The 4th of July is only 2 days away! I can't even believe it's already July. I haven't made any plans yet, but I hope I find something exciting to do for the holiday weekend. I doubt I'll be going to fireworks because my boyfriend isn't a fan of them, but  I'm hoping to at least get together with friends and grill out or go to the beach. We'll see what happens! What I do know is that I'll be wearing my favorite red summer dress.

So what are your plans for Friday? Will everyone be wearing their red, white and blue medical scrubs for the holiday weekend or will you be staying home and not wearing medical scrubs at all? I love these three stylish medical scrubs tops. They're perfect for the 4th, or for any day of the year really!

             
      Pro Series Snap Front Top, White Cross Mock Wrap Ruffle Top, Urbane Contrast Piping Top
  
Well, whether you're wearing nursing scrubs, lab coats or hospital scrubs at work or your staying home and relaxing in your PJs, I hope everyone has a great 4th of July!

One look through a Lydia’s catalog will tell you that medical clothing uniforms come in all sorts of styles. Whether traditional hospital scrubs, lab coats and suits, a nursing dress or designer medical scrubs; the many styles of medical clothing uniforms continue to transition with the times. With so many styles of medical clothing uniforms to choose from, it seems that the line between acceptable medical clothing uniforms and unacceptable is extremely blurry. As that line continues to become more blurred, employees must abide by the policies and opinions of their employers when it comes to picking out their medical clothing uniforms or medical scrubs. 

When researching dress codes at different locations around the country I discovered that there’s no uniformity when it comes to uniform dress codes. It seems that the most popular dress code is basic scrubs with a specific color for each position (green for surgeons, blue for RNs, etc.). But even this dress code isn’t uniform. Colors are different for different facilities. Sometimes patterns are acceptable and sometimes they’re not. And then there’s the whole issue of jewelry, nails, hair, etc., and it’s a complicated issue! There are other facilities that seem to be more lax, permitting any style of scrubs, having casual Fridays and some that even permit jeans to be worn with scrub tops.

As I read different forums and posts across the Internet, I discovered that employee’s opinions about dress codes are just as diverse as the dress codes themselves. Since personal care providers are often required to do strenuous and/or messy work and because more facilities are no longer providing medical uniforms, but instead requiring employees to buy medical uniforms; it’s no surprise that there are strong opinions about what can and cannot be worn.  On one site I looked at, more than one individual expressed that they were actually narrowing down their job options based on dress codes. Many individuals stated a dislike for dress codes that require all white scrubs if they’re going to be performing duties that will likely be messy. And some individuals were perfectly fine with dress codes, whatever it may be, as long as they could wear comfortable medical scrubs.

I also discovered an article at American Nurse today that outlined a study on medical scrubs. The study attempted to discover what patients preferred when it came to medical scrubs. Results showed that 64% of patients thought nurses should be allowed to wear any uniform color, 39% said they would like to identify their RN by uniform color and 80% said they would like to identify their RN by a large print “RN” on a name badge. Interesting results considering the number of hospitals that use color as a way to define their employees’ positions.

In my opinion, both the more modern stylish medical scrubs and the traditional basic scrubs look professional as long as they are worn in a neat and clean matter. What's your dress code and what do you think?

And as someone who wears medical scrubs, which look do you like best? The first look is a dress by L.A. Rose. The second look consists of Barco Medical Scrubs. And the third look is a scrub top by L.A. Rose with a pair of flare scrub pants by Dickies.

           

I’m just one of many employees here at Lydia’s Uniforms. Since you get to hear what I have to say about nursing scrubs and medical clothing uniforms on a regular basis I thought you might be interested in hearing from some of our other employees via the blog. So today I’ll be sharing with you write ups from two different employees, Mandy and Char. They each wrote about the time they've spend working at Lydia’s, discussing what they do here and why the love it. I was intrigued by their write ups because as an employee it’s encouraging to hear about other employees’ positive experiences. Hopefully you’ll find what they have to say interesting as well. After all, you might just end up talking to one of them if you ever buy medical uniforms over the phone. If you have a question about your new nursing scrubs from Lydia’s, they might be on the other end of the line when you call and ask.  So if you've ever wondered: What it's like at Lydia's? Read what they have to say.

Mandy: Team Leader in Customer Service

I have been an employee of Lydia’s Professional Uniforms for over five years. I cannot express enough gratitude toward this family owned company. I started my first year with this company in the Returns Department processing orders and enjoyed working in an environment where all of my co-workers and supervisors were extremely helpful and courteous. At that point I knew they treated the employees just as they do every customer.

I then received the opportunity to move to the call center where all the orders are placed. I remember being so excited to work with customers first hand and help each person find uniforms that they would be comfortable in and fit their body type.

Lydia’s gave me new opportunities and also worked around my schedule of being a full-time college student. Lydia’s not only was supportive through my college career but they are also looking out for our customers too! Did you know they offer a Nursing Scholarship program? Having been in school myself I know how much that can help out. I really appreciate everything that Lydia’s has done for me over the past five years and am happy to work for a company that takes pride in their work everyday.

Char: Special Accounts Representative

Sometimes I wonder where 20 years have gone. I have been with Lydia’s for the better part of 16 years. I did try other things, but it’s like coming home. I can truly say that 90% of my work has been fun. The company I work for has always had my back, in good times and bad.

A lot of things have changed in 20 years, but I am still proud of the integrity of Lydia’s. They really do care about the customers and the staff that serves them. As a customer you can feel confident that you’re dealing with an honest company. Like any company, we sometimes make mistakes, but we have been trained to do whatever we can to keep you as a long time customer. As a long time staff member I know that Lydia’s will treat you right.

I have customers from all over the country that brighten my day, make me crazy and make me laugh; I owe this to a unique company. Thank you Uniform Warehouse and Lydia’s Uniforms.

Today I’m going to step outside my blogging box and get back to basics. I’m sure by now you’ve noticed that stylish medical scrubs and unique medical clothing uniforms that follow the trends of today are one of my favorite things to post about. I just can’t get over the fashionable details that adorn many of the designer medical scrubs and whenever I discover something new or stylish I want to share it with you! But as I said, today I’m going to get back to the basics. No talk about the trendy medical scrubs. Instead I’m going to share with you my opinion on the best of the best when it comes to basic medical scrubs from Lydia’s.

Whether it’s your regular wardrobe or your medical clothing uniforms wardrobe, there are just some pieces that you have to have, and those are the basics. In my wardrobe at home my basics are simple: brown and black shoes that match everything, one good pair of jeans, plain tees and tanks that can be dressed up or down and the white button down shirt. They might just be basics, but those basics are the basis of a great wardrobe. So when it comes to medical clothing uniforms, what are the must haves?

Here’s what I think about the basics of scrubs: You need a pair of comfortable shoes, a solid v-neck scrub top, a comfy basic tee, a versatile jack and drawstring scrub pants in the style that looks best on you. Finally, after you have all those pieces, and if your dress code allows it, you can add the trendy and stylish
medical scrubs to your work wardrobe.

So after browsing through the scrubs and comparing prices, styles, sizes and colors these are my picks for the best of the best when it comes to the basics of medical scrubs.
 
 
             
                                         

Medcial clothing uniforms tops, clockwise from top left corner: Annie Combo Top by Koi, two tops in one for $23.99, Everyday Unisex Scrub Top by Dickies for $9.99, Value Plus Reversible Unisex Scrub Top by Lydia’s for $8.99, Soft Brushed Four Pocket Top by Lydia's for $13.99,  Roxy Jacket by Koi for $24.99, Short Sleeve Spandex Knit Tee by Dickies for $9.99.

Medical clothing uniforms pants, left to right: Drawstring Bootcut Pant by Urbane for $18.99, Back Elastic Cargo Pant by Dickies for $14.99 and Unisex Four Pocket Pant by Lydia's for $11.99.

Shoes, top to bottom: Women’s Primo Breeze Pro for $49.99, Men’s Topo Moc Pro for $49.99 both by Merrell.


Which basics do you think are the best?

Uniforms can be good, uniforms can be bad and uniforms can be downright ugly. After putting some serious thought into it I decided that medical scrubs fall into the good uniform category. Now I know you might be thinking that my opinion is biased and of course I would think scrubs are good, but hear me out on this one. 

Before working at Lydia’s I spent four long years working in a restaurant and wearing a uniform that easily falls into the category of ugly. Think non-fitted, faux denim button down shirt, accompanied by a pair of unflattering khaki pants, topped off by a men’s tie. If the scratchy fake denim shirt didn’t send that outfit straight into the ugly category, then accessorizing it with a men’s tie certainly did. And that’s not really the worst part about this uniform. The worst, most obnoxious thing about this uniform is that it was replaced with a much more flattering uniform the exact same week that I put in my two weeks notice.

Prior to that I had a job which required me to wear a blue polo with black pants. Alright, there’s nothing horrible about that, right? Wrong. The shirt was only available in sizes that were twice the width and length of any normal shirt I would wear. Trying to tuck it in, as was required, resulted in me trying to shove yards of fabric into the waist of my pants. Needless to say this was not a good look or feel, and that is why this uniform falls into the bad category.

On the contrary to my old uniforms, medical scrubs come in a variety of colors and prints and there are more and more stylish medical scrubs each season. Although some of you may not get to choose the scrubs that you wear, you do get the reassurance that at the very least your medical clothing uniforms will be comfortable. For those of you that do get to choose, you’re lucky. Designer medical scrubs from brands like Koi, Urbane and Katherine Heigl follow all the latest fashion trends and come in a variety of styles and sizes. Your options are endless.

Bearing all this info in mind, you have to believe me when I say I browse through the racks of Barco Medical Scrubs, Landau Scrubs or stylish medical scrubs by Katherine Heigl with a slight feeling of envy. I would be elated to wear any uniform that was a nice color and didn’t feel like cardboard, not to mention any uniform with a pretty pattern, shape or fashion forward style. So for all those reasons, I feel completely justified placing medical scrubs in the category of good uniforms, even if I am biased.

Plus, as long as your uniform consists of scrubs, you can be reassured that you’ll never have to dress like this (unless you want to):

To see uniforms that fit into the good category, including restaurant uniforms, check out our sister company Uniform Warehouse. Or of course you can head to  Lydia's Uniforms. And please feel free to comment and share any stories that you have about the uniforms you wore before you wore scrubs.

Happy Friday everyone! This week went by so fast for me. On Tuesday our team left the office and went out to paint pottery as part of a team building activity (stay tuned, I may post pictures in the future!). We all got our creative juices flowing and ultimately discovered just how short our attention spans really are! Needless to say, after a whole day of fun, the rest of the work week flew by. Now it’s Friday and I’m ready to leave work and start off my weekend, but not before I share these articles with you.

News Stories: Doctors and Nurses in the News

• Medical-Surgical Nurses Will Explore The Future Of The Specialty At Annual Convention
• State leaders end mandatory overtime for nurses
• Southern California Mobilizes in Response to Nursing Shortage Crisis
• Nurses to be rated on compassion

News Stories: Health News

• Man sheds 80 pounds on McDonald’s diet
• Melanoma treatment advance reported
• CDC recommends lead testing on some turf fields

Blogs:

• What do patients really want?
• Is this patient a mystery shopper?

Enjoy your weekend everyone. If you have to work I hope you wear your stylish medical scrubs from Lydia’s and make the best of it. And don’t forget to check out the Cherokee apparel scrubs featured on our home page. I love all the bright vibrant colors; shocking pink is my favorite. 

I get really excited when I receive mail. I mean the good kind of mail, not junk or bills. Now that I think about it, my excitement about mail is probably half of the reason I have an account with Netflix. At Lydia's the other day we received the good kind of mail: a letter from happy customers! And since the letter was so nice, and because it enclosed two great pictures of the customers in their apparel scrubs, I decided to share some of it with you.

These two Lydia's customers aren't wearing their nursing scrubs to a hospital or clinic; they're wearing scrubs to school! Jane and Joanne  work as school nurses in New Jersey and they say they love wearing their Lydia’s scrubs. Well I believe them because they look pretty happy wearing their stylish medical scrubs in these pictures. In the letter they exclaimed, [the photos are] "of us in our matching Stray's Anatomy scrubs, looking as good, if not better than Katheirne Heigl herself!" I agree ladies, you look great in your medical scrubs, watch out Katherine Heigl. 

They also stated, “the children love the recognizable characters and the bright colors and we love the durability of the scrubs.”

Thanks for sending in the good kind of mail ladies! And if any readers love the scrub  top that these ladies are wearing you can check it out here.

Whenever I go in for a check up I notice the names of the doctors and nurses embroidered on their lab coats. It really adds a nice personal touch to their look (and it helps me remember their names!) I’ve also noticed that a few of the nurses have logos embroidered on their coats and I think it defintely enhances the style and personality of any medical uniform.  

Lydia’s offers all sorts of embroidery options from different logos to a variety of text styles. I talked to Melissa in our customer service department to see if there were any common customer questions regarding embroidery and she talked me through some of them. So if you’re thinking about getting embroidery on your medical clothing uniforms or stylish medical scrubs, this is what you need to know:

·  Lydia’s offers a variety of logos, thread colors and fonts. To view these go to the item that you would like embroidery and click the add embroidery box. After checking this box you can view the thread, lettering and logo options by clicking on the, “More Details,” links. Choose the options you like best and don’t forget: light thread colors work best on dark fabrics and dark threads on light fabrics. These are some of my favorite logos.

·  There are a few different fonts available; the ladies from the embroidery department gave me these suggestions on fonts. Good Times is a fun font, Roman Script and Gothic Script are popular professional business looks. Oriental Script is the only style that is all caps by default, but Open Block and Full Block are also available in all caps by request. My favorite style is Roman Script!

·  If you decide to have a logo and name on the same side of your top, the logo will go on top by default.

·  The size of embroidery starts at ¾ inches tall, but depends on the style and garment.

·  There may be a limit on the amount of characters to be embroidered because they have to fit inside the loop of the embroidery machine. 

· Lydia’s also offers custom embroidery. This has to be done over the phone so we can ensure that everything is just how you want it. If you’re all  ready to order a custom logo for your medical clothing uniforms or if you just want a pricing quote for a logo on your hospital scrubs, this is the number to call: 1.800.293.7721

·  Our embroidery department works really hard to ensure that all orders come out exactly how you want them. Check out these pics that Rachel got from the embroidery department. This is where it all happens! 

If there are any more questions about embroidery feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. Or of course you can always call our customer service department at 1.800.293.7721 and they’ll have answers to all your questions.

I personally love style; one look in my overflowing closet and you would know that I’m not kidding. What I love even more is when style combines with functionality on a piece of apparel. When browsing through our scrub tops I found one particular style that’s showing up everywhere and doing just that.

Stylish medical scrubs are taking their cues from runway designs and utilizing drawstrings, ties and sashes to add fashion and function to scrub tops. These stylish touches can create a feminine shape, flatter your figure and of course add that extra touch of detail. The best part is, all these ties are completely adjustable, so if you’re having one of those days, loosen it up a bit. Feeling skinny? Go ahead, tie it a little tighter.

These are my favorite tops with ties. It’s awesome how different they are even though they’re based on the same general idea.

It’s been a busy news week for hospitals and nurses alike. Check out these stories from the first week of June. There’s some good news, a bit of bad news and some that’s just plain informative. Read on.

News Stories: Hospital News

• John Hopkins is No. 1 again 
• Medical copter hits hospital; 2 hurt 
• About 80 percent of hospitals across NYS are experiencing nursing shortage
• New York Considers Creating Organ Removal Ambulance
    

News Stories: Nursing News

• Ontario's registered nurses share expertise at international wound conference 
• Maryland's Nursing 'Heroes' Honored 
• Nurses Can Check Licenses Online

News Stories: Health News

• Gut Superbug Causing More Illnesses, Deaths

Blogs

• Patient Ratios
• Contrasting Patients

Thanks for reading! If you have your own blog that’s relevant to nursing, scrubs, medical uniforms or the medical profession, please let me know. Your blog postings could be listed here each Friday. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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This morning I was thinking about how diverse scrubs are. With so many fashions, prints and styles available, it’s hard to imagine that there was a time in recent history when scrubs only existed in the basic v-neck shirt and drawstring pant form and a time before that when they didn’t exist at all. How far we’ve come!

Nursing uniforms in general have existed since the 1800s. According to an article from the Center for Nursing Advocacy, the first uniforms were developed in 1874 at New York’s Bellevue Hospital Training School. These uniforms were a step in the right direction, but the fact that nurses weren’t wearing gloves or masks was not! Throughout the beginning of the 1900s the uniform developed and the majority consisted of ankle length white dresses with collars. These uniforms displayed the professional identities of female nurses. The uniforms continued to develop and change throughout the first part of the century, conforming to the styles of the times, but always remaining formal. It wasn’t until the late 1960s that scrubs emerged onto the scene. They were basic, usually white and then mostly green, but they were scrubs. Not only were they comfortable, but they were designed for women and men! Nursing isn’t just for women anymore.

 It was only 40 years ago that scrubs were developed and look how much they have already changed from the original white or green tops and pants. We still have the basics, but now there are tons of other options in addition to the basics. Stylish scrub tops, boot leg scrub pants and colors and patterns that go hand in hand with the latest fashion trends. With so many changes in just the last 40 years, I can hardly imagine the fashion and function that scrubs from Lydia's will offer in the next 40 years. What do you think your scrubs will look like in the future?

Before working at Lydia's I never knew how many styles and options there are when it came to medical clothing uniforms. I can’t help but admire how fashion forward some of the scrubs are. At times I find myself looking through our designer medical scrubs and thinking, “I would wear that.”  And I don’t mean: I would wear that if I was a Registered Nurse that worked in the hospital next to my house. I mean: I would wear that on my day off when I ride my bike to the park or when I’m shopping downtown. So I went through our latest catalog and found some looks that are functional for work or play. Check them out and see what you think. Could I get away with wearing these tops, even though I’m not a nurse? I think so. Would you wear these styles on your day off? Let me know.

I think this shirt is more than appropriate for mothers as well as nurses. What mother hasn’t tended to a scraped knee or a bump on the head? (I’m not a mother or a nurse, so this shirt isn’t for me, but I bet there are lots of readers out there who fit into both categories!)

I love this hoodie. Everything from the waist details to the length to the colors is perfect. Can’t you see yourself throwing this over your favorite tee and jeans, or even as a swimsuit cover up?

Another great item to throw on for a casual look in the evenings or weekends. I hate to admit it, but I like this hoodie more than the ones I already own.

I can definitely picture myself wearing this with a pair of jeans. What do you think?

I’m sure once I take a better look at the items we have in for the fall catalog, I’ll find even more looks that are appropriate for work or play! In fact, Rachel’s already considering purchasing one of the new tops that’s made out of the bamboo fabric she mentioned in yesterday’s post. I think the two of us are on the same page when it comes to nursing scrubs!

I’ve been hanging out in our photo studio, looking at our new fall selection.  Our merchandising team has done it again- they’ve handpicked some of the coolest, most stylish scrubs I’ve seen.  With each catalog, I think “This is it. Scrubs can’t get much better than this.”  Truth?  They can, and they do, and it continuously amazes me.  From hospital scrubs to lab coats to designer medical scrubs, there’s always a new twist.  I can’t get over it.  Perhaps that’s why I eagerly run to check out our new selection as soon as it’s picked.   

As we begin proofing our catalog today, I am faced with the challenge of introducing our new scrub line to you on page 2.  Have you ever wondered who comes up with our catalog intro?  Yep, that’s me.  Here’s what I do: I check out our new collection, and pay particular attention to the brands that you tell me that you like.  Then, I think about how our scrubs reflect what’s going on in fashion that season and try to put myself in your shoes- in a nutshell, what do YOU need to know about our new line? 

Our fall nursing scrubs line is so cool!  I’m seeing lots of different fabrics and textures, including bamboo (Yes!  I’ve been asking for this one), a premium easy-care poly (by one of your FAVORITE brands), and lots of cool retro prints.  I’m seeing the same stuff when I’m out shopping, so I know you’re going to be as excited as I am about the fashion elements of this line. 

Stay tuned- I’m going to get you a sneak peek of some of these designer medical scrubs.  Also, stay tuned for Liza. She returns from her trip to California tomorrow, and I’m sure she’ll have lots to tell you.

Attention all nurses, doctors and apparel scrub wearers: the team here at Lydia's wants to hear your stories from life in the medical profession! The only medical stories I ever get to hear are from episodes of Grey’s Anatomy (did anyone else watch the season finale?) or Scrubs.  Now as much as I would like to believe that life in a medical clothing uniform is really that romantic, comedic and dramatic all at the same time, I just can’t. So now that’s Grey’s Anatomy is over for the season, bring me back to reality with your true life stories!

I would love hearing about a crazy day in the ER or a great experience you had with a patient. Tell me stories about why you love wearing nursing scrubs or about a terrible day at work. Whatever stories you have, whether they’re happy, sad, exciting or informative, I want to hear them. And feel free to make them as long or as short as you like!

If you have a story for me (and I know you do), e-mail it to me at lollila@lydiasuniforms.com so I can hear what you have to say.

P.S. I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes to hear stories, so if you don’t mind having your story posted on the blog, let me know in your e-mail.

And the winner is...Oh wait, there's not just one winner this time there are three winners!

Winner of the first place prize, a $150 gift card to Lydia's, is:

We picked this photo as our winner because we just couldn’t resist the enthusiasm and excitement that was portrayed in it. Look at her, she just looks so happy! Hopefully she’s so excited because she’s about to start a career that involves wearing nursing scrubs everyday. Who wouldn’t be excited about that?

Winner of the second place prize, a $100 gift certificate to Lydia's, is:


and the winner of the third place prize, a $50 gift certificate to Lydia's, is:


Congratulations ladies on winning the contest and on your graduation! We hope your gift certificates help you stock up on medical clothing uniforms and that you enjoy your new stylish medical scrubs from Lydia's.

How are you going to spend your tax return and economic stimulus money? Go on a shopping spree for new shoes?! Take a vacation to somewhere far away and exotic?! Buy medical scrubs?! Or the most likely option, pay bills? L  Maybe a combination of the above would be the best choice.

Well, my tax return money has already disappeared, but my economic stimulus money is still on the way. I think that I am going to put part of it into my savings account and the other part is going to go toward new clothes for work, which I decided you can never have enough of.

Sometimes when I’m at work and browsing through all our new summer nursing scrubs, my mind wanders and I begin to think about what I would do with my tax return if I was a doctor or nurse. I think I would use at least a portion of it to buy medial scrubs. It is a work related expense after all, so I wouldn’t feel too guilty about it.

For this blog I decided to stop pondering what I would buy and actually make a list of the items that would go in my shopping cart if I needed to buy medical uniforms for work. So here’s my list; it consists of $138 worth of stylish medical scrubs, (I successfully tried to keep it under $150) which would still leave plenty of money left over for bills.

·         First, something practical: The Annie Combo Top for $23.99 in Orchid/Violet. This top is an awesome deal because it’s two separate tops for the price of one. I would also get a pair of the Marissa Pants for $24.99 in Violet to go with the top.
(Top and pants by Koi)

·         Second, a pretty print: The Le Dot Drawstring Top for $19.99. My favorite part about this print is how different it is from all the other prints I’ve seen. And it doesn’t hurt that you could pair it with hot pink, pink, chestnut, khaki, buttercup or white pants and still match! I think I’ll be practical and pair mine with the Fashion Flare Pants in khaki for $17.99, that way I’ll have a versatile pair of pants that’ll match almost any top!

(Top and pants by Los Angeles Rose)

    

·         Third, a stylish solid: The Embroidered V-Neck Top for $17.99 in heavenly blue. I picked the heavenly blue because it matches my new khaki pants so nicely.

               (Top by White Cross)

                    

·        And lastly, something to keep me warm because I’m always cold: This Zip Front Hoodie for $33.99. The easy shape that it creates is so cute that I would definitely wear this outside of work as well.  
(Hoodie by Katherine Heigl for Peaches)

              

So there it is, my list of what I would buy if my money was going towards apparel scrubs instead of just general apparel.

Now what would you (or did you) spend your money on? Will you purchase something fun, something practical or both? It would make me extremely happy to hear if other people are spending their money on clothes as well. I won’t have to feel guilty if I’m not the only one!


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No talk of scrubs here today; I’m taking a break from scrubs. Now I wouldn’t normally do that considering the blog is about medical scrubs, but I have good reason for it. And that reason is: I have pictures of adorable children! So take a look at these pictures that we received from the KCC Choir. They’re wearing uniforms from our sister company, Uniform Warehouse, and to show their appreciation they sent us these wonderful pictures, as well as this testimonial:

Uniform Warehouse has the BEST DEALS for our choir uniforms!  They give the best customized service and their prices are hard to beat anywhere in the U.S.  We have been VERY happy and pleased each year that we order from the Uniform Warehouse.  Not only are their products of high quality but the service and fast delivery is incomparable to other companies that I have worked with.  WE also are pleased that we can work with wonderful sales representatives like Darcy Travers at the Uniform Warehouse who cares and makes sure that our order is complete and done well from beginning to the end.  We thank and salute the Uniform Warehouse for their awesome service to customers!!! –Esther M., Director of KCC Choir

It was extremely thoughtful of the KCC Choir to take the time to make a sign and take these great photos. Everyone at Uniform Warehouse appreciates it, and I don’t know about them, but I personally think the kids look great and incredibly vibrant in their yellow uniforms!

P.S. Looking at the these pictures and seeing the large group made me think about how uniforms really do make a group look put together! Another way to do that is to add custom embroidery, which Lydia's and Uniform Warehouse both offer. If you're interested, check it out here.

P.P.S. Don’t worry; next time I’ll be back on topic and blogging about what we all know and love, stylish medical scrubs!

It’s that time of year, school is out for the summer and for some of you, school is out for good! As a recent graduate myself, I know how exciting it is to finally be done. No more long hours at the library or late nights writing papers. Cheers to that!

The team here at Lydia's wants to congratulate you on your accomplishments as a graduate. We also want to make sure you start your new career in style, so we’re giving you the chance to win new medical clothing, uniforms and nursing scrubs from Lydia's. And it’s simple. All you have to do is send us a picture of you from graduation. Then we’ll pick our favorites and the top three will win gift certificates to Lydia’s.

So click here to enter. And while you’re waiting to see who the winners are, start browsing our new summer looks to see which stylish medical scrubs you’ll buy if the winner happens to be you!

P.S. If you’re looking for inspiration; check out my favorite submissions from our last photo contest in our albums on MySpace or Facebook.

The team here at Lydia's launched a brand new online catalog, where you can actually flip through the pages on your computer! The online catalog contains all the same medical clothing uniforms as the actual catalog, but on the Internet. It offers an exciting new way for you to interactively browse the catalog and buy medical uniforms.

I love the new features that the e-catalog has to offer. My favorite thing about it is the image clipping feature. Try it by clicking here. What a great way to show your friends your favorite new nursing scrubs, or ask them what they think about a lab coat that you’re considering purchasing.

I’m also a big fan of the zoom feature. I like to see things up close and check out the details before I purchase them, so this feature is perfect for me.

Head over to Lydia’s and see what you think about the new e-catalog. You can access it by going to LydiasUniforms.com and clicking on Shop by Catalog. Let us know what you like best about it.