Wait a minute Mr. Postman. Tell me more about what you’re wearing! Love a man in uniform? What’s not to love… apart from possibly a postman’s uniform.
If your mailman gets you all hot and bothered in the morning, however, this exhibition was made for you.
Hong Kong’s Public Records Office today inexplicably launched an exhibition entitled “Behind the Postman’s Uniform”, which offers a “retrospective tour of the development of the postman’s uniform in the period from the 1950s to 1990s”.
Holy hell! Don’t all rush at once, ladies.
If you can believe it, the Public Records Building (13 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon) is hosting no less than 60 exhibits that document how the design of the postie’s threads was developed over time.
Highlights include button samples, a questionnaire for postmen on uniforms, and a summer shirt for assistant postmen. Swoon!
The Public Records Office says the showcase will allow HongKongers to understand postal development through a new perspective, which they’re sure we’ve all be craving all these years.
“The postman’s uniform may appear ordinary, but it has a significant bearing on work efficiency and departmental image. An ideal uniform strikes a balance between practicality and the need to promote a departmental image,” the office says.
Call in between 9am and 5:45pm, Monday to Friday (if you don’t have a job), and see for yourself!
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