MAY 1 is Labour Day. To commemorate the holiday, theSun takes a look at some workwear items that are now more often seen draped on fashionistas rather than manual labourers.
Typically, the uniform of manual labourers during the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century is characteristically rugged and utilitarian.
Like the name implies, these are clothes designed to be worn while working in labour intensive jobs that require durable and functional garments.
As trends and fashion flow and ebb with time, the workwear outfits of these labourers were eventually adopted by smaller street subcultures, particularly in the period between the 80s and mid-90s.
