Photos: Scrubs in style
Models posed for the Work 'N Gear catalogue in scrubs that have gone from utilitarian to fashionable.
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Work 'N Gear, a Quincy firm best known for overalls and construction boots, has pivoted toward the booming business for stylish hospital duds.
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Michelle McGrath prepared model Lealyn MacAlister for the photo shoot, part of the company's all-out marketing effort to make scrubs fashionable.
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The Quincy company hired a design guru to create Scrubology, a private label featuring colorful prints and tailored fits.
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Hospitals often issue traditional scrubs to their employees for free, but health workers must pay for designer duds out of their own pockets.
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Work ‘N Gear has opened Scrubology boutiques inside 90 Sears and Kmart department stores across the country.
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With its huge hospital scene, Boston is seen as a major market for scrubs.
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However fashionable, all scrubs are still required to meet certain national standards and infection control requirements.
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Jillian Caulfield, seen here with fellow MGH nurse Jennifer Kelly, wears fashionable scrubs rather than those issued by the hospital.
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Caufield, 26, works in the ICU and estimates she has spent about $1,500 on stylish scrubs in the past year.
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Work 'N Gear buyer Lisa Waugh showed the new fall products at a review for fall fashion scrubs.
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Waugh helped spearhead Work 'N Gear's Scrubology line and weighs in on every detail.
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Products in the Koi line, made by a California designer, helped start the scrubs revolution and can cost as much as $32 each.
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Along with Koi, Med Couture pioneered the push beyond bland, utilitarian garb for nurses, physicians, dentists, and medical students.
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