Ferrara Manufacturing, a family-owned apparel manufacturer that has partnered with Ralph Lauren to create the U.S. Olympic and Paralympics uniforms from 2014 – 2022, announced today the launch of Ferrara Uniform. Ferrara Manufacturing produces garments worn on the runways of New York and Paris – as well as by American Olympians and the U.S. military. Located in Manhattan's Garment District, Ferrara Uniform is a new division of the company focusing specifically on uniforms made in the USA.
The members of Team USA competing at the Winter Games will wear jackets and bottoms in the Closing Ceremony manufactured in New York by Ferrara Uniform. The creation of Ferrara Uniform highlights the 35-year-old company's commitment to expanding its uniform tailoring and manufacturing services. In its state-of-the-art facility in New York City, Ferrara also produces for the Ralph Lauren Purple Label, The Durst Organization, United States Airforce, United States Navy, and United States Coast Guard.
Founded in 1987, Ferrara Manufacturing is a union, family owned and operated business with a highly skilled workforce that produces everything domestically. With the addition of Ferrara Uniform, the company is now made up of three specialized divisions serving diverse markets – tailoring, uniforms, and protective garments. Ferrara Supply Company was one of the first federal partners to provide domestically made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, and has made millions of gowns and masks in the U.S. during the pandemic for the U.S. government. The company spent months exploring product development for masks and eventually created a high filtration product that President Biden wore during the 2021 inauguration.
Ferrara Uniform està dirigit per Gabrielle Ferrara, la directora d'operacions de Ferrara Manufacturing i filla dels fundadors Carolyn i Joseph Ferrara. L'equip mare-filla de Gabrielle i Carolyn és una força innovadora en el sector, inclòs el desenvolupament d'una tecnologia d'ajust personalitzada patentada dissenyada per vestir dones de totes les formes i mides. L'empresa continua creixent i, amb la seva recent expansió a una instal·lació a Long Island City, Ferrara Manufacturing té previst continuar augmentant la capacitat i contractant més empleats.
El 2019, Gabrielle va liderar el llançament de Ferrara Supply, la unitat de negoci especial creada per produir EPI domèstic. El 2021, el Manufacturing Institute va homenatjar Gabrielle a Washington, DC per l'excel·lència de lideratge en la fabricació nord-americana. És membre de la junta del Consell d'Innovació Industrial i de Fabricació de Nova York (MAIIC) i del Centre Athena del Barnard College, on va assistir.