EXHIBITOR MAGAZINE'S WORLD EXPO AWARDS BEST UNIFORMS: THE BALTIC PAVILION

DESIGN/FABRICATION: Linen ID Studio, Ltd.

It's only fitting that one be appropriately attired for an event as grand as World Expo. For host countries Latvia and Lithuania in the Baltic pavilion, the staff not only dressed for the occasion, but embraced the booth's innovative and sustainable showcase through its dress code.

A flowing, parchment-colored wardrobe of trousers, vests, shorts, and shirts was neutral in hue but anything but boring. Modern cuts on sleeve lengths, simple but effective D-ring buckles, and a distinctive side-hip apron stamped with the “ONE” logo created a cool elegance that was strikingly modern. The contemporary cut of the jib was gentled by the use of 100 percent hand-stitched linen, which harkened to the traditional costumes of Latvia and Lithuania. A subtle tattoo of olive-hued, deconstructed squares trailed the sleeves and marched across the chests of the shirts in a staccato of further nods to the booth's logo. The soft folds of the fabric kept staff effortlessly cool, both literally and figuratively.

Designed as a capsule collection, the pieces provided the booth guides with freedom of personal expression without them straying too far from a cohesive “We are One” collection. The final look was chic, fashionable, perfectly appropriate, and authentically beautiful.

By Exhibitor magazine: Linda Armstrong, Sean Carlson, Danelle Dodds, Emily Olson, Nancy Olson, and Charles Pappas