Crooked Brook is not a uniform company; it is a label used by the atelier division of our art studio.
We make garments that can be worn as uniforms.
Our greatest asset (other than our apparel design studio in New York City, the fashion and gastronomic capital of the world ) is our international brand name recognition as the maker of the "World's Highest Quality Chef Jackets" ™.
Custom and Made to Order Chef Coats
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Chef Works®, Chefwear®, Chef Revival®, Happy Chef®, New Chef Fashions®, and Culinary Classics® (all of which are good companies) are some of the many business enterprises that sell Hospitality, Food Service, Kitchen and Restaurant Uniforms.
However, none of them offer all of the following features that when combined, are the attributes that increase the attractiveness and value of our products:
Custom and Made to Order Women's Chef Coats
Our women's
chef jackets have become the uniform for the most recognized women in
the art and noble science of gastronomy. In the late 80's -
early 90's women began
to choose cooking as a profession in
unprecedented numbers, but women's chef wear was a sad state of
affairs.
How could a female chef
wear chef coats tailored for a man and convey a professional image?
Aware of the need for
fashionable, feminine, well made and custom women's chef wear,
we developed styles and patterns to flatter the characteristics of the female figure.
Women's chef coats are available in numerical sizes
2-26. For women whose size is considered petite, plus size or over size
20, we recommend that you call us to discuss your measurements to ensure
a proper fit.
Knowing that very few women's body measurements correlate with
the garment specifications of a given size, we offer women's chef
jackets in what we call combination sizes. For
example, if a woman's body measurements were 39-31-41 according
to our size chart she would be our size 14. However, if her
measurements were 39-33-43, she could order a 14 top, 16 bottom women's
chef coat.
By
using combination sizes maternity chef jackets can be made, and the most
popular style for this is CBW106 because of the
adjustable tie sides.
For years, chefs have been led to believe that Egyptian cotton is the premium fiber for chef's jackets; nothing could be further from the truth. With cotton, as with any agricultural product, there are many species, each with its own characteristics. These individual characteristics make some species more suitable for certain purposes than others (think of the many varieties of apples, rice, mushrooms, or potatoes and their differences). The growing region, soil, climate, skill of the grower, when and how it is harvested and processed, among other things, all have an effect on the results.
"Egyptian cotton chef coats" is about as descriptive as " Indian Ocean fish fillets". It sounds exotic but, "Egyptian cotton chef coats" only tells you that they are made from some type of cotton, that came from somewhere in Egypt. It gives you no information about the variety of cotton, grade or staple length (short, medium, long or extra long), weave (twill? poplin? corduroy?), or the actual percentage of Egyptian cotton. Even if all of this information were available, what is the guarantee that you are really getting Egyptian cotton, if Egyptian cotton is one of your criteria for buying chef jackets?
Bragard® (known for Egyptian cotton chef coats), has this to say regarding our position on this subject.
In the final analysis, all cotton grown in Egypt is Egyptian cotton, regardless of the variety, staple length, or quality.
In
addition to your uniform, your logo is one of many visual
elements that is part of your identity.
Not only will we custom design and manufacture your uniforms, but we can also embroider your logo on them.
Send us the artwork for your logo and we will give you a free estimate of the cost to digitize it, and the cost each time the design is embroidered.
Once we have a
digital embroidery file of your logo or design, it can embroidered on fleece blankets, fleece pullovers,
sweatshirts, hoodies, scarves, jackets, denim, polo or golf shirts, baby bibs, caps, hats, tote bags, or just about any other wearable or
promotional product that can be embroidered.
For more information and pricing on custom embroidery, please call us.
Not everything we do, have done, or are capable of doing is shown on our web site. If you don't see what you are looking for, or have an idea, please call us to discuss details and we will try to design a garment or uniform tailored to your needs.
Since 1989, we have designed and manufactured uniforms for the world's most distinguished and discerning chefs, prestigious casinos, caterers, spas, hotels and restaurants.
You have probably seen our uniforms and didn't know it, because we don't put our logo on the outside collar, cuff, pocket, or sleeve of our garments. On our uniforms, the only logo you will see is yours.
Chef clothes, chef uniforms, chef wear ... . No matter how you slice it, Crooked Brook is the only serious choice.™
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