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Creative Costume and Uniform Ideas for Your Restaurant Bar or Resort Business

Everywhere we look, we see the businesses family-themed place like a pizza parlor
such as restaurants, bars, resorts and or someplace that catered especially to
casinos, that theme their uniform style young kids.
to match their business' atmosphere. Cosplays - "Cosplay" is a word which is a
That's all well and good, but sometimes portmanteau (a word that combines two
you might think that the uniform styles other words) of "costume" and "play".
out there are a little homogenized. Of This is a Japanese subculture based on
course, it's understandable that you want dressing up as characters from manga
to keep to a professional image at all (Asian comics) and anime (Asian
times. But you might also be feeling more cartoons). Even less commonly, such
creative, like you want to break out of subjects as Japanese live action
the mold and re-invent the restaurant television shows, fantasy movies, or
uniform concept. Japanese pop music bands are also fair
Example: If you've seen the movie "Pulp game.
Fiction", there's a restaurant that The word has become popularly associated
Vincent and Mia go to early in the film with dressing restaurant employees as
which looks like a fun place to go. It's French maids. This idea may sound goofy
modeled after the 1950's "rockabilly" to you, but it's currently all the rage
era, and if you watch this scene in China and Japan, as reported on
carefully, you'll see some incredible culture-tracking sites like boingboing.
uniform "casting" in this fictional Take a look in a search engine at some of
restaurant. Would you have thought of the creative themes they've come up with
having Buddy Holly and Marilyn Monroe to get some ideas. Oddly enough, these
look-a-likes as waiters and waitresses? are not aimed at children but adults, in
Or how about the midget in the red a culture where comics and cartoons are
bellhop uniform who seats the couple? not seen as juvenile at all. This would
Hint: he's modeled on an old Phillip be a big hit in a modern,
Morris commercial, as you can hear him up-to-the-minute environment such as a
shouting his line as he leaves the scene: college town or a place with a lot of
"Call for Phillip Morris!" Now, that is technology culture such as Silicon
creative theming! Valley, since its popularity is largely
For those who want to make an impression being spread by the Internet.
far deeper than the average fashion Science Fiction - If you've been to Las
statement, let's try thinking Vegas, one casino has a Star Trek theme
experimentally. Here's a list of ideas ride and a restaurant attached to it
that many will find bold, edgy, or even called "Quark's Bar and Restaurant". Sure
too daring. But they are very original. enough, the whole place makes you feel
We're not recommending them too heavily, just like you're living in the Star Trek
or you can take them and modify them; universe, right down to the staff
perhaps one of these will be uniforms! Gimmicky it may be, but a whole
inspirational! generation of Star Trek fans have grown
So, some very off-the-wall ideas for a up and even passed the culture on to
hospitality business uniform theme: their kids - this place makes a lot of
Gothic - Whether you like the style or money.
not, the youth Goth movement is here to If you take a look at Star Trek uniforms,
stay. It's actually a hand-me-down from they are actually very serviceable. Now
the punk rock era, but in a style of apply this idea to other fantasy and
Victorian era moodiness. Think lots of science fiction franchises with a huge
black, very edgy, and search the web to following: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord
get an idea. The fact is, young people of the Rings, or anything with its own
tend to go where they'll feel like they 'cult' following. Or just go with
are understood and welcome. If that's the something futuristic, without nailing it
kind of target market you have in mind, down to any one particular work of
dressing the staff a little Gothic fiction. This could work well in places
themselves will help tie your brand like an espresso bar with Internet
identity to the culture which these access, because computer buffs and
people currently live in. Remember, they science fiction fans tend to go well
will be middle-aged grown-ups with a together.
career and a house in the suburbs some Period Costumes - These are more in the
day, and by then you'll have some serious range of "it's been done before".
customer loyalty! Pirates, cowboys, gypsies, ancient
Superheroes - OK, you cringed a little at Egyptians, and so on. Surely you've
first. But I'll bet a minute later, you stumbled upon a seafood restaurant with a
saw what I'm getting at: now, what would pirate theme or a Western bar and grill
you expect of a staff member who was a in Texas with the staff dressed like they
superhero? You'd expect excellent were living in the days of the wild
service, courteous behavior, perfect frontier. Still, it's an idea to keep in
honor and trust... hey! We have such mind - period costumes can add a fun
super employees, they're like superheroes theme to your atmosphere, but also be not
already! This isn't as hard to do as you too over-the-top so you can still keep a
might think - take your standard uniform serious attitude.
and add a short cape and a "utility belt" That's all - maybe you can come up with
or a medallion or some other gimmick and different ideas of your own starting with
you're there. Would work well for a these inspirations!




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