Celebrated Fashion House TELFAR Designs New White Castle Team Member Uniforms in Celebration of Family-Owned Restaurant's 100th Birthday

Five-Year Brand Partnership Includes Four Uniform Designs, a Streetwear Collection and Other Limited Edition Items

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Apr 13, 2021, 10:00 ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- White Castle's 10,000 team members will soon be sporting a new uniform designed specifically to commemorate the fast-food hamburger chain's 100^th birthday this year.

Created by renowned and award-winning New York City fashion line TELFAR, the new uniform collection includes a T-shirt, polo shirt, apron, visor and durag, all in light blue, royal blue or black. Each piece features the brand name "White Castle" with references to the iconic chain celebrating 100 years "and counting."

Celebrated Fashion House TELFAR Designs New White Castle Team Member Uniforms in Celebration of Family-Owned Restaurant’s 100th Birthday. PHOTOGRAPHY by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.

The durag was added to the uniform collection in response to many White Castle team members who requested it. It's the first time White Castle has offered the hair accessory and might be the first time any restaurant has done so.

The new uniform collection is captured in an intimate portrait series of White Castle team members in Queens, shot by art photographer Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.

"We wanted something special for our 100^th birthday that captures the authentic spirit of White Castle and, as always, TELFAR came through for us," said Jamie Richardson, a vice president at White Castle. "TELFAR has taken our uniform to a new place, creating something that's distinctive, attractive and comfortable, and something our team members will feel great in whether they're at work or hanging out with friends and family."

TELFAR and White Castle first connected in 2015 when TELFAR's founder and longtime White Castle fan Telfar Clemens asked White Castle to sponsor their fashion show during New York Fashion Week. White Castle not only sponsored the show, but also hosted the after party at its Times Square restaurant. The two brands partnered again in 2017 when TELFAR designed a new team member uniform for the family-owned company. Since then, TELFAR has designed and produced three more sets of White Castle team member uniforms, including the 100^th birthday version.

"White Castle supported us before our success and we consider them family," said Babak Radboy, TELFAR's creative director. "Their team would serve Sliders backstage at all our shows and were basically part of our team. It's still the only thing open after midnight in TELFAR's hood — seeing our uniforms there means something to us, and so we take it personally."

In addition to designing employee uniforms, TELFAR also designed a limited-edition White Castle collection, including hats, hoodies and T-shirts, that feature a mashup of White Castle's and TELFAR's logos. Proceeds from this line are donated to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Liberty and Justice Fund, which provides bail to imprisoned minors.

"This is a special friendship between a 100-year-old food business and a 15-year-old fashion house," Richardson said. "We have genuine reverence for TELFAR's vision and originality, and more importantly, we believe working together provides us the opportunity to make the world a better place."

About White Castle^®

White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders as a family-owned business for 100 years. Based in Columbus, Ohio, White Castle started serving The Original Slider^® in 1921. Today, White Castle owns and operates more than 360 restaurants dedicated to satisfying customers' cravings morning, noon and night and sells its famous fare in retail stores nationwide. The Original Slider, named in 2014 as Time Magazine's most influential burger of all time, is served alongside a menu of creatively crafted sliders and other mouthwatering food options, including White Castle's Impossible^™ Slider, named by Thrillist in 2019 as the "Best Plant-Based Fast Food Burger." White Castle's commitment to maintaining the highest quality products extends to the company owning and operating its own meat processing plants, bakeries and frozen-food processing plants. White Castle is known for the legendary loyalty of its team members, more than 1 in 4 of whom have worked for White Castle for at least 10 years, and of its faithful fans, affectionately referred to as Cravers, many of whom compete each year for entry into the Cravers Hall of Fame. The official White Castle app, available at iTunes App Store or Google Play, makes it easy for Cravers to access sweet deals and place pickup orders any time. They can also have their orders delivered using one of White Castle's delivery partners. For more information on White Castle, visit whitecastle.com.

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