of professions, such as healthcare, medicine, security, traffic control, transport, law enforcement, and defence force fields, to name only a few occupations that are distinguished at a glance by their garments.

Uniforms are intended to identify those engaged in most types of official capacities when it’s important for the uniform wearer to be instantly recognisable in their respective role whilst on duty.

School uniforms aren’t seen as corporate clothing, despite these garments giving scholars a uniform appearance. Although scholars so attired are representatives of their schools, schools are not regarded as entities that are run on a corporate or business organisational basis.  

The Evolution of Corporate Attire

One might go back to a very long time ago in an attempt to establish when uniforms were first worn, perhaps even as far back as the ancient Roman Empire, when Roman legionnaires were similarly attired. Today, it is thought that the forerunner of early modern corporate clothing has evolved from the liveries that were issued to servants in European courts, approximately between 1500 and 1800, but particularly during the 17th century.

As has often been the case, well-heeled landowners and wealthy people who owned great estates sought to emulate the fashions and practices of their era’s royalty and noble classes. Subsequently, servants in grand homes were likewise required to don formal liveries that featured a coat of arms or badge of office that was unique to each affluent employer’s household. Insignia might also indicate the status, rank, and role of the wearer, as well as the superior status and image that the erstwhile employer wished to convey.

Similarities and Differences

Amongst other marketing initiatives, modern corporate organisations emphasise their relevance, brand, culture, and image via their distinctive clothing designs, colours, and individual logos, but there are differences between then and now.

Nowadays, however, most uniform business attire is deliberately intended to dispense with differences in employees’ rank and status by visually placing all employees on an equal footing and rank as far as their attire and appearance is concerned.

Internally, the practice of having employees wear the same corporate clothing enhances cohesion, inter-staff unity, bonding, team spirit, self-confidence, and performance. Externally, the brand and overall organisation becomes more familiar, trusted, and top of customers’ minds.

XCO Group’s Corporate Clothing Ranges

 Our corporate clothing ranges are categorised as:

·        Body warmers and sleeveless jackets – extra warmth around the body whilst leaving the arms free

 

·        Dresses

 

·        Footwear

 

·        Gloves and scarves – great for accessorising and personalising a work outfit

 

·        Golf shirts/golfers – a must-have for a neat casual look or working environment

 

·        Headwear

 

·        Hoodies and sweaters

 

·        Jackets

 

·        Jerseys and pullovers

 

·        Lounge/formal shirts

 

·        Pants, shorts, and skirts – almost endless mix-and-match combinations

 

·        Pit shirts

 

·        More shorts

 

·        T-shirts and vests – must-haves in all leisure wardrobes

 

·        Tracksuits – essential team wear to keep those muscles warm and supple

 

·        Winter warmers – beat winter’s chill

 

·        XCO Express clothing

 

·        Lifestyle – an exciting addition to our latest range of options

 

·        End-of-range garments – availability and stock changes constantly, so please check before placing your order

 In-House Expert Branding

Customers have the option of having their corporate clothing custom-branded, meaning that their merchandise doesn’t leave our premises until it’s quality controlled and ready for dispatch and delivery, complete with convenience, quality, and affordable wholesale pricing, all ready for appropriately attired personnel to promote your company to a rightful leading role in its market sector.

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