Cafe Uniform: Design for Waiters by Type and Style

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Cafe Uniform Design for Waiters by Type and Style

• WORKWEAR

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Cafe Culture and Waiters Apparel

• It wont be wrong if we say that the cafe or the
  coffee house is a mini cultural hub, and it has
  an inbuilt cultural space where people of all
  ages, various classes and economic background
  overlap and interact. This phenomenon of
  inclusiveness makes it a very friendly and
  comfortable place to be.
• Since the core value of a cafe is so uplifting,
  it is important to have people serving you
  wearing their cafe uniform should look equally
  presentable and vibrant.
• The frontman of the cafe is not the owner but the
  waiters, who greet the client, offers a menu,
  suggests the specialty at times, then serve and
  also take feedback on your behalf. He/she is
  truly your brand ambassador who upholds the
  values of your brand by all means. His outfit
  should be the best as it is the primer
  presentation of your coffeehouse, that also talk
  to your customer.
• This article will be a tour for you to understand
  how the cafe culture is so important and
  similarly as we discussed the waiter uniform have
  to be well thought out. Lets first explore the
  cafe coolness.

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Cafe, Coffee and Culture History Tour

• The cafe is not an ordinary place for people to
  go with their colleagues to take a break from
  work or friends for a hang-out. It is a
  multidimensional and inclusive space that
  provides an alcove for everyone. Readers, writers
  and poets sit in a corner with their books, notes
  and a cup of coffee. Artists always find a seat
  beside a window to observe the world outside.
  Tourists stopover to have a shot of coffee to
  refresh and hope to have a by the way
  conversation with a pleasant waiter who can
  recommend a must-go place in the city visit.
• The cafe or coffee houses, historically
  established to serve and sell coffee of different
  types e.g. espresso, latte, and cappuccino and
  offers a menu of snack, pastries, sandwiches,
  instead of full meals. By the social standing, it
  came out as an affordable social space for the
  middle-class population where people from all
  walks of life get together to read, write or
  share ideas and discuss social issues. The past
  account says that some of the very important
  revolutions and politically charged ideas were
  actually brewed in the coffee houses. If the
  history of the cafe interests you, follow
  the link.

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Cafe Type and Style Influence on Waiter Outfit

• The types and style of a cafe give evident cues
  for the workers apparel design choices, as the
  outlook of cafe theme is an overall design
  element become the brand identity that should
  also reflect through the uniform of your staff. 
  So lets discuss the main types of coffee houses
  and how you can incorporate this understanding,
  deciding what your waiter wear that adds value to
  the image of your cafe.
• Classic cafe
• The classic cafe is usually inhabited in the
  classic era building/ interiors, and they
  celebrate the history and traditional ways of
  serving coffee. Usually, they use classic designs
  of teacups, kettles, table drapes and vintage
  photo frames as decor. Then the waiters apparel
  should follow the classic lines and with it the
  sophisticated mannerisms which go with the
  overall ambience of the cafe to compliment the
  client experience.

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• Outdoor, Patio and Harbour Side Cafe
• Outdoor cafe spaces are obviously open-air
  seating, Its less formal than the indoor classic
  coffee house. The feel of the outdoor and where
  it is situated defines your design elements. If
  it is at the harbour cafe, it will be breezy,
  blues and greens are the natural colour choices
  that exist in the environment. Patios coffee
  houses can be lush green surrounded by natural
  greenery bushes or an old tree covered the
  seating space, in both cases, the earthy colors
  is an immediate reference. Using colour in the
  apparel of your waiter which is inspired by the
  environment creates a sensible impact. Colours
  for uniform fabric can be picked from the site
  references or use contrast to create a sizzling
  eye-catcher.

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• Modern contemporary cafe
• Modern line cafe design spaces are mostly
  straight line, at times abstract but bold yet
  simple looking. There is not much detail in terms
  of the use of print or decor features in an
  interior. So by the rule of aesthetics, the
  waiter outfit design should follow the suit,
  straight cut, no detail and essentially to the
  paint colour would work the best in such cases.
  Gray, beige or black modern cut outfits embrace
  everything about being modern.

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• Thematic, trendy/funky coffee houses
• This type of cafes is as inclusive as its design,
  which is a mixture of so many elements. They are
  also known as hipsters cafe, because they are
  super casual, though they have a hidden theme
  embedded more like free expression, the wine is
  to gather different type of people, thoughts,
  ideas to one place. Usually, writers, artists,
  activists like to claim their space there, we
  also found musicians playing or open mic nights
  happening in such spaces. The apparel for waiters
  in this space should be interesting and funky.
  Stripes, colours, badges even printed slogan on
  the vibrant shirt would look super cool and goes
  with the cafe design intend.

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Take Away

• Cafe or coffee houses are the sociocultural
  thinking portals where the various kind of
  individuals meeting with friends, new people,
  thoughts and ideas. They are rich in sharing the
  experience because they have a history and
  whoever connects with you, share a different idea
  with you and maybe getting inspiration from your
  thoughts will become a contributor to society.
  This is why it is important that when you are
  thinking of designer apparel for the person who
  would interact with your customer should carry
  the soul of the space, image, intend and heritage
  these coffee houses have within. These ideas or
  cafe uniforms choices of how the workplace design
  influence the selection of the apparel can also
  be applied to the restaurant uniform selection
  generally. So, be sensitive to the environment
  and workspace you are developing, and the design
  solutions will come to you naturally from its
  awareness.
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